Interesting and fairly detailed discussion of how Iran has been supporting one part of the Kurdish ruling coalition (the PUK) while the US has supported
Tag: Iraq
Iran has mixed feelings about cooperating with US against IS -Al Monitor
Interesting piece on Iran’s strategic calculations. From Tehran’s perspective, they cooperated with the US during regional crises in the past (Kuwait & Afghanistan), only to
Obama’s Betrayal of the Constitution -NYTimes
The Politics of declaring war. When does the President of the United States have the legal right to war? Obama’s justification for escalating the US’
Congenial new Iraq leader wins allies, but no easy path to save nation -Reuters
Interesting article on the challenges faced by Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi. He has a big square to circle. “He has to make Maliki
What ‘American-Iranian-Shi’a-Kurdish’ cooperation looks like on the ground -Washington Post
Not a lot of trust here…. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-amerli-an-unusual-alliance-defeated-islamic-radicals-dont-count-on-that-lasting/2014/09/05/e51d175c-3523-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-iraq-fight-against-islamic-state-has-produced-some-unlikely-facts-on-the-ground/2014/09/05/6e774daa-352a-11e4-a723-fa3895a25d02_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop
Kurds say they’ll give a unified Iraqi government one last chance -McClatchy DC
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/09/05/238793/kurds-say-theyll-give-a-unified.html This should be an interesting negotiating process…..
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