The Turkish establishment (the military as well as the diplomatic corps) worries about the possibility that a war will fracture Iraq, leading to an independent Kurdish state on Turkey's southern border that would inevitably serve to strengthen Kurdish nationalism within Turkey, raising new threats to Turkey's unity and stability.
Al establishment turco (los militares y el cuerpo diplomático) le preocupa la posibilidad de que una guerra fracture a Irak, creando un estado kurdo independiente en la frontera sur turca que inevitablemente serviría para fortalecer el nacionalismo kurdo al interior de Turquía, generando nuevas amenazas a la unidad y estabilidad del país.