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...does not share Washington's policy of regime-change, and is concerned only with disarmament. That gives Saddam plenty of wiggle room by simply playing ball, unconditionally for now at least, with any new inspection regime. The second flaw is that a UN process is likely to delay a showdown, particularly if arms inspections are actually resumed. The case for urgency may have less to do with any immediate concerns about the state of Saddam's weapons programs - the CIA this week signaled there's no imminent threat of Iraq attacking U.S. interests - than with the level of support...
...from Saddam - the Kurds of northern Iraq, who achieved a de facto autonomy from Baghdad after the Gulf War in 1991, and built a thriving modern Kurdish society that makes them the envy of their put-upon Kurdish cousins in Turkey, Syria and Iran. Ironically, a new U.S.-Iraq showdown threatens to end that sunny interlude: As long as Saddam remains in power, the Kurds have international backing for their, but once he's gone, the U.S. and its allies will insist that the Kurdish enclave rejoin Iraq. None of the neighboring allies whose support Washington seeks is willing...
...days since the showdown key Northern Alliance leaders have become vitriolic. "We're asking ourselves is this an Afghan palace or an American palace?" a senior general says. Western diplomats in Kabul are waiting to assess the fallout. "I can't gauge yet whether this is a very very serious thing or whether it will pass as just something that happened," says one. General Sharif's reaction is not heartening. "The U.S. has turned its back on us," he says, "So let me tell you something: the Russians helped the Vietnamese defeat America, then the Americans helped the Afghans beat...
...Kurds of northern Iraq who achieved a de facto autonomy from Baghdad after the Gulf War in 1991, and proceeded to build a thriving modern Kurdish society that makes them the envy of their put-upon Kurdish cousins in Turkey, Syria and Iran. But a new U.S.-Iraq showdown threatens to end that sunny interlude: The irony of the Iraqi Kurdish condition is that as long as Saddam remains in power in Baghdad, the Kurds have international backing to live in as a de facto state of their own. But once he's gone, the U.S. and its allies insist...
...TIME.com: How's the atmosphere in Erbil as Kurds contemplate the showdown between Washington and Baghdad...