Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is ‘a Nightmare’

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Quote by: rmnunez Yes, Turkey's intervention is largely symbolic, they've barely gotten 20 miles into Iraq.

So because they haven't fully invaded Northern Iraq, the fighting is simply symbolic? The Iraqi government doesn't like it.
According to government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, "The Turkish incursion is a direct threat to the peace and stability in the region." That hardly sounds like he's just shrugging it off, though maybe his words could be dismissed as mere symbolism as well:
Iraq calls Turkish forces 'direct threat to the peace' - CNN.com

More than 150 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters have been killed in northern Iraq, Turkey's military has said, as fighting in northern Iraq enters a sixth day. The Turkish army said on Tuesday that 17 of its fighters have also died since Thursday. The PKK, which Ankara says has 4,000 men in the area, had rejected the death toll and says it has killed 81 soldiers. Al Jazeera English - News - Turkey-Pkk Conflict Intensifies

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