[SolidWood]

I would do either that, or at least move them to the authonomous Kurdistan. That's only a few Kilometers away from Mosul, and safe for Chritians.

[metalcor]

The last of the Strykers left Mosul last month and we have pretty much abandoned the city to the extremists since the US trained Iraqis seem unwilling or unable to fight them. The 1-25th paid a huge price winning it back two years ago, and it appears it may have all been for nothing if the population of Mosul willingly allows the headcutters to effectively rule them. I used to correspond with a Sunni Dr. in Mosul who once agreed with me that partitioning the city east of the river into a recognized nation of Kurdistan would likely be the only way to bring anything resembling security with some freedom to any of Mosul. If nothing else, we should come away with having provided something of a nation for the Kurds with whom we share some common interests for the region, and territory for bases.