LAT: Plan would add Kurds to civil war mix

[maddezmom]

Many fear deploying northern troops to the capital would expand the conflict between Shiite and Sunni Arabs.
By Louise Roug, Times Staff Writer
January 14, 2007

--BAGHDAD — Already a dangerous battleground for an array of forces, Baghdad soon could be flooded with another volatile element: thousands of Kurds from northern Iraq.

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The impending deployment has raised fears among Kurds, most of whom live in a protected autonomous enclave, that they are being dragged more directly into Iraq's bloody and complex civil war.

Most of the fighting in Iraq is between Shiite and Sunni Arabs, but Kurds, most of whom are Sunni Muslims, fear that could change if they are seen as players in the country's main struggle.


"I don't think it's wise," said Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish lawmaker in Baghdad. "This is a Sunni-Shiite conflict."

Most Kurdish troops are not acquainted with Baghdad, many speak neither Arabic nor English, and their participation could create an even deeper conflict between Kurds and Arabs, he said.

more:http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-kurds14jan14,1,5162744.story?track=rss

[sam sarrha]

1. that is the plan.. Bat Shit Crazy pResident wants total chaos.. like his mind cant do anything else

[krispos42]

2. Yay! Bring on the known unknowns!

We don't have enough of them as it is! Whoo-hoo!

Or is that an unknown unknown? Or a unknown known?

[maddezmom]

3. I think an unknown known

or even a known known :crazy:

[aquart]

4. Did the Turks come up with this?

Anything to get Kurds killed is their mantra.