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2008-08-26 Iraq

Kurds warn of "violent reaction" if Iraqi army enters their areas

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-26 06:16|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 A senior Kurdish leader says Kurdish militia or peshmerga will confront Iraqi army units attempting to enter Kurdish areas.

And why should the Iraqi army be allowed to enter Kurdish areas anymore than the US Army should be allowed to enter Virginia or Nouth Carolina without first declaring a Civil War? The government should fear the people, not the other way around. Give them some buildings, training and call them a national guard.

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-08-26 07:09|| 2008-08-26 07:09|| Front Page Top

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The Iraqi legislature adjourned without reaching a decision on regional autonomy and elections. At stake are, among other things, oil revenues. Maliki is maneuvering to lock out the Sunnis, Kurds maneuvering to retain regional autonomy and economic resources.

Or so it looks from here ....

Posted by lotp 2008-08-26 08:35|| 2008-08-26 08:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree that the US should be all over this as a mediator. We have really neglected political and diplomatic operations in Kurdistan, and I have long feared that it will come back to haunt us.

If our strategic plan was that Kurdistan and Iraq bust apart, we have laid the groundwork for it, but not for an amiable division.

Early on, it was proposed by the Kurds, I believe, that a barrier enclave of Turkmeni be created between Iraq and Kurdistan. Essentially a thick border just for the Turkmen that neither the Kurds nor the Iraqis would violate, lest the Turks intervene.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-26 10:42|| 2008-08-26 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Biden, the Foreign Policy heavyweight, has advocated the dissolution of Iraq into three ethnic states. Could be an interesting campaign issue here.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-08-26 10:49|| 2008-08-26 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Biden, the Foreign Policy heavyweight, has advocated the dissolution of Iraq into three ethnic states. Could be an interesting campaign issue here.

I think it's an excellent idea, given that Maliki is shaping up to be a second Saddam. The odds are that the last election in Iraq will be the one held just before US forces leave. Why give him the whole enchilada?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-26 13:09|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-26 13:09|| Front Page Top

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