End of Iraq War

300 Advisors! Why 300?

http://thedailybanter.com/2014/06/melissa-harris-perry-guest-makes-comical-charge-ever-obama/

 

I'm sorry. You so correct, tears fall from my cheeks. LOL

 

Iraq, however, invented "above." Its in the Bible...

 

I have been preoccupied with other things, including the World Cup, to have followed the news regarding Iraq as closely as I ordinarily would. But on the surface, it looks straight forward enough: the folks who were defeated in Syria, have now been moved to Iraq! And while in Syria, the coalition to bring down Assad overtly included the Americans and the Europeans, this time (on the surface at least) the crazies are backed by the Saudis and the other Persian Gulf sheiks alone.

In the meantime, though, while things are a bit more complicated, the actual outcome in Iraq is not going to be all that different than in Syria. The scum that are causing the mayhem will be defeated. Hopefully they will have no where else to go, although perhaps they can be directed in due course on the Saudis and their other patrons. In fact, that is what I hope will happen one day. The Saudis should pay for all they have done.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/world/middleeast/iran-iraq.html?_r=0

Btw, Iran has reportedly returned the 130 aircraft that had fled to Iran during Desert Storm to Iraq, so the Iraqis could use them in their fight against ISIS.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/n...urns-military-aircraft-to-iraq-after-20-years

 

Iraq will end up partitioned. Bushs stupid war was an attempt to shore up the crumbling aftereffects of the demise of the Ottoman Empire following WWI. Yes, all of this is a direct result of WWI. The Kurds have made their State and will effectively defend it. Kurdistan is a thing now and look forward to a new country in the Olympics. In order to hold the artifical entity that was Iraq it took a cork-in-the-bottle regime like the Bathists. When Bush destroyed that he ended Iraq.

Now, Cheney wants to complain to the Janitor (obama) that the bathroom is flooded despite being the little ******** who threw the M80 in the toilet.

 

I recall multiple times when I posted under Scarecrow, that Iraq would be bestter off served as a new 3 state solution. Kudristan, a Shia state and a sunni state.

 

including gay connections?

 

So you are Scarecrow. lol

 

Pheewwww I was scared for a few decades there an Arab state might get to stable and powerful, might even become a regional power. Can't have that.

 

There is only one Arab state with that potential, which is Egypt. The largest and most cohesive Arab state with most conventional power/manpower. In fact the only "real" Arab nation state.
Traditionally Egypt was always influential actor and the center of gravity of Arab power.
Right now its going through some internal problems though and cant really project its power/influence beyond its own borders.

 

Iraq could have been one. Or a Confederation of sorts.

But Saudi Arabia and Israel are the current boss' BFFs so it will never happen.

 

Iraq was always too small. Weak state institutions.

 

The Saudis seem to be scared shitless that their Frankeinstein monster may come back and bite their creator.

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia-deploys-30-000-soldiers-border-iraq-070023046.html


Chickens coming home to roost

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/05/us-saudi-border-idUSKBN0FA04620140705

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Republic

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...d3cb91-af7d-4efd-9fdb-97a28a5965af_story.html

 

Yes, that was established over 2 years ago.

 

Exiled Online is pretty much moribund. So, I missed the recent rare sightings of the War Nerd.

http://pando.com/2014/06/16/the-war...-know-about-too-extreme-for-al-qaeda-i-s-i-s/

http://pando.com/2014/06/23/the-war...iraq-right-now-is-part-of-a-rational-process/

 

"I am the Caliph & I know what time it is!"
http://gawker.com/iraqi-jihad-leader-is-getting-crap-for-wearing-a-fancy-1601148188
Well, it might only be a knockoff.
Meanwhile, "Down with the idolators!"
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...-destroys-Shiite-mosques-shrines-in-Iraq.html

 

While a partition that is not coerced but instead reflects the political will of the Iraqi people, and which is part of larger regional arrangements that seek to provide a more stable and authentic division power in the Middle East would be appropriate, at this juncture this talk is premature and inappropriate. Instead, the focus should be on freeing the parts of Iraq which have been grabbed by the crazies and mercenaries operating under the label ISIS and cleaning the country of their presence. Once that mission is accomplished, the discussion can focus on what are the best long term arrangements for Iraq and the region as a whole? I have my own ideas in that regard.

In the meantime, not surprisingly, the Iraqi army has begun to show marked improvement in its resolve and efficacy in battling the crazies. Not only have they begun holding their ground but are mounting counter-offensives to begin what will be a gradual process of regaining the country from these idiots.

 

I wonder about the idolators given that so many make the haji to worship a rock.....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Stone
The Wahabbists have destroyed much of ancient Mecca, lest areas become objects of veneration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites_in_Saudi_Arabia

 

there's a difference between worshiping a rock and worshiping at a rock.