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IronLionZion

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12. The Kurds are key to defeating the IS

Reply to Dems to Win (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 04:41 PM

Aug 2014

infighting among the Iraqi factions and lack of support from the Iraqi government is the main reason they have held back before now.

IS is not that strong. Their early successes were entirely due to a lack of opposition in Iraq and the instability of the Syrian civil war. Is is beatable.

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Kurdish forces 'retake Mosul dam' [View all] Dems to Win Aug 2014 OP

We should have armed and trained the Kurds instead of wasting $ on Iraq. Viva_Daddy Aug 2014 #1

The U.S. has been doing just that for years daleo Aug 2014 #6

I want to know more about the Kurds kjones Aug 2014 #2

It always sounds that way daleo Aug 2014 #7

The Peshmerga are fighters, but ISIS had an advantage in equipment taken from the Zipgun Aug 2014 #20

and of course. . this is Obama's fault. DCBob Aug 2014 #3

CNN (live) is reporting that the fighting continues. amandabeech Aug 2014 #4

The Guardian is reporting that some of the buildings near the dam have TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #5

It seems these ISIS guys Turbineguy Aug 2014 #8

I suspect that ISIS will strategically fall back and wait for our air strikes to stop. totodeinhere Aug 2014 #9

They may also bone up on air defense. Igel Aug 2014 #10

Not if we bomb them into virtual non-existence cosmicone Aug 2014 #15

You mean like Israel is trying to do to Hamas in Gaza? totodeinhere Aug 2014 #16

Kurdish fighters are tough as nails. Sunlei Aug 2014 #11

The Kurds are key to defeating the IS IronLionZion Aug 2014 #12

I wonder what the tradeoff is flamingdem Aug 2014 #13

Yes, it is named "Kurdistan" elfin Aug 2014 #14

K&R daschess1987 Aug 2014 #17

I hate to say it DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #19