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Old 10-12-2019, 08:57   #43
frostfire
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Originally Posted by Utah Bob View Post
I share his sentiment. As someone who almost ended up up in Erbil 3 years ago, I felt a gut punch with the announcement. Logically and strategically, I concurred but it was still heart and soul crushing

Yes, I am enamoured w seven samurai, the Alamo, Benghazi etc etc. The peshmerga, YPJ, YPG fiercely fought daesh while the rest of the world sat idly by watching Yazidis butchered. It may be naive, but it was as black and white as Auswitz. That’s why volunteers flew in from all over the world, including Iraq war vets. Some died too.
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