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originally posted by: zazzafrazz
a reply to: olaru12
I did wander what exactly constitutes a military advisor....Special forces?
originally posted by: FlyersFan
We are sending 'advisors'??? WHY?? We've been advising them for a decade. Our advice .... get tough and earn your freedom. Stop running away and instead do your job and face the terrorists. That's free advice to the Iraqis ... no need to send 300 of our best from the 'Teams'.
originally posted by: ausername
a reply to: zazzafrazz
No matter how hard they try, the western model of democracy and government will never work there...
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
Presidents Statement made so far:
"Its not the place for the United States to choose Iraq's leaders"
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Agreed. He was an hour late, for what?
To basically say nothing? (nothing we didn't already know, at least)
Also, I have a question.. What is the difference between ISIS and ISIL?
Obama keeps saying ISIL, so I'm even more confused.
originally posted by: ausername
a reply to: zazzafrazz
Turkey is an entirely different animal, although a great case to study what HAS and has not worked.
What is the predominant Islamic sect in Turkey?
How did they ultimately achieve dominance and peace?
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: ausername
Turkey is now backing the Kurds in Iraq.... all while they fight an ethnic Kurd insurgency in their own country.
Topsy turvy crap going on here.
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
a reply to: ManBehindTheMask
Hey MBTM!
Anyone got pics of the embassy there? I've never thought to look at it .
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
a reply to: ManBehindTheMask
woah, did they build that new? Or did they take over existing buildings. I ask as it looks palace like.
I imagine if you are the key force in a 10 year war that you will build a pretty imposing home base. Yeah, they will protect that.
originally posted by: zazzafrazz
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: ausername
Turkey is now backing the Kurds in Iraq.... all while they fight an ethnic Kurd insurgency in their own country.
Topsy turvy crap going on here.
They are? Turkey I imagine would bomb Iraqui Kurds if a new indpendence gave Turkish Kurds another reason to revolt. Where did you see this? Id be interested to read further into it.
In a statement that could have a dramatic impact on regional politics in the Middle East, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling party recently told a Kurdish media outlet that the Kurds in Iraq have the right to self-determination. The statement has been relatively overlooked so far, but could signal a shift in policy as Turkey has long been a principal opponent of Kurdish independence, which would mean a partitioning of Iraq. "The Kurds of Iraq can decide for themselves the name and type of the entity they are living in," Huseyin Celik, a spokesman for the Justice and Development Party, told the Kurdish online news outlet Rudaw last week.