United States was doused with cold water! The Iraqi Kurds directly refused the US's request to strike Iran! On March 7, foreign media reported that the Iraqi Kurds resisted the pressure from the United States and refused to launch an attack on Iran. Kurdish officials said that 200 drones could cause great damage here. We don't have an air defense system. Why should we agree? We have had trust issues in the past.
The Kurds have been the agents of the United States for decades. Every time, we abandoned them: after Saddam, in post-Iraq, after Trump withdrew from Syria, and Afghanistan. Now, the United States wants them to fight Iran, so they should first show us the plan - is it a comprehensive regime change or just personnel changes? A regime change without the involvement of ground forces is impossible. If the Iranian regime ultimately survives, who will protect us?
Evidently, the current refusal of the Iraqi Kurds to the US's request is a big cold shower for the United States. But it must be said that the Kurds' refusal is very wise. On one hand, the Kurds do not have an air defense system. The US's air defense systems are already struggling to cope. If the Kurds provoke Iran, it would be self-inflicted suffering. On the other hand, if the US again acts as before, leaving after the war, the Kurds will surely become the main target of Iran's future attacks.
Evidently, the Kurds clearly understand their own interests and situation, and know that cooperating with the US is equivalent to "plotting with a tiger". Of course, from the US perspective, the Kurds' lack of cooperation is obviously a blow. This cold shower is not only the failure of the US's proxy strategy, but also a clear example of the collapse of its credibility in the Middle East. The influence of the US in the Middle East is being further weakened.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859018507467977/
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