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Iraq
‘Iraq needs foreign troops support for the next 10 years'
2007-12-19
Interesting for being in the Turkish Daily News. Expectation setting.
Iraq will need the support of foreign troops for another 10 years in order secure the country, the Iraqi government Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement to the el Iraq channel yesterday. Al-Dabbagh said Iraq could not defend itself alone for at least the next 10 years. He added that they would not allow any permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
Also, note this in the discussion thread:
Fifty F-16 Turkish Air Force warplanes hit the PKK terrorist camps in Northern Iraq. Laser guided bombs hit the predetermined targets successfully at midnight. The videos are taken from an F-16. The videos showed that the targets were determined under high intelligence and the marked targets are destroyed only. US forces has given the permission to use air corridor and supplied the intelligence.
Video here
Posted by:lotp

#6  Just 10?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2007-12-19 02:21  

#5  Thats a fair assessment. The Iraqis will be mainly concerned with internal and border security for the next 5-6 years, not defense. A US airbase and a couple of heavy brigades in the south and center, and a stryker brigade in the north would be sufficient.

Think Korea, or Germany, post war. It took about 10 years for either of them to get on thier own feet. And even then, we still have troops in both countries half a century later.
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-12-19 01:22  

#4  Is this going to turn into an opportunity for Turkish peacekeepers in Iraq?

Now we're thinking out of the box!!!
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-12-19 01:18  

#3  Lotp,

Is this going to turn into an opportunity for Turkish peacekeepers in Iraq?
Posted by: Mike N.    2007-12-19 01:11  

#2  Is that a deer running?
Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Cromong3228   2007-12-19 00:55  

#1  NOSI > WIRED > HOW TECHNOLOGY ALMOST LOST THE WAR - IN IRAQ, THE CRITICAL NETWORKS/MEDIUMD ARE SOCIAL, NOT ELECTRONIC.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-12-19 00:51  

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