First, the Turkish military has no interest in embracing the risks that come with involvement in Iraq’s sectarian strife. A full-scale invasion might well provoke Iraq’s own Kurdish guerrillas into a prolonged and bloody battle with Turkish forces that can only undermine support for Erdogan’s government at home and abroad.
首先，土耳其军队并不想面对介入伊拉克的宗派斗争所带来的风险。全面入侵很可能会激起伊拉克国内的库尔德游击队员与土耳其军队进行一场漫长而又血腥的斗争，这只会削弱埃尔多安政府在国内和国际所受到的支持。