Until 1992, the PKK believed that armed struggle was the only way to overcome the Kurdish people's slavery. Since then, it has sought a political solution. In recent years, the national liberation struggle of the Kurdish people has gained a more powerful position in world politics. Beneath this air cover, its local Kurdish puppets have collaborated with Turkey's military, which has repeatedly invaded the region, to attack PKK bases in Iraqi Kurdistan. Washington sees Turkey as important to its strategy for controlling both the Middle East and Central Asia.
Turkey is the safest route for transporting Caspian Sea oil to the world market.
For Israel, which is developing a strategic alliance with Ankara, Turkey is a useful counter to balance the Arab countries that surround it. Washington is hostile to the PKK because it is a threat to Turkey, and because it has declared itself a Marxist organisation. In the past, the US created a 'green line' of states, including Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, to surround the Soviet Union. Political Islam was used against the 'red devil'. However, political Islam turned out to be a two-edged sword.