US says Turkey acting 'responsibly' in Iraq

[MrCoffee]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House Tuesday reiterated calls for Turkey's cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq to be short, but declined to give a timeframe saying Ankara had acted responsibly so far.

We do want it to be short-term, and we want it very narrowly targeted," said spokeswoman Dana Perino, referring to the Turkish military's incursion into northern Iraq to flush out Kurdish rebels.

But she added: "I'm not going to put a timeframe on it. Obviously, we support Turkey, and we support Iraq." "It's obviously a situation that none of us would choose to have, but it's one that the Turks, we believe, so far, have been fairly responsible in moving forward with this operation it's important that they continue to work with the Iraqis," Perino said.

She added the White House believed "Turkey does have the right to defend itself" from attacks by fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).



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[damntexdem]

1. And, after all, the Administration knows so much about acting responsibly in Iraq.

;-)

[daleo]

2. "we support Turkey, and we support Iraq"

And if either side wants to buy weapons, no problem. It's all good.

[Barrett808]

3. "As for the Kurds..."

"Well, they're used to betrayal by the US."