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2004-09-17 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tipper 2004-09-17 11:45:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This "solution" will eventually lead to the 3 part partition fo Iraq, and the US shoudl not withdraw entiurely - we should set up a base in the soon-to-be Republic of Kurdistan. We will need it to strike Iran - or at least to aid the rebellion when it comes, and help precipitate it by suporting Free Iran guerillas.

And maybe negotiate with Sistani a port base and facility in Shia dominated "Shia-stan" in Southern & Western Iraq (in exchange ofr trianing and equipping thier army to keep Najaf and the holy sites safe, and help him hold off the Iranians who want to take over his job).

We need somethign to maintain the geopolitical leverage Iraq gives us, without the costs of policing Baghdad and the Sunni triangle.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-17 12:52:36 PM|| 2004-09-17 12:52:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Plus we'll need a base on Kurdistan to ensure that the Kurds don't get devoured by the Turks and Iranians. Fine with me; a 50 year lease on an air base and adjoining base for a brigade would be fine. We can rotate troops in and out -- dandy place for a National Guard unit to come in for specialized training.

I'd negotiate with Sistani to have a small base just outside Najaf, you know, for shrine security.

Posted by Steve White 2004-09-17 1:04:12 PM|| 2004-09-17 1:04:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Can't bug out on Allawi until he bugs out on the coalition.

Posted by Lucky 2004-09-17 2:01:50 PM|| 2004-09-17 2:01:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Iraqi security forces are dying at a rate 3 or 4 times that of American troops. They are making a real effort. The press swings both ways on this - on the one hand, the security forces are supposed to be thoroughly infiltrated with guerrillas - on the other too many are dying because Americans aren't providing enough security. Media people are blowing this out of proportion - it's like someone who provides a close-up of a gory traffic accident and then proclaims that we are fighting a losing battle against traffic accidents.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-17 3:45:28 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-17 3:45:28 PM|| Front Page Top

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