Not a bad idea.

ER — 10/31/2006 4:18:40 AM (archived)

The only drawback I can see is that the Syrians, Iranians and Turks don't want an independent Kurdistan crawling with American troops. We don't want to lose Turkey as an ally. It would also be very difficult to maintain a credible force there without access to the sea.

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BTW - Yeti - 10/30/2006 9:56:32 PM
- I've actually heard... - azstrummer - 10/31/2006 12:01:30 AM
  - I've given this a lot of thought... - ER - 10/31/2006 1:09:29 AM
    - Dunkirk, Iraq: interesting concept (n/t) - Fox - 10/31/2006 3:04:13 AM
      - Concepts - TB - 10/31/2006 3:22:21 AM
        
        Forgive me if I'm putting words in your mouth. - ER - 10/31/2006 4:12:00 AM
        
        A few comments - TB - 10/31/2006 4:52:55 AM
        
        You both are smart..now just plug in the missing pieces. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2006 6:28:08 AM
        
        "These are all Chess moves made by Europe against the USA." - Lindy - 11/2/2006 2:08:39 AM
        
        Death to the imperialists and their running dogs. - ER - 11/1/2006 2:04:20 PM
        
        I know. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/1/2006 10:50:49 PM
        
        No. - TB - 10/31/2006 4:46:56 PM
        
        Well... - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2006 10:04:06 PM
        
        PS - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2006 7:47:15 AM
        
        An educational link. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/31/2006 8:26:48 AM
        
        Understood. I think I understand your position better now. (n/t) - ER - 10/31/2006 5:12:39 AM
        
        A bit more - TB - 10/31/2006 5:24:56 AM
        
        Or less - ER - 10/31/2006 9:35:02 PM
        
        Your post deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame - azstrummer - 11/1/2006 5:35:38 PM
        
        re: Your post deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame - gbaikie - 11/1/2006 10:45:46 PM
        
        Marvel of democracy - azstrummer - 11/1/2006 11:29:02 PM
        
        re: Marvel of democracy - gbaikie - 11/2/2006 4:18:04 AM
        
        re: Marvel of democracy - TB - 11/2/2006 3:49:51 AM
        
        "What is this 'Left' of which you speak?" - TB - 11/1/2006 2:07:11 AM
        
        You're talking to one now. - ER - 11/1/2006 3:18:41 AM
        
        Too bad you don't run a newspaper, or a cable news outlet. - TB - 11/1/2006 3:40:45 AM
        
        re: Concepts - Fox - 10/31/2006 3:35:59 AM
        
        Saigon was a surrender. - TB - 10/31/2006 4:30:00 AM
        
        "Retreat or surrender" ... straightforward defeat not an option? - Fox - 11/1/2006 4:13:05 AM
        
        Invading with our dollars. Who knows? - TB - 11/1/2006 6:48:54 PM
        
        Header referred to Vietnam - Fox - 11/2/2006 2:05:19 AM
        
        re: Vietnam - TB - 11/2/2006 4:00:25 AM
      - Kurdistan - Fox - 10/31/2006 3:18:07 AM
        
        Kurdistan is a dictatorship waiting to happen. - alcaray - 10/31/2006 10:54:19 PM
        
        Not a bad idea. - ER - 10/31/2006 4:18:40 AM
        
        We paid off the Turks before.... - Fox - 11/1/2006 4:05:53 AM
    - Flashback - ER - 10/31/2006 1:31:45 AM
      - So he was a career man.... - Lindy - 10/31/2006 4:26:48 AM
- 8 years of Bush and everything will still be Clinton's fault. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/30/2006 10:48:59 PM
  - The Bush Legacy: "Not my fault, it was Clinton." (n/t) - Bowser - 10/30/2006 10:58:17 PM
    - The Bush Legacy: I was the guy that 'turned the corner' on america and its glory, just like Mad King George did with the Brits (n/t) - Yeti - 10/31/2006 4:51:51 PM
- I'd think... - McFly - 10/30/2006 10:18:48 PM

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