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Originally Posted by P_Funk
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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
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Originally Posted by P_Funk
I think that part of the plan is to turn Iraq into another American strategic launching point.
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This will have to be abandoned - unless the US turns around and supports and backs the Kurds 100% in their independence drive. In which case, anything south of Kurdistan will have to go anyway. |
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True.
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And I'm sure that the last thing alot of Middle East powers want is to have another independant ethnic nation splintering off.
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Very true.
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But then again the US just gave up some bases in Saudi Arabia recently so they might need to make the compromise, or feel it necessary.
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Neither SA nor Iraq are safe places for US bases.