Why are Israelis in Iraq

[jay-3d]

Training the Kerds... why?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. It's Kurds...

NT

[mr_hat]

2. And the question is "whey?"

[Jacobin]

3. Territorial expansion

They recognize that without Saddam or a similarly vile dictator at the helm that Iraq will split in three, one of which pieces will be the Kurdish north.

They are expanding their sphere of influence in the area for oil and security. While I haven't looked at the Likkudnicks biblical map of "Israel" in a while, it was once a good bit larger than it is now, and many want to expand the territory to include what it was like thousands of years ago.

[jay-3d]

6. this going to get bad

With Turkey to the north and Iran to the East and Syria to the west.

[geek tragedy]

4. The Kurds are their window into Iran

They're concerned about Iran's nuclear program, and need to cooperate with the Kurds to get their hands on relevant intelligence.

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Because this war was more for Isreal's security

and economy, than it was for ours.

http://www.counterpunch.org/eldar04012003.html

The Pipeline to Haifa
Israeli Minister Dreams of Iraqi Oil

By AKIVA ELDAR

National Infrastructures Minister Joseph Paritzky has requested an assessment of the condition of the old oil pipeline from Mosul to Haifa, with an eye toward renewing the flow of oil in the event of friendly post-war regime in Iraq.


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[sweettater]

9. Thanks for your insight...............

"Because this war was more for Isreal's security

and economy, than it was for ours."


I'm glad someone has finally figured this out. You are exactly right.

[Hoping4Change]

7. According to Sy Hersh who broke the story they are

there only to collect intelligence on the Iranians. Among other things the Kurd contrlled area is near several Iranian nuclear installation sites. The Kurds and Iranians have never been ongood terms with Iranians.

[Cheswick2.0]

8. because they are affraid of Iran

They want to build up an army to fight the Iranians. So we are letting them do that. In a few years we should have a nice civil war in Iraq and Kurdish terrorists to add to the mix.

[leftofthedial]

10. the whole Iraq thing was their idea anyway

so why shouldn't they be there?