I really hope this doesn’t turn out to be real. One of the things I warned about could happen if the US is tied up with Russia is Turkey, Syria, Iran or all three could decide to take out the area known as Kurdistan.
Attack confirmed. But everything else is rumor. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/13/no-...s-after-attack-in-erbil-iraq-us-official.html
It sounds like this attack was very small in scale and good to hear no casualties. While unsettling it sounds like these type of small attacks aren't unusual for the region. Hopefully this isn't a sign of a major move on Kurdistan.
I was too old then and I'm even more too old now. Not fat, though. I'm within 5lbs. of what I weighed 50 years ago. What's weird is that I have a lousy diet and probably should be fat. Must be a metabolism thing. Terrible muscle tone, though. No hair to speak of, which I hate. I grew my hair long in the '60's and kept it that way until I lost most of it. What I have is either white or some shade of grey, including my beard. The one saving grace, of course, is that it beats the alternative. A cliché, but still true.
So looks like after dust has settled. No US casualties or casualties at all. No damage to US Consulate. Little damage at all I guess. Looks like Sabre rattling. No WWIII just yet.
Certainly something to keep an eye incase the PRC does but I get the feeling they won't offer to help. At least not in anyway that is open. The heavy and united economic action against the Russia, especially on banking, likely will make the PRC uneasy about militarily assisting an underperforming Russia that is invading a country that the PRC has trade relations with. It would be a different matter if NATO was in a hot war against Russia that Russia might lose as then the PRC might have an interest in keeping Russia. To add the PRC has already refused to supply Russia with spare parts for their commercial aviation. If they won't do that I don't see why they would go further and help to arm Russia militarily. https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...ly-aircraft-parts-after-sanctions-2022-03-10/
