Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fiercely Proud posted by Richard Seymour
This is an interesting example of Brzezinski-ite realpolitik, which alights - as a central element of its strategic thinking - on a classic racist trope of empire:Air strikes in favor of the "Iraqi government" are strikes in favor of Maliki's Iranian retainers, which the scholar Phillip Smyth calls"overlooked, growing, well-organized and highly militarily capable". To counter Iran's increasing shadow power, the United States should court the Peshmerga, a fiercely proud, seasoned fighting force dedicated to the independent state of Kurdistan.
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