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Originally posted by PC Dave
The Turkish overflight deal seems to be on hold because the Americans jointly took the northern oil fields with the Kurds, and are preventing Turkish forces from entering northern Iraq to grab the fields. The Turks are said to be furious (www.debka.com).
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I am glad of this. Of course I was concerned. Just yesterday, the deal seemed to be "on."
The Turks saw an opportunity to eradicate the Kurds. They also perhaps saw an opportunity to grab some oil assets, though I have no idea why anyone would think that. The US will control every drop of oil in Iraq. Did anyone think otherwise?