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One big thing the Turks are afraid of is Kurdish nationalism. They are concerned that the success of the northern Iraq Kurds at establishing a semi-independant state will give the Kurds in Turkey the same idea and possible lead to the formation of a Kurdish state, which would either take some of their territory or lead to mass exodus of Turkish Kurds to Iraq.
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“This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)
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