Security and intelligence officials of the pro-U.S. Kurdish autonomous region of northern Iraq say they have concluded that Mosul, an ethnically diverse city of 2.5 million near the Syrian and Turkish borders, may be the next battlefield in the war between insurgents fighting the U.S.-led occupation force and Iraqi interim government.
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Sounds to me like the 'autonomous locals' need to grab a hold of reality quickly before they become a victim of it...
Here is the letter that should come from the President.
I am sorry to inform you that American troops man the border between Iraq and Turkey...Turkish troops will need to take an alternative route.
You may call the 4th Infantry Division for technical support.
W.