Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
... and Turkey has the right to defend itselve. What are they supposed to do, let the PKK do their thing and just wave at them once they hopped the border?
No argument from me on either point. The failure of Iraq to control its borders is the problem, IMO.

Turkey is obviously fed-up with incursions into their territory, and Iran as well. Syria may feel similarly, though for different reasons (they're housing Iraqi refugees). I'm just saying that the slippery slope begins with looking the other way when Turkey invades. What objection to self-defense incursions by Iraq's neighbors can Iraq, or their occupiers/'protectors' the US-led coalition, have, if they (the neighbors) are fired on by Iraq residents/citizens, or overwhelmed with fleeing refugees?

None, I think. Maybe the solution is to declare the Iraq Kurd areas "The Independent Canton of Kurdistan", tell the Kurds: 'this is all of Kurdistan you get; future land-grab efforts will be seen as invasions and dealt with accordingly.'?