Comments on: Favors For Favors http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/sonsofiraqquidproquo/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:59:36 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: macaquerman http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/sonsofiraqquidproquo/#comment-1554 macaquerman Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:44:51 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/sonsofiraqquidproquo/#comment-1554 <p>Two thousand SoI Expeditionary Force troops, Cheney Brigades, patrol the Afghan-Paki border.</p> Two thousand SoI Expeditionary Force troops, Cheney Brigades, patrol the Afghan-Paki border.

]]> By: Kilo http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/sonsofiraqquidproquo/#comment-1543 Kilo Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:08:09 +0000 http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2008/08/22/sonsofiraqquidproquo/#comment-1543 <p>I think I’ve solved the problem of what to do with the SoI. This convergence of US-out and SoI-NFI provides a unique opportunity for spectacular bastardry. </p> <p>So the SoI were promised integration into the ISF and the US needs to draw as many troops out of Iraq while still providing support to the ISF, an obvious component of which will be training. </p> <p>As proposed all over the place, the US can get out of Iraq and still provide certain kinds of support from neighbouring countries like Kuwait, as they already have. So the solution would be that the US sets up their ISF training camps there, the SoI are enrolled en-masse, then Iraq cancells their passports.</p> <p>As an added bonus, oil-rich Kuwait now has 100,000 professionally trained, pissed off insurgents on it’s hands. It’s like the circle of life except with oil and AKs. </p> <p>This would provide a reason for the US to park some serious hardware on that same peninsula and it’s oil access routes with scenic views of Iran for some time to come. Control over the Kuwait border would allow the US to turn on the flow of insurgents into Iraq when the country should need to rethink any of it’s policies. Like whether they can match Kuwait’s oil output which they’ve increased to convince the US to stick around to help deal with those insurgents.</p> <p>Awesome.</p> I think I’ve solved the problem of what to do with the SoI. This convergence of US-out and SoI-NFI provides a unique opportunity for spectacular bastardry.

So the SoI were promised integration into the ISF and the US needs to draw as many troops out of Iraq while still providing support to the ISF, an obvious component of which will be training.

As proposed all over the place, the US can get out of Iraq and still provide certain kinds of support from neighbouring countries like Kuwait, as they already have. So the solution would be that the US sets up their ISF training camps there, the SoI are enrolled en-masse, then Iraq cancells their passports.

As an added bonus, oil-rich Kuwait now has 100,000 professionally trained, pissed off insurgents on it’s hands. It’s like the circle of life except with oil and AKs.

This would provide a reason for the US to park some serious hardware on that same peninsula and it’s oil access routes with scenic views of Iran for some time to come. Control over the Kuwait border would allow the US to turn on the flow of insurgents into Iraq when the country should need to rethink any of it’s policies. Like whether they can match Kuwait’s oil output which they’ve increased to convince the US to stick around to help deal with those insurgents.

Awesome.

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