US unhappy over Turkey’s anti-Kurd northern Iraq adventure but Turkey has its own agenda to control Kurdish uprising
Surjit Singh
Feb. 28, 2008

Americans made it clear to the Turkish leadership that the operations in Northern Iraq must be pointed and swift. "The United States believes the current offensive should be as short and precisely targeted as possible," Gates said after a meeting with Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul. "The key is for us to make clear what our interests are, our concerns about the situation in Iraq," Gates said at a news conference with Gonul. "What is important is to serve both the interests of the United States and Turkey because I think we have shared interests. "I think that those interests are probably not advanced by making threats or threatening to cut off intelligence," Gates added. "Turkey's government should make clear to the Iraqi government and everyone concerned exactly what their intentions are and the limited goals and scope of their operations," Gates said. "I believe there is a growing appreciation of the complexity of the situation of balancing the right of Turkey to defend itself with the need to maintaining Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity." According to Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, Turkey respects US unhappiness over the issue however “Turkey would end its operation after reaching its goals.”

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