Bush’s double whammy human rights approach is extraordinary, while the jingoism flag waving Turks declares their self delusion as though the Ottomans are still in power. Meanwhile, rights of minorities are all brushed under the carpet. The issue of border incursion by Turkish military is not new, but the appetite of the cult nationalists and military men demands this chapter. The occupier of Iraq, legally and technically are responsible for the security of the country. Turks must realise that incursion will delay Turkey’s wish to join EU, while dismissing cultural, economic and political freedom of minorities will bread violence and hate further, it would be a non stoppable cycle.

H Marph, London ,

Kukili we dont need to have a permission from bush why do you talk like that. Usa and Turkey are share in strategy. All Turkey's effort just to be understandable.If you remmember just 3 weeks ago america was announcing that they don't want any operations by Turkey to north iraq and they didnt say that pkk is their enemy but yesterday everything was different because mr bush said pkk is their enemy as well. Turkey just waited to show their mentality which is not invating iraq like Usa, so you should be calm.All the world knows that possible operation is not good for Turkey but they have to do it because they would do the same things if they were Turkey.

Gokhan Duman, antalya,

It's not a problem between Kurds and Turks..Please try to understand that.It is the problem between PKK and Turkey.Kurdish people have the unique rights with Turks in Turkey and Turkey has no problem with nothern Iraq kurds even they support terrorist activities against Turkey.If Turkey wanted to remove Kurds from nothern Iraq , he would cooperate with USA when the Iraq's invention by W. Bush and wouldn't admit them to settle into nothern Iraq .So people must analyse this issue very carefully.PKK is a terrorist organization.We live in peace with Kurdish brothers and sisters in Turkey but PKK has been sowing discord among us and trying to make us enemy against each other.Turks and Kurds have the unique rights in this country.Please be fair while accusing a nation.If you accuse somebody to be unfair against some others, you should be fair at first !

Serap, Ä°zmit, Turkey

GWBush is very short in his understanding of the Kurdish people, who notwithstanding, offered their help, soldiers, air strips for US use over the years. They are a Christian people, who have suffered greatly with gas attacks by Saddam, who killed millions, attacks by Turkey, who wants their land, the last of what use to be Kurdistan encompassing all of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, & Syria. Now, Bush is turning his back on them and throwing in with Turkey. What next, from the back stabbers?

G,Delany, Delray Beach, FL/USA

Turkey in the past helped the Kurds suffering under Saddam and opened the borders and accepted hundreds of thousands of Kurds in its territory. See how the Kurds in Northern Iraq pay their respects, by cooperating and sheltering the terrorists not "rebels".

cenk, London, the UK

Bush’s double whammy human rights approach is extraordinary, while the jingoism of flag waving Turks declares their self delusion as though the Ottomans are still in power. Meanwhile, rights of minorities are all brushed under the carpet. The issue of border incursion by Turkish military is not new, but the appetite of the cult nationalists and military men demands this now. The occupier of Iraq, legally and technically are responsible for the security of the country. Turks must realise that incursion will delay Turkey’s wish to join EU, while dismissing cultural, economic and political freedom of minorities will bread violence and hate further, it would be a non stoppable cycle.

h marph, London ,

Oh dear. Another 'enemy of the United States'. Unless Brown toadies up a bit more, we'll soon be on the list as well.

john problem, london,

TO THE WORLD

l want to say some truth with human relations, if there was any outlaw actions or events against to the U.S. around the world, then the white house or mr bush immediately wants to finish and crush the country or the people wherever they are or how many km far from atlantic ocean
but we are as Turkey and nation we have lost our approximate 40.000 soldier and people by attacks of PKK and surrounding why we are not allowed to stop this attacks and prevent your home or solve problems by ourselves.why we need bush's orders why why? Ä°s he the janderme or police of the world?

KUKULLÄ° FROM TRABZON

KUKULI, Trabzon, Turkey

“This is a mandate for a cross-border operation solely against the PKK,” Mr Erdogan said. “It cannot cover civilians.”

I should think not Mr Erdogan.

Matt Harwin, london, uk