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Iraqi Kurds Threaten To Intervene In Syria
2013-08-11
As the war drums beat on.
[Ynet] President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region threatened to militarily intervene in the Syrian civil war in order to protect the Kurdish population living under the Assad regime.

"If the reports about innocent Kurdish citizens being slaughtered beyond our borders are true, we will use our military force to protect them," said Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.
Syrians might want to be careful -- the Iraqi Peshmurga is a pretty decent light infantry force.
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  [PANICKY BEAR = CONFUSED-LOOKING "WHUT?" DOG here].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-08-11 22:40  

#4  #2 AFAIK the US = Obama Admin is NOT arming the anti-Assad Syrian Rebs despite the MSM-Net rhetoric, which is why the Syrian Rebs are angry + critical of the US + Obama.

The Bammer is NOT enforcing his own "red lines" agz anyone e.g. Syria + Iran - APPLY THIS TO CHINA OVER IN EAST ASIA [East China Sea + South China Sea, ASEAN, etc.].

IMO all the Bammer is accomplishing is getting everybody p.o'ed at the US - Allies, Enemies, Frenemies, Moderates, + Non-Aligned.

HOW BAD IS IT WHEN EVEN HIS OWN DEMS/DEMOLEFT ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT HE'S DOING!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-08-11 22:38  

#3  Kurds aren't Muslim and/or Anti-American. Obama and his Dept of State don't care about them
Posted by: Frank G   2013-08-11 17:09  

#2  Why the West is arming the SFA and their allies AQ and Al Nursa and not the Kurds is beyond me.
Posted by: mossomo   2013-08-11 16:29  

#1  Now is their time, a window has opened, call up the turko types, make it happen. This is where a ground truth (and a port) can kick histories ass.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-08-11 10:34  

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