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2006-05-13 Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds like a Peshmurga discipline problem. There should be US advisers all over that to nip any incorrect behavior in the bud. In fact, their entire Kurdish chain of command should get re-evaluated and clarified as to policy.

This is a big time red warning flag.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-13 00:08|| 2006-05-13 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 The main problem I see is that in Iraq you are a Kurd, or a Shia, or a Sunni, or a Salafi. You can't just be "Joe Blow", you have to be somebody's enemy everywhere you go.

Posted by Snineng Craimp9897 2006-05-13 08:49|| 2006-05-13 08:49|| Front Page Top

#3 They should ensure integration down to the squad level. Its not that way these days - I think they self-segregate at the battalion level. They need to start cross attaching companies (form a battalion Soviet style from 3 companies - 1 each Sunni Kurd Shia), then interlace platoons the same way. Then interlace the squads in the platoon the same way.

If they dont do this they will only have an amalgamation of militias, not an Army. The US Army figured this out a long time ago regarding regionalism (took a bit longer for race).

Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-13 12:02|| 2006-05-13 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 The peshmerga were probably pretty defensive about several assasinations of key kurds by Shia militia recently.

Posted by lotp 2006-05-13 12:58|| 2006-05-13 12:58|| Front Page Top

#5 good comment, old spook

Posted by 2b 2006-05-13 13:40|| 2006-05-13 13:40|| Front Page Top

#6 This story is slanted against the Kurds.

Note that the Kurdish unit is not identified, nor is the Shia one.

This may be something as simple as the Marines and Navy festivities during Fleet Week.

There are few, if any ethnic units in the IA. The IP, OTOH, has many. My suspicion is that some paramilitary IP got into it. The IP is where the majority of the problems are right now.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-05-13 22:35|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2006-05-13 22:35|| Front Page Top

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