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2014-06-20 Iraq

Building a Base for Iraq's Counteroffensive: The Role of U.S. Security Cooperation

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Posted by Squinty 2014-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 I saw the following on Small Wars Journal regarding Kurdistan:

Kurdistan is not going to become independent until it finds a way to fund itself. 90% of KRG budget comes from Baghdad which Maliki has cut off since beginning of 2014 for all but 2 months. There have been months of protests in Kurdistan by government workers about not being paid. Around 70% of KRG budget goes to public workers. It's estimated that KRG would have to export around 1 mil/bar/day to earn enough money to sustain itself. Currently KRG capacity is only at 400,000 bar/day

Posted by 3dc 2014-06-20 02:04|| 2014-06-20 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Apparently, Small Wars is unaware that last month a huge shipment of Kurdish oil departed Cehyan, Turkey for Europe. A pipeline was built by indeigenous Kurd to connect with the Turkish pipeline, and reports this week indicate that (1) Kurd oil continues to flow through the Turkish pipeline, and (2) Kurdistan govt (which now unites the major families) plans to increase pipline flow. The present government in Kurdistan feels that they never did receive the percentage of funds that wass legally owed them through agreement reached in Baghdad. Kurds believe that US special ops has been operaating for months from at airstrip north of Irbil.

Posted by Omolump Thud8081 2014-06-20 08:42|| 2014-06-20 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I say we put Kerry in a PBR and send him up river.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-06-20 11:36|| 2014-06-20 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Meh, images for lucky hat suck, so never mind.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-20 17:00|| 2014-06-20 17:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Special Forces Heading To Iraq Won't Be Getting Extra 'Danger Pay'

Gotta' love it when those unfamiliar with military ops write headlines.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-20 20:03|| 2014-06-20 20:03|| Front Page Top

#6 What Base + alleged NatSecCoop is that, I say???

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > [VOA News] STILL WAITING FOR ORDERS, US MILITARY HAS ISIL IN ITS SIGHTS.

They may be awaiting for a while yet.

* WORLD NEWS > [Daily Star.LB] IRAN SAYS OBAMA LACKS THE WILL TO FIGHT TERRORISM IN IRAQ.

* CHINA DAILY > IRAN MILITARY CHIEF: ISIS CREATED, SUPPORTED BY US + ISRAEL, ostensibly in reaction to Baby Assad = Syria Crisis. IRAN not to cooperate or ally wid US in Iraq due to ISIL [aka ISIS] being a US Proxy.

Iran Chief of General Staff Hassan Firouzabadi.

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > [World Tribune] FAILURE IN IRAQ + VIETNAM [SE Asia War] RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT US RESOLVE IN UKRAINE + EAST ASIA.

OOOOOOOOO, you just knew it would!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-06-20 23:09|| 2014-06-20 23:09|| Front Page Top

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