Just an interesting idea come up today talking at work.
We were trying to figure out why Turkey didn't let more US
troops in.
Imagine the war starts in Iraq.
The 3rd day in the middle of the chaos Turkey from the NW
and Iran from the SE mobilize and take a big greedy bite
out of Iraqi territory. Just for "securing their borders
and preventing mass flow of refugees" of course.
The Iraqi army is more or less nonexistent by that date, so
it can be done without much preparation.
Turkey wants to discipline the Kurds and could use some
territory rich in oil just like Iran (without the Kurds).
They will be certainly grateful for their way paved by the US.
I wonder what the US would do in such a situation.
Remember, all the big players in the UN (and NATO btw)
are pretty much pissed off by the US. Turkey is a NATO
member, and Iran is a far bigger piece than Iraq.
T.
