Compare and contrast

"In Iraq, the Kurds of the north are the United States' most reliable allies." - Juan Cole, The collapse of Bush's foreign policy Salon 10/24/07

According to an official familiar with the conversation [between Dear Leader Bush and Turkish President Abdullah Gul], Mr Bush assured the Turkish President that the US was seriously looking into options beyond diplomacy to stop the attacks coming from Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq.

"It's not 'Kumbaya' time any more - just talking about trilateral talks is not going to be enough," the official said.

"Something has to be done."

While the use of US soldiers on the ground to root out the PKK would be the last resort, the US would be willing to launch air strikes on PKK targets, the official said, and has discussed the use of cruise missiles. - Bush offers to bomb Kurds Herald-Sun (Australia) 10/24/07

Could this be any more screwed up?

Um, yes, it could. Widening the Iraq War to Iran, for example, would likely create more complications than the original invasion of Iraq. And that's a lot.

Tags: iraq war, iran war