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As a an
American citizen, retired military member and an
avid believer in democracy I think my government
could go a long way toward addressing the past
horrific actions of Hussein against the Kurds and
deliver a strong blow to the Sunni terrorist’s and
former regime hold-outs by giving Mosul and all of
the former Kurdish lands back to the people who
rightfully own it.
We need to swiftly get the Kurds directly involved
in northern Iraqi security and stability operations,
not later but now. This should include supporting
those operations in places like Kirkuk and Mosul.
The pontificating by scholars, pundits and “middle
east experts” about the risk of a civil war now ring
hollow, primarily because there is a civil war going
on in Iraq right now.
This is not about disgruntled Iraqi nationalist or
freedom fighters who hate Americans. It is about the
murdering Hussein regime members who are very
worried they will get what they have given once they
are captured. But Coalition hands are tied because
we do not know who is friend and who is foe.
Kurdish allies, imbedded with Coalition forces, would easily help in
making that important distinction. By holding back
on the Kurdish option we have done nothing more than
made it easy for terrorist to kill law abiding Iraqi
citizens, allies and members of the free world who
are attempting to liberate an oppressed people.
By promoting the Kurdish people to support this
counter terrorism effort the current terror dynamic
will change, nearly instantly. Safe havens for
Hussein terrorist, Islamist murderers, foreign
fighters and murderers will begin to diminish.
Intelligence will improve because we will have
Iraqi dealing with Iraqi. This may offer hope to
many people in that region who are afraid and
intimidated by the murdering cutthroats who now
ravage towns such as Mosul.
As an American I am seeing growing casualty lists
everyday on the news.
Yet we seem hamstrung by our lack of intelligence
and understanding of the enemy. Kurdish involvement
would help in those areas too because it is their
land the terrorist are openly operating within. Had
we given it back to the Kurds, months ago, Mosul
would not be such a safe haven for the insurgents.
Let us give back to the Kurds what is theirs and get
their help in wiping out these insurgents and
killers.
Support the active involvement of Kurdish fighters
in northern Iraq.
Mosul should be the first place to start…
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