I am familiar with the Kurds and with the differences between them and the Gulf States. Saudi women are now in the military... since Feb.
Replacing Saddam with butchers.
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I am familiar with the Kurds and with the differences between them and the Gulf States. Saudi women are now in the military... since Feb.
'We' ... meaning the US.
from wiki:
"Iraqi Kurdistan, officially called the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Kurdish: هه*رێمی کوردستان, translit. Herêmî Kurdistan) by the Iraqi constitution,[6][7] is an autonomous region located in northern Iraq.[8] It is frequently referred to as Southern Kurdistan (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, translit. Başûrê Kurdistanê), as Kurds generally consider it to be one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdistan), northern Syria (Rojava or Western Kurdistan), and northwestern Iran (Eastern Kurdistan).[9]
The region is officially governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), with the capital being Erbil. Kurdistan is a parliamentary democracy with its own regional Parliament that consists of 111 seats.[10] Masoud Barzani, who was initially elected as president in 2005, was re-elected in 2009. In August 2013 the parliament extended his presidency for another two years. His presidency concluded on 19 August 2015 after the political parties failed to reach an agreement over extending his term.
In my opinion, we should support a 'Syrian Kurdistan' (the 'Western Kurds'), what is now the Northern Federation in Syria. Like the 'Iraqi Kurdistan' in Iraq, it would be an autonomous region but federated with Syria.
Like 'Iraqi Kurdistan', it's landlocked. It needs international support.
praise bin Salman!
I love this guy..He's a real reformer
Tokenism?
A lot of stupid going on in this thread. But I am amused by the thought that Iraq is a puppet of anyone or that Iraq was better off with a brutal thug at it's helm that invaded neighboring Arab and Persian nations.
But morons will be morons.
But morons will be morons.
Two Years in, Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Is No Bed of Roses
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/two-years-saudi-arabias-vision-2030-no-bed-roses
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/two-years-saudi-arabias-vision-2030-no-bed-roses
Yeah. They look very sharp in their black cow blankets. Very impressive. Can they drive cars yet?
Saudi Arabia with it's Constitution being the Koran is a backward religious state. Maybe your Crown Prince Salman can bring it into the 15th century? Who knows, anything is possible.
yes they can drive. They can run for local office.. the tremendous amount of foreign student returning back to SA are agitating for modernization. There are many Sharia states
We're just swapping opinions, Truth Detector.
Like, my view is that Iran wants a 'Shia Cresent' to the Mediterranean Sea. They want to connect a Shia Iran and a Shia Syria through a Shia Iraq. Assad and the Russians want to crush the Northern Federation (Syrian Kurds) that are laying claim to eastern Syria (with American help). If the Americans abandon the Northern Federation, they basically hand over all of Syria to Assad and the Russians and the Iranians.
Oh yeah. Turkey, a NATO ally, also hates the Syrian Kurds and attacks them from the north. So, without American resolve, it's bad news for the Syrian Kurds and their Northern Federation.
"Democratic Federation of Northern Syria a challenge to status quo
The Democratic Federation of Northern Syria presents an alternative-- one that has survived and grown under adverse conditions. Its constitution structurally empowers women and ethnic minorities."
https://anfenglish.com/features/dem...orthern-syria-a-challenge-to-status-quo-23592
I know his father and he too was a reformers as was Abdallah, but the people are ready for more. MBS is right on the money.
With all the Salafis running around loose, I have a negative view on how much Saudi Arabia will 'modernize'. Now, I'm sure the 6,000 Royal Princes that were educated in the West will do fine.
The young crown prince is a nice man.. I spent about ten days around him when he was a teen assigned to a woman in our party who was in a wheelchair.. He was very kind and patient towards her.
There really is no such thing as Wahhabi or Salafi.. Westerners have been deceived by the talking heads on TV.
I think he's middle aged, but it's nice to hear he's a nice man and you personally met him.
Any idea when they will come up with a Constitution that isn't the Koran?
Any chance they will have a 'Separation of Church and State'?
Are people still being flogged for being 'infidels?
Are people still getting their heads cut off for fucking?
Are the Sheiks still importing slave Labor from Third World countries?
Oh, ... do you think there is ANY connection between the Sunni Arab ISIS and the Sunni Arab KSA and the Gulf States?
"Saudi Arabia (Wahhabism) Wahhabism is a more strict, Saudi form of Salafism, according to Mark Durie, who states that Saudi leaders "are active and diligent" using their considerable financial resources "in funding and promoting Salafism all around the world."
Salafi movement - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_movement
... Ok, now that I have stopped laughing. I now understand why and how you met the Crown Prince, ... you're a relative.
That's cool. There's a Hasbara operative here on the Forum too, so why not a Sunni Arab operative? It's all good.
The last thing she said to me was "Goyim want a pork treat". Naturally, I said "BLT sandwich, lightly toasted with Mayo, ... fuck yeah!"
So, how's things going in Yemen? I notice you guys are a little reluctant to go in there with ground troops, any reason for that?
MSB is 33.. that's not middle aged.
I see that you have bought into ignorance and propaganda.
ISIS declared war on KSA about 5 years ago and have carried out over 3 dozen suicide bombings.. plus there have been many gun battles with ISIS in Arabia.
Many countries don't have a constitution..
Westerners make a lot of noise about "infidels".. Christians and Jews aren't infidels and pagans are to be left in peace ..
Foreign labor is well paid.. Foreign workers flock to Arabia because they make enough money to support their extended families in Egypt, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh etc.
There is NO death penalty in Arabia for adultery or homosexuality.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ...
Dude, you're killing me here. Have you considered Stand Up Comedy as a sideline? hahahahaha Man, this is good stuff!
Anyway, back to Yemen, why haven't Saudis sent in ground troops? I'm puzzled.
Salafis is hardly unique to KSA ( and I'm not attempting to differentiate between Salafi and Wahhabi)
'AQ core' in Pakistan is al Qaeda,and so are the AQ "affiliates" worldwide.
ISIS is not AQ -but both are salafists . There are many many salafi mullahs in Europe as well
KSA is not an expeditionary army.
The mountains would be too hard to control even if captured. Even if they held the coastal cities-
They would become a target of guerilla warfare