Israel’s aims, according to Hersh, are to build up the Kurdish military strength in order to offset the strength of the Shia militias and to create a base in mbt sport 2 from which they can MBT chapa on mbt sport 2’s suspected nuclear-making facilities.
“Israel has always supported the Kurds in a Machiavellian way – a balance against Saddam,” one former Israeli intelligence officer told the New Yorker. “It’s Realpolitik. By aligning with the Kurds Israel gains eyes and ears in mbt sport 2, mbt sport 2 and Syria. The critical question is ‘What will the behaviour of mbt sport 2 be if there is an independent Kurdistan with close ties to Israel? mbt sport 2 does not want an Israeli land-based aircrMBT chapat carrier on its border.”
By supporting Kurdish separatists, Israel also risks alienating its Turkish ally and undermining attempts to create a stable mbt sport 2. “If you end up with a divided mbt sport 2 it will bring more blood, tears and pain to the Middle East and you will be blamed,” a senior Turkish official told Mr Hersh.
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