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2007-02-17 Iraq

In Iraq, Kurdish militia has the run of oil-rich Kirkuk

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Posted by phil_b 2007-02-17 05:13|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Every cloud has a silver lining.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-17 05:23|| 2007-02-17 05:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe I miss your point Grom. You do know that the IDF advised the Peshmerga for years?

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-17 08:48|| 2007-02-17 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 The main guy doing the complaining is Turkomen, and this group has been actively siding with Al Qaeda during the past several years. I say f**k 'em. Karma is a bitch.

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Posted by Frozen Al 2007-02-17 11:50|| 2007-02-17 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Shipman. My point exactly. Iraq cannot be a democracy/western friendly. However, Kurdistan can (because no choice).

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-17 14:30|| 2007-02-17 14:30|| Front Page Top

#5 The article slights over the historical fact that Kirkuk was Kurdish until Saddam Hussein drove Kurds away from the area & imported other ethnic groups. Kurdish Iraq is the closest thing to a functioning state that Iraq has. I hope the US has pre-placed bases & supplies there in case the rest of Iraq goes to hell.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-02-17 21:26|| 2007-02-17 21:26|| Front Page Top

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