I believe ExxonMobil has just signed some new exploration contracts with the Kurds, which the Iraqis are particularly p!ssed off about as it boosts the prospects for Kurdish Independence. I shouldn't think the Turks are best-pleased either. They will be expecting the US Government to do something about this, not understanding that the Americans can't simply tell a company what to do, like they can. A cynic would suggest it is in fact ExxonMobil that tells the President what to do in America. The Middle Eastern way is to f#ck your supposed partner around as much as you perceive he is f#cking you around until he changes his mind. The Turks can most easily do this by not opposing ISIS. This also allows the ISIS oil trade to continue, large wedges of cash from which end up in Turkish politicians (and their supporters) back pockets, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that in the Sandpit.