The Kurds in Kobani must wonder what is going on as they fight to avoid a Genocide.

Kobani is proof that ISIL cannot be defeated by Air Forces alone.

The U.S. dithers and won't commit boots on the ground. Turkey won't get involved even though ISIL is now just a few hundred metres short of its borders. Somehow Turkey thinks that putting its head in the ground will eliminate them as a target. It won't, everything is a target as far as ISIL is concerned.

A Genocide is just breathes away. Once the brave Kurds get overpowered, this will be a full scale slaughter.

Incidentally, anyone heard from the United Nations lately on what they intend to do?

As usual this usual bunch of no hopers will turn their backs and pretend it's not happening.

Looks like the Coalition are going to do the same thing other than drop a few bombs.

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/kurds3.html

The Kurds have lived in a mountainous, roughly 74,000-square-mile region known as Kurdistan for the past two millennia. Throughout their history they have remained under the thumb of various conquerors and nations. Since the early 20th century, the region has been divided between Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Iraq, all of which have repressed, often brutally, their Kurdish minority. The Kurds, who number 20–25 million, are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own nation.

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91      After the Persian Gulf War, Iraq's Kurds rise up against Saddam Hussein, encouraged by the United States. Iraq quashes the rebellions, killing thousands. The U.N. coalition forces do not come to the aid of the Kurds, but eventually establish a no-fly zone in the north for their protection. Iraqi Kurds now control a 15,000-square-mile autonomous region in Northern Iraq populated by 3 million Kurds.

Turkey lifts ban set by former military government on the use of Kurdish language in unofficial settings. Kurdish remains illegal in schools, political settings, and broadcasts.
1992      A large-scale Turkish military operation attacks PKK bases in Iraq, where Kurdish safe havens had been allowed to develop by international forces after the Persian Gulf War.
1993      The Turkish government grants limited autonomy to the Kurds, though Kurdish political parties continue to be banned. Martial law is imposed to quell uprisings. Tens of thousands of security forces are sent to southeastern Turkey as the struggle intensifies.
1994      The two main political gr


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,this isnt new Rb..

it didnt just start...

whos right whos wrong...????????...

as people say what good do bombs do???..

what good does talking do?>..

do you think boots on the ground won anything in Iraq???...why would this be any different?

red baron wrote on Oct 10^th, 2014 at 8:29am:


Turkey hs been actively supporting ISIS and other islamists for years.

As one Kurdish protestor said to western media recently (paraphrasing) - 'we don't need your (Turkey) weapons, we don't need you support - we just need you to stop supporting ISIS"

polite_gandalf wrote on Oct 10^th, 2014 at 3:42pm:


So Turkey has sided with the Islamic state which apologists claim is unislamic?

That's EXACTLY RIGHT Aussie, Kobane is in Syria. Since when, when we are a fighting A WAR, do we stop at a line in the sand called Syria?

I'm sick of all this phoney bullsh.t.

ISIL should be pursued and engaged with vigour wherever they are bobbing up.

This isn't Monopoly and all this tip toeing around the place is really starting to grate. Either take them on or f...k off!

PS Yes re Turkey, that was 100 years ago and Turkey is nervous because a large portion of the Muslim population will likely support ISIL.

In the Second World War, we didn't need an invitation to go after the enemy. The  most powerful Nations in the World have agreed that ISIL represents a huge danger to the world.

Syria is a nation which has been rocked by civil war for years. It is no use asking a lame dog for attack orders.

They need to go in and sort it...or as you would like get out.

I can't tolerate the way this politik approach is going. And if we continue this course, we along with the Coalition, are in for an arse kicking, air force or no air force.

In other words they need to get real and do what needs to be done.

Both rushing into the Phoney War and The MH17 Mouthing Off are all Abbotts trying to lift the public acceptance of his discredited government.

Even if the USA wanted us in Iraq, why is Abbott racing to be first on the list to join the uSA.

Similarly regarding the MH17, Abbott mouthing off about Russia and sending Bishop over to the UN all for the Australian publics benefit. The Dutch and Malaysians were much more considered in their response.

Its all about playing politics.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Oct 10^th, 2014 at 8:47am:


killing islamics benefits mankind