tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post3071559151605913364..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraq’s Abrams Tanks ArriveJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-22142991763247381172010-08-13T14:16:47.650-07:002010-08-13T14:16:47.650-07:00Andrew,
This article from the LA Times says that ...Andrew,<br /><br />This article from the LA Times says that the Kurds have objected to the F-16 purchases.<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-military-support-20100812,0,5422316.storyJoel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-60512463415341612802010-08-09T17:44:50.289-07:002010-08-09T17:44:50.289-07:00They can get all the weapons and machinery they wa...They can get all the weapons and machinery they want but until they have a committed, loyal army the Iraqi's won't get anywhere.Internethttp://www.technologyslice.com.au/category/internetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-13419248343081187582010-08-09T11:12:22.828-07:002010-08-09T11:12:22.828-07:00The Kurds originally did protest the arms purchase...The Kurds originally did protest the arms purchases but then dropped them. Don't know why. There are Kurdish division commanders and the chief of staff is a Kurd as well, so maybe they feel they have a role in the armed forces.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-88730317393006863652010-08-09T11:03:03.173-07:002010-08-09T11:03:03.173-07:00How exactly does the KRG feel about Baghdad orderi...How exactly does the KRG feel about Baghdad ordering M1s and F-16s? I mean, I know it's not the Ba'ath regime, but it's still a government in Baghdad.AndrewSshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092217847584427587noreply@blogger.com