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When the Army looks to the future, it sees cities. Dense, sprawling, congested cities where criminal and extremist groups flourish almost undetected by authorities, but who can influence the lives of the population while undermining the authority of the state.
And the service is convinced that these "megacities" of 20 million or more people will be the battleground of the future.
It turns out there were Yazidis already living on the top of the mountain, and while there were some refugees who fled up there, the humanitarian crisis was never what it was made out to be, and an influx of Kurdish PKK fighters from Syria quickly broke the overblown siege.Other sources say that the Yazidis were saved by the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), a group which the US placed on a terrorist list.
The administration just seems grateful that they got an excuse to start a war they've been chomping at the bit for, and even if the excuse didn't exactly pan out, they'll quickly find another.
The Yazidis headed for the hills. Some were stranded without food and water. It was certainly a nasty refugee situation and they needed help. When the US finally got on the mountain, they had to admit, "Uh...the situation is not as bad as we thought." That's because the PKK had already saved them. Western media say "Kurdish militias" saved them, because, remember? The Kurds are our new BFFs.
Comment: This may seem like wishful thinking on Putin's part but there is no one else stepping up to the plate to resolve the Ukraine crises and the killing of civilians.