The main problem with that is that the groups of "1000 half-trained regulars", mainly Kurdish and Shiite, are likely to take up the most natural policy, intimidating the local Sunni population through atrocities, or simply driving them out, AKA "ethnic cleansing".
This is a time-honored practice and the most typical development in such situations where militia fights against militia. And it is likely to be quite effective.
But it is likely to embarass the US, no matter how effective it is.
"The main problem with that is that the groups of "1000 half-trained regulars", mainly Kurdish and Shiite, are likely to take up the most natural policy, intimidating the local Sunni population through atrocities, or simply driving them out, AKA "ethnic cleansing".
This is a time-honored practice and the most typical development in such situations where militia fights against militia. And it is likely to be quite effective.
But it is likely to embarass the US, no matter how effective it is."
Your probably right. I think our presence may only temporarily prevent a civil war.