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2020-06-17 Iraq

Turkish airstrikes, Iranian artillery simultaneously pound Kurdistan Region border area

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Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 The fact that Iraq makes no complaint after attacks on its territory demonstrates, if demonstrations are needed, that it is a failed state, a fallen humpty-dumpty

Posted by b 2020-06-17 08:35|| 2020-06-17 08:35|| Front Page Top

#2 They do complain, from time to time. But it’s semi-independent Kurdish territory, so they don’t really care if the upstarts get punished a bit, since Baghdad can’t do anything about it anyway.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-17 12:06|| 2020-06-17 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The fact that you say Baghdad can't do anything about what is happening in Kurdistan reinforces the argument that Iraq ia a failed state.

Posted by b 2020-06-17 13:59|| 2020-06-17 13:59|| Front Page Top

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