tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post113573876840126401..comments2023-12-27T09:00:42.844-08:00Comments on The Workday Liberal: Kurds infiltrate Iraqi armybhfrikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10261648934732735275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post-1135919119841200652005-12-29T21:05:00.000-08:002005-12-29T21:05:00.000-08:00Of course the Kurdish will fight if required for w...Of course the Kurdish will fight if required for what is theirs. Why would they not? Iraq has not exactly been hospitable to them. If the US had not enforced a no-fly zone for the Kurds, it is hard to imagine how many would be dead now. Kurds have said they are willing to be a part of a greater Iraq as long as they have a certain degree of autonomy with the freedom to be who they are, speak the language they are comfortable with, and practice their own traditions. They are not an Arab people and do not wish to be so identified. But they have not 'infiltrated' anything. This article seems to me to be whipping up unnecessary and inciteful passions, whether the author believed them to be true, matters not at all. It sounds like 'rumour-mongering' to me!Nobody's Favoritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16550487056833278607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15240289.post-1135792045437054102005-12-28T09:47:00.000-08:002005-12-28T09:47:00.000-08:00I'm concerned but, not worried. The sects in Iraq ...I'm concerned but, not worried. The sects in Iraq are only being prudent in preparing for a splitting of Iraq. Hey, its possible if the US leaves and puts Iraq on "Ignore". All three groups need assurance from the US that this will not happen.<BR/><BR/>In the best case, most troops will be removed with the exception of strike forces based away from large populations. A "dead zone" should be established around the perimeter of the bases. If you are not in an expected US convoy and you enter the zone, you're dead. No questions asked. The troops would likely be headquartered at a dual purpose base for the US Air Force. A Naval Carrier group should also be always nearby. In this instance ANY uprising would be put down. Oil should be mandated to benefit all three groups and Kurds should be able to return to Kirkuk but, only as citizens living alongside arabs. The oil industry, defense, etc. could benefit all three regions while still having some cultural and legal differences. Think North and South after our Civil War. How long have some southerners claimed that the "South will rise again"? You can still find a few today.<BR/><BR/>If a complete withdrawal is mandated by the Iraqi government, it would not prevent a naval presence in international water or a base in other nearby nations. We could put down any occupation of Kirkuk by Kurds, Shia, or Sunni on any given weekend. As long as we blow them out and don't engage in occupation again, we'll win the day with little or no US casulties.Britt Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986920803945707276noreply@blogger.com