I've been monitoring the situation in Iraq and it was a predictable outcome.
The Shiites have excluded Sunni's from the govt and they're pissed. So what do they do? That minority of people has a bit of a fighting spirit so they got fed up and are now on the attack.
This is instructive.
The tech of force is irrelevant. The size of a force is irrelevant. What counts is the determination of the fighters.
The USMC once understood this.
Now, the Iraqi govt is asking the US to intervene with airstrikes! I'm laughing my ass off at this. The Iraqi's didn't want to sign a status of forces agreement and now they're begging for help. Love it. I hope Obama tells them to pound sand. They deserve the civil war that is coming their way.
NOTE: Monitoring this situation and a talking head just said the magic words...regional war! The Kurds have seized a city and are looking to consolidate their stronghold (the dream of a Kurdish nation should scare the shit out of the Turks!), the Sunni's are approaching Baghdad and that will supposedly cause Iran to act. This is what happens when you have amateurs in charge. The world is burning. Also, has anyone noticed how this administration is lurching from crisis to crisis? The lack of planning, the inability to "take issues off the table" and the overall ineptitude is stunning!
The Shiites have excluded Sunni's from the govt and they're pissed. So what do they do? That minority of people has a bit of a fighting spirit so they got fed up and are now on the attack.
This is instructive.
The tech of force is irrelevant. The size of a force is irrelevant. What counts is the determination of the fighters.
The USMC once understood this.
Now, the Iraqi govt is asking the US to intervene with airstrikes! I'm laughing my ass off at this. The Iraqi's didn't want to sign a status of forces agreement and now they're begging for help. Love it. I hope Obama tells them to pound sand. They deserve the civil war that is coming their way.
NOTE: Monitoring this situation and a talking head just said the magic words...regional war! The Kurds have seized a city and are looking to consolidate their stronghold (the dream of a Kurdish nation should scare the shit out of the Turks!), the Sunni's are approaching Baghdad and that will supposedly cause Iran to act. This is what happens when you have amateurs in charge. The world is burning. Also, has anyone noticed how this administration is lurching from crisis to crisis? The lack of planning, the inability to "take issues off the table" and the overall ineptitude is stunning!
