Wes Clark is answering questions on Iraq, Turkey and the Kurds...

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As a retired four-star US Army General and former supreme commander of Nato, Wesley Clark knows more than most about the use of military force.

His 33-year army career included serving in Vietnam, commanding Nato’s combat action in Kosovo (the scene of recent elections), and directing worldwide US military strategic planning.

In the FT recently, he argued strongly against a Turkish invasion of Iraq in an attempt to defeat the PKK Kurdish guerrillas: “Despite popular longing for a quick military solution, would bring only stalemate, frustration and – more ominously – destabilise the region, undermine US-Turkish relations for decades, and jeopardise the stability and prosperity of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.”

He adds: “War is never simple. The friction and fog of war always conspire to make the actual combat far more complex, time consuming and bloodier than the sterile and optimistic plans written in the comfort of remote headquarters.”

General Clark will answer your questions on the issue of Turkey, Iraq and the Kurds, plus wider questions on the use of military force.

Post a question now to [e-mail] or use the online submissions form below.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e93f8af8-96a2-11dc-b2da-0000779fd2ac.html

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