Article

2011-10-15 Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by tipper 2011-10-15 17:41|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Good. More point to teaching calculus to dogs.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-15 19:37|| 2011-10-15 19:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Sadly this was probably made by Obama more in mind with getting votes than bringing home troops.

Posted by Charles 2011-10-15 20:04|| 2011-10-15 20:04|| Front Page Top

#3 As per TOPIX/WORLD NEWS , the US deems Al-Qaeda + Iran-controled proxy MilTerr Groups as the biggest present + post-withdrawal threat to Iraq's domestic security while Iraq per se has repor formally rejected a Turkish proposal to deploy Iraqi troops at the borders to deter or contain the Kurdish Rebels.

As things stand, US Advisors remaining in Iraq will have to contend wid

> Kurdish Rebels, espec as influenced by the TURKEY-VS-IRAN COMPETITION FOR REGIONAL DOMINANCE.
> Al-Qaeda = Affiliates + Sub-Groups.
> PRO-IRAN MILTERR GROUPS, controlled or autonomous.

Is it just me or is anyone else getting the feeling the US-NATO/Allied may have to go back into IRAQ during a de facto US-IRAN MIL CONFLICT?

-----------

* WAFF > IRAQ WILL NOT SEND TROOPS TO THE BORDERS FOR THE SAKE OF TURKEY.

* SAME > TURKISH EX-DIPLOMAT [ex-Diplom, MP Sukru Elekdag]: IRAN IS UNLIKELY TO JOIN A TURKISH-ISRAELI WAR.

ARTIC > ELEKDAG = DE FACTO WAR BETWEEN TURKEY + ISRAEL IS UNLIKELY + IRRATIONAL; ISRAEL ONLY HAS SLIGHT ADVANTAGE OER TURKEY IN COMBAT TECHS + CONVENTIONAL CAPABILITIES; MUSLIM IRAN UNLIKELY TO SWITCH FROM STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE + ALLY WID MUSLIM TURKEY UNLESS ATTACKED BY THE US-ISRAEL.

Even iff attacked by the US andor Israel, Iran may not ally wid Turkey due to fear of US mil dominance + Israeli-specific nuclear attack - ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, TURKEY LIKELY TO STAND ALL ALONE AGZ ISRAEL.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-15 23:59|| 2011-10-15 23:59|| Front Page Top

23:59 JosephMendiola
23:40 Secret Asian Man (New Delhi)
23:11 trailing wife
22:36 trailing wife
22:32 RandomJD
22:27 JohnQC
22:04 twobyfour
22:01 Rhodesiafever
21:56 twobyfour
21:54 JohnQC
21:32 Rhodesiafever
21:08 RandomJD
21:07 swksvolFF
20:56 Frank G
20:55 tu3031
20:54 Rhodesiafever
20:46 Hellfish
20:45 JohnQC
20:43 Bright Pebbles
20:23 Thing From Snowy Mountain
20:14 Rhodesiafever
20:04 Charles
20:00 Rhodesiafever
19:54 Pappy