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Rand Paul: Arm Iraq's Kurds and give them a country
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) and said the Kurds should have their own homeland. Go ahead, pick any or all of the potential 'homelands' as depicted on the map. They're yours at no charge. "The arms are going through Baghdad to get to the Kurds and they're being siphoned off and they're not getting what they need," Paul said in an interview with Breitbart News. "I think any arms coming from us or coming from any European countries ought to go directly to the Kurds." The United States and several European countries are supplying arms to the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, but nearly all of the weapons are routed through the central government in Baghdad. Kurdish officials have repeatedly complained about Baghdad's reluctance to deliver arms sent by coalition forces for their Peshmerga forces.The central government fears that any strengthening of the Peshmerga would fuel ambitions of independence among the Kurds. The US State Department reiterated last month that arms for Peshmerga forces will continue to be routed through the central government in Baghdad. Paul said it was about time the Kurds were given their own homeland. Suggesting a change in US policy, which has been staunchly opposed to Kurdish independence, he said: "I would draw new lines for Kurdistan and I would promise them a country." Posted by: Fred 2015-03-12 |
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