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By Al Pessin
Washington
04 December 2007


The commander of U.S. forces in Europe says Turkey needs to deal with Kurdish violence using counterinsurgency principles that go beyond military force and focus on eliminating the reasons for the popular discontent that fuels insurgencies.  General Bantz Craddock spoke 2 to reporters in Washington, as VOA's Al Pessin reports.


General Craddock declined to provide details of meetings he has had with Turkish officials, but he described the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK as a terrorist organization that is acting 3 like an insurgency 1.  He said "obviously" counterinsurgency theories are important in fighting it.


"There are counterinsurgency indications, and obviously counterinsurgency measures that can be taken.  And we are talking to them about our experiences and our doctrine 4," he said.


The new U.S. military counterinsurgency doctrine calls for a multi-faceted approach, including military forces, but focusing on winning the hearts and minds of the people involved by providing government services and economic development.  U.S. forces began implementing 5 the doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan earlier this year, and have had some success.  General Craddock says Turkey is also doing some non-military counterinsurgency work in Kurdish areas near the Iraqi border.


"In an insurgency, there are very few military solutions," he added.  "It's a comprehensive approach.  It's counterinsurgency doctrine, separating leadership from followers 6, providing followers [with] alternatives.  I think if one looks at what's happening, particularly in southeast Turkey, you'd see some counterinsurgency operations conducted by the Turkish government, beyond the military, which is helpful and I think in the right direction."


The general did not say what could be done to apply counterinsurgency principles to PKK guerrillas who operate in the mountains of northern Iraq, and strike at Turkish targets across the border.  He called the impact of the PKK attacks "significant."


In October, after a particularly deadly cross-border strike, Turkey's defense 7 minister called on its NATO ally the United States to take "tangible 8 action" to help end the attacks.  Since then, Turkey has stepped up military operations against the PKK, and the United States has reportedly provided some help through intelligence, political pressure on the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq and other forms of cooperation.  But U.S. military forces in Iraq have not become involved in the fighting




n.起义;暴动;叛变
  • And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国,动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
  • Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
n.教义;主义;学说
  • He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.他不得不宣扬他的教义。
  • The council met to consider changes to doctrine.宗教议会开会考虑更改教义。
v.实现( implement的现在分词 );执行;贯彻;使生效
  • -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的
  • The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
  • There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。
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alifer
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at (the) worst
autosync
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Fargesia mali
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Grifomin
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lexicographic order
Londonizing
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manjack
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mobile phone special service-call waiting
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Nakayama reagent
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paetz
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pittsburgh plus systems
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Plomballophane
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reverse-directional element
Rhodotorula gracilis
righteyed flounder
rotary dry vacuum pump
rumen
see no evil
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