tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post3182984722118243842..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Mosul Remains Troubled CityJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-37107141358448932782009-09-03T17:11:36.078-07:002009-09-03T17:11:36.078-07:00There are already joint U.S.-Iraqi-peshmerga patro...There are already joint U.S.-Iraqi-peshmerga patrols around Kirkuk. The city itself is off limits to everyone except the local police due to deals cut by the different sides. I can't get a full picture from that article but perhaps they're complaining about joint patrols within the city itself, which would upset the status quo since the peshmerga haven't been allowed in there for a while. That's only a guess until I can read more on the subject.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-36001508213563444962009-09-03T11:17:50.492-07:002009-09-03T11:17:50.492-07:00Wondering if you could provide a little insight in...Wondering if you could provide a little insight into the reported boycott threat from the Arab bloc in the Kirkuk council if a joint Iraqi-US-Peshmerga security team is approved:<br /><br />http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=118497<br /><br />Seems to me that the Arab bloc stands to benefit just as much as everyone else from improved security, and would be, after all, an approved joint venture with Baghdad. Their threat of boycott doesn't make any sense to me. What, exactly, do you think they are playing at?amaginoreply@blogger.com