hey BridgeMan, before you hurl nasties, try turning brain on
I am hardly an idiot, and have thought this through miles deeper than you have
you sound like a typical history-deficient American
so listen up and expand your perceptions of what is at stake
I offer you this free modern history lesson, and political chess pre-game setup
how incredibly shallow most American war spectators are !!!
the CIA in 1998 concluded Iran probably gassed Kurds
Iran used cyanide gas, Saddam used mustard gas
the Kurds were gassed with cyanide, according to CIA
but the US Military prefers to allow shallow Americans like you to continue to believe the wrong press reports, since it keeps our hatred of Saddam strong
"a man who gassed his own people" -- how terrible
except it was Iran
following the Gulf War in 1991, we severely pissed off Kurds
since then, we have promised them help repeatedly
and continued to let them down with nothing
a few coup attempts failed in the 1990's, with an Iraqi Democratic Group and Kurds each suffering numerous executions
I think their name was Iraq National Congress, not certain
I believe this Congress has formed an Iraqi Govt in Exile
this multi-faceted conflict might be too complex for you
if so, then go back to watching WrestleMania on TV
WE WONT BE FIGHTING THE KURDS
you miss the point entirely
probably due to your extreme ignorance on the subject
we will have to "handle the Kurds"
they want their homeland
they want badly their city of Kirkuk back
it is rich with oil, possibly the richest Iraqi oilfield
of course, Kurds hate Saddam
please read this carefully, so you can learn
with the Kurds taking back Kirkuk and its oilfields, they will have sufficient money to battle with Turkey, our supposed ally, and attempt to reclaim some Kurdish land within the Turkish border
is all this new to you???
you sound like an arrogant but ignorant asshole
in case you are unaware, Turkey has amassed troops on the border of Iraq now
they are rumored to be inside Iraqi borders even
they do not want the Kurds to have any homeland, nor to establish a new nation of Kurdistan
they do not want the Kurds to get a grip on that oil revenue
I believe the Americans have promised to assist the Kurds in establishing a homeland nation, which would by default include ownership of oil riches
THIS WOULD ENFURIATE TURKEY AND EVEN THREATEN THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN N.A.T.O.
have you ever heard of NATO?
now it gets even more complicated
Iran houses many Kurds also within its borders
and since gassed by Iran, they despise Iranian Islamics who run that govt
Iranian Kurds hate Saddam also, but they also dislike Iraqi Kurds
Turkish Kurds are aligned with Iraqi Kurds closely
the Iraqi Kurds have on numerous occasions assisted Turkish Kurds in terrorist bombings of Turkish leaders and buildings
just to complicate matters, there are some Syrian Kurds with their own agenda
THE KURDISH PROBLEM IS AN ABSOLUTE TINDERKEG
is all this new to you?
did you know about 4 types of Kurds?
did you know the Turks disagree loudly with the USA over the "Kurdish problem"
are you aware that the Kurdish situation was the main sticking point for Turkey's Govt to refuse use of their land for infantry invasion of Iraq ???
I BELIEVE BEFORE THIS IS OVER THE USA WILL BACK A KURDISH STATE AND MILITARILY CONFRONT TURKEY, WHO WILL STOP OUR EFFORTS !!!
THE KURDISH SITUATION WILL BE UTTERLY EXPLOSIVE
WE WILL HAVE TO HANDLE THE KURDS CAREFULLY AND DELICATELY
THE KURDISH PROBLEM WILL HAVE TO BE HANDLED CAREFULLY
WE COULD SEE TURKS, IRANIANS, KURDS, AND AMERICANS ALL IN A BATTLE
A 4-SIDED BATTLE
the entire Arab world will be watching
Arabs harbor far more sympathy to Kurds than to Turks
I hope you enjoyed your little remedial lesson on Kurds
take your abuse and shove it up your sphincter
your grade on this history lesson is "D"
now wise up or get lost
I also found Bridge to be a boring game
international geopolitics is much more full of intrigue
dont you think ???
next time you butt in, do your homework
I regard three areas to remain extremely explosive
all three will require handling, militarily and diplomatically
1. the Kurdish situation
2. the Saudi Royal Family stability
3. terrorist acts upcoming in Israel
/ jim |
