Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq, today complained that the weapons provided by the US and other western nations aren’t nearly enough for a “decisive blow” against ISIS.
Insisting the West knows the Kurds are a “vital bulwark” against ISIS, Barzani insisted that the nations needed to provide far more heavy weaponry, including attack helicopters, armored personnel carriers, and artillery.
Most of the weapons provided to the Kurdish Peshmerga so far have been machine guns and anti-tank weaponry, along with body armor and the like. Barzani’s comments suggest that they’re more eager to be awash in advanced vehicles than just having guns for their infantry.
The Peshmerga have launched a new offensive against ISIS today, aiming to retake the towns of Saadiya and Jalula. The towns are west of the city of Kirkuk.
Question: Are the weapons being provided by the US and other western nations being bought by the Kurds or are they handouts? If handouts, the Kurds should know that beggars can't be choosers. If they are being bought then perhaps they should buy what they want. After all, the USG is the world's largest arms dealer…money talks…
The Kurds should also understand that the rest of the world knows that the real reason the Kurds want heavy weapons such as mentioned above is to physically separate themselves from Baghdad. They realize that the Iraqi forces are in disarray, proven pretty much to be incompetent and therefore ripe for a breakaway revolt. Everyone knows they want their own country. It's obvious they think they can pull it off during this ISIS stuff going on. They just need the tools to pull it off.
Tail waging the head — How to destroy a nation
In a civil war, foreign powers should never be allowed to back one side against the other. For in a world that is ruled 100% by deadly force, an intelligence dictatorship where those with the most intelligent have the most wealth and greatest ability to kill, to empower those less intelligent to rule, this will always cause civil war unending.
Is this not the problem in Iraq, with the Sunni tribes having ruled Iraq for over 500 years, with deceitful Empire USA having made them weak and powerless, with the goal of such brutal imperialism a civil war unending?