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2. "I'm sure the US and NATO want to take credit for this.." Not necessarily..

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Thu Oct 16, 2014, 07:00 AM

Oct 2014

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Spksmn of #YPG Polat Can: YPG cn be a major prtner on the ground & play an essential role in fight agnst ISIS #Kobani

5:21 PM - 15 Oct 2014

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/15/fantrum/

"ISIS attacks Kurds, gets its ass handed to it."

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ISIS attacks Kurds, gets its ass handed to it. [View all] Recursion Oct 2014 OP

Excellent news! MoonRiver Oct 2014 #1

YES, it is!! SkyDaddy7 Oct 2014 #8

"I'm sure the US and NATO want to take credit for this.." Not necessarily.. Cha Oct 2014 #2

Fair enough Recursion Oct 2014 #3

And, a good point it is, Recursion.. I posted these tweets because it shows how brave the Cha Oct 2014 #4

The Kurds are brave Tweedy Oct 2014 #30

Hopefully they were waiting for a Kurdish woman aquart Oct 2014 #9

That was a good read. Thanks for sharing. Turborama Oct 2014 #11

You're Welcome, Turbo! Cha Oct 2014 #42

Good news. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #5

yes this belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #7

YAAYYYYYYYY! aquart Oct 2014 #6

Thanks for the heads up Turborama Oct 2014 #10

I totally agree, recursion ReRe Oct 2014 #12

But, but, the YPG is a terrorist organization! s-cubed Oct 2014 #13

They are only terrorizing in Turkey, so it is all good with them and us now, ya see.... Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #15

But WE were losing...WE needed ground troops...it was demanded by the media....now what? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #14

Are you asking me? (nt) Recursion Oct 2014 #16

No, just asking, rhetorically. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #17

With the help of 39 airstrikes in 48 hours LittleBlue Oct 2014 #18

Maybe. But we've been airstriking in favor of southern Iraq for years now Recursion Oct 2014 #19

Give me 20 air strikes a day and I could kick anybodies ass. Without them the Kurds lose the town. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #24

Really? You've been in the infantry? tabasco Oct 2014 #43

Air superiority working with effective ground forces makes for a winning combination. Kaleva Oct 2014 #40

The Iraqi Army can sure use the Kurds to fight IS meow2u3 Oct 2014 #20

Also thanks to Turkey for unhelpfully just blocking/watching/teargassing Bosonic Oct 2014 #21

I've been reading Sun Tzu for twenty years now Recursion Oct 2014 #22

The Kurds have killed and kidnapped many Turks over the years near the border, you knew that? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #23

Kobani Syrian Kurds? Bosonic Oct 2014 #28

I Doubt Many Here Are Unaware Of That, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #29

The Kurds of Anatolia were also helpful in eliminating the Armenians who once lived there. Sognefjord Oct 2014 #46

Let Me Know When You Have A Point Of Some Sort, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #47

Not necessarily. Sognefjord Oct 2014 #48

So In Short, Sir, You Have No Point The Magistrate Oct 2014 #49

I suppose my point is more of a question. Sognefjord Oct 2014 #50

Yeah, getting your own country is rarely pretty Recursion Oct 2014 #35

The Kurds are a force to be reckoned with, and good allies for us. nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #25

And they did it with limited resources and louis-t Oct 2014 #26

Yep Recursion Oct 2014 #27

They May Run Up Against 'Murphy's Laws Of Combat' Soon, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #33

Possibly, but they've been pretty good about that. The Kurds are in this for the Kurds Recursion Oct 2014 #34

Weren’t the Peshmerga supposedly helpless confronting unstoppable ISIS (1/8 their size)? Chathamization Oct 2014 #31

"Funny", isn't it? Recursion Oct 2014 #32

Seems to fit with the idea that “ISIS” is a collection of militant groups that operate in Sunni Arab Chathamization Oct 2014 #37

Was this against ISIS's Chechnyens? underpants Oct 2014 #36

K & R. I have great respect for the Kurds rollin74 Oct 2014 #38

I've admired the Kurds for a long time. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #39

Whey? deaniac21 Oct 2014 #41

good for the kurds undergroundpanther Oct 2014 #44

We should give Kurdish Commanders Two Way Radios Dirty Socialist Oct 2014 #45