RevDisk, right now, WE NEED TURKEY. Troops will literally die if the supply lines are suddenly cut off. It'll take a while to reroute everything, and in the meantime, there could be possibly fatal shortages of critical ammo, spares, whatever.
The dems have been told this. Hence, traitors.
Ah, I think you slightly overstate the case. Iraq does have ports. Umm Qasr being the best port for handling logistics. Basra being a bit on the unstable side... Kuwait, with significant concessions. Jordan, maybe, with enough concessions. I am in no way, shape or form saying they'd be nearly as convenient as shipping through Turkish and Kurdish territories. I'm saying you are overstating that US troops will be overrun and left to die if we have a spat with Turkey. Troops will literally die with or without Turkish supply lines. I do not think the number will be significantly different with or without Turkish supply lines. It's a matter of convenience and cost, not additional casualities.
Unless of course Turkey invades Kurdish territory and we look the other way. Then yes, if the Kurds believe we're simply the next Saddam Hussein, we're good and screwed. The Kurds are the only group not actively trying to kill American soldiers. They've been using the last few years to build up weapons, infrastructure and forces.
For the sake of irony and argument, I quote our beloved President.
The twentieth century was marred by wars of unimaginable brutality, mass murder and genocide. History records that the Armenians were the first people of the last century to have endured these cruelties. The Armenians were subjected to a genocidal campaign that defies comprehension and commands all decent people to remember and acknowledge the facts and lessons of an awful crime in a century of bloody crimes against humanity. If elected President, I would ensure that our nation properly recognizes the tragic suffering of the Armenian people.
Gov. Bush on February 19, 2000
http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=3