Iran attacks Kurds in Iraq

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Monday, July 25, 2011 - 7:23 AM Share

I thought they'd wait until later this year. But the Iranian government seems to be eager to play a larger role in Iraq.

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PIROUZ

12:08 PM ET

July 25, 2011

Come on, Tom. Your

Come on, Tom. Your title/statement is of the same nature as:

"U.S. Attacks Pashtuns in Afghanistan."

You know better than that.

 

TOM RICKS

1:29 PM ET

July 25, 2011

No I don't!

Please explain: What should I know better?
Best,
Tom

 

JWING

1:31 PM ET

July 25, 2011

It's summer

It's summer so the PKK that operates out of Kurdistan into Turkey and its offshoot the PJAK that is also based in Kurdistan and works in Iran have both started military operations. They've killed some Iranian and Turkish soldiers and both countries are shelling the border. Happens every year.

 

CHARLIEFORD

9:47 PM ET

July 25, 2011

Ain't that just . . .

. . . grand.

 

ROBERTJALBERTS

6:06 AM ET

July 26, 2011

How's this important?

We lost 18 U.S. soldiers in the past 6 weeks and no one is talking about it.

 

AXELBROOK

6:49 AM ET

August 19, 2011

whats the point of your

whats the point of your question ... is it to prove that the americans know more about foreign policy than the greeks? ... RIO because in my estimation (and I'm neither greek nor american) the average american doesn't have a clue about any other country than their own.

 

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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