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2005-07-21 Iraq-Jordan

Kurds Present Map With Larger Kurdistan to Iraqi Assembly

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Posted by Steve 2005-07-21 10:51|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I have no problem with this if the new territory is taken from the Sunnis.

Posted by Brett 2005-07-21 12:01|| 2005-07-21 12:01|| Front Page Top

#2 I agree this is a good idea we should support. After all one of the main reasons for Iraq is to help make a ally in the heart of the enemy homeland. The Kurds are not only allies but they are considered by other arabs and themselves to be Europeans from the Alexander the Great and Bazintine empires. So they are not only alles but a extention of our selves. I dont support their breaking off now or in the imediate future we need thier 20% vote to keep the Shia in line in Iraq. But we should set them up into a strong position to be able to break out in the future maybe joing with N. Iran and NE Syria. Turkey will not happen they may not be a active member of the coalition of the willing they are still a strong ally.

Posted by C-Low 2005-07-21 12:24|| 2005-07-21 12:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Turkey will not happen they may not be a active member of the coalition of the willing they are still a strong ally

I disagree. While there is no point in making the Turks our enemies - nor they making us one, calling them an ally is just plain wrong.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-21 12:26|| 2005-07-21 12:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Britain is an ally, Australia is an ally. Turkey is a whore, spurned by France, who now wants to start dating again...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-21 12:31|| 2005-07-21 12:31|| Front Page Top

#5 sniff, sniff (wipes tear) that was beautiful Frank! I could not be better said.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-21 12:37|| 2005-07-21 12:37|| Front Page Top

#6 oops "it" could not be better said.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-21 12:37|| 2005-07-21 12:37|| Front Page Top

#7 There is a misperception of what it means to be an ally. Allies are countries whose interests on an issue are coincident and so they work together on that issue. Britain and Australia are not allies. They are countries with whom we work together even if our interests are not coincident on a particular issue because our relationship is more important than any issue. This special relationship makes them cousins. Second cousins are Japan, India, Canada, and New Zealand; some getting closer, some drifting away.

The rest of the world is potential allies. Countries with whom we may share interests on an issue and thus choose to work together, being allies on that issue. But they are unlikely to become cousins in the short term. When they ask to be paid for being an ally even though they are acting in their own interest, then they are being a whore. I believe the Turks do this more often than the French. The French are simply a hemroid.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-21 12:53|| 2005-07-21 12:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Give the Sunni triangle to the kurds. Inform them that it is infested and this is an as-is deal. Also sections of Syria and Iran can be theres if they clean up the triangle within a year. Chunks of Turkey can follow that as an implied threat.

Motivation is what we're talking about here.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-07-21 15:08|| 2005-07-21 15:08|| Front Page Top

#9 rjschwarz, I like your proposal. may not be practical for a foreseeable future, but I like it nonetheless. ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2005-07-21 15:14|| 2005-07-21 15:14|| Front Page Top

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