The Escalating Conflict Between Turkey and Iraq

Published October 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM EDT

Tensions are rising between Turkey and Iraq after the killing of 12 Turkish soldiers by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday. Henri Barkey talks about his Washington Post op-ed, "A Missed Moment In Iraq," in which he describes the crisis between the two nations.

Guest:

Henri Barkey, chair of the international relations department at Lehigh University; former member of the State Department's policy planning staff.

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