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2007-10-09 Iraq

Iraq: Support for new platoons of Kurdish fighters

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 The Kurds should spend every spare dime on building up their military forces. They should just be bristling with weapons and training like there could be no tomorrow.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-09 08:23|| 2007-10-09 08:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Two new Kurdish PLATOONS? Not very impressive unless they define platoon a lot differently than I do.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-09 08:52|| 2007-10-09 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 two new military platoons and the transformation of old Peshmerga forces in regional patrols

Working to bring the peshmergas into the regular forces. Which would, among other things, allow them to patrol in Basra or Baghdad. IIUC the ex-peshmerga have been quite effective in places like that.

Posted by lotp 2007-10-09 12:28|| 2007-10-09 12:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Outside of the U.S. military, the Peshmerga might be the most effective fighters in Iraq. Expanding their role would be great provided the Kurds also make more of an effort to rein in the PKK.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-10-09 20:37|| 2007-10-09 20:37|| Front Page Top

#5 WINDS-OF-CHANGE > MICHAEL TOTTEN.com article > claims that large percentage of local Iraqi police force are unreliable for various reasons. MOST RELIABLE [Police units] ARE THE ETHNIC KURDS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-09 21:29|| 2007-10-09 21:29|| Front Page Top

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