"ISTANBUL, Turkey - Reports that Turkey has massed a huge military force on
its border with Iraq bolstered fears that an invasion targeting hideouts of
Kurdish rebels could be imminent. But how deeply into Iraq is the Turkish army
willing to go, how long would it stay and what kind of fallout could come from
allies in Washington and other NATO partners?"
Could the middle east be on the brink of a world war, I know it might not be right to call it a world war, since I think world wars must involve all the western powers. Is the middle east headed into a deep regional conflict though, imagine if you will that Iraq and it's civil war plays the role of Spain in the second world war. Spain was a country that was torn apart by a long destructive civil war. Imagine that Turkey plays the part of Germany, moves into Iraq, to either take territory or to attack the Kurds. Iran, could play the role of Italy, creating a treaty with Turkey, since Iran has Kurds of its own that it has problems with, and a strong interest in Iraq. Saudi Arabia most likely would play the part of Britain, pulled into the war but not the focus of the war. Israel would play the part of France, there is no question that if there is a major war in the middle east, Israel more than any other country is going to be a target for attacks.
The first world war ended the Ottoman empire and the Austrian empire, while the second world war made the American empire and the Russian empire stronger. Will a third pole of power rise from the ashes of a middle east war, one that would challenge both the powers of America and Russia. On the other hand could this spell an end to the OPEC empire, which technically isn't an empire but has in the past acted like one.
This is a very scary and interesting time to be alive.
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