Turkey's offensive comes at a price by M K Bhadrakumar

Turkey's offensive comes at price

Turkey is clearly acting in concert with the United States and Israel over its incursion into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels. As a result, Ankara can shrug off international - including Iraqi - condemnation of its actions. But there will be a cost: Turkey will be expected to play a major role as the guardian of the stability of northern Iraq, and as important, to play a bigger role in Afghanistan. - M K Bhadrakumar (Feb 25,

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