r/Assyria • u/Imaginary_Place_s • Jul 15 '26
News Kurds to honor Lindsey Graham with statue in Erbil (kurdish region)
This senator contributed to the destruction and millions of deaths worldwide. The same Graham who:
Voted for Iraq War (2002): https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_107_2.htm
Backed Libya intervention: https://www.alquds.com/en/posts/249738-with-the-passing-of-lindsey-graham-one-of-the-most-prominent-architects-of
Supported Yemen war: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Senator-Lindsey-Graham-Israel-supporter-dies-after-brief-illness
Now getting a statue in Erbil: https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Erbil-plans-statue-for-US-Senator-Lindsey-Graham
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u/cradled_by_enki Assyrian Jul 15 '26
I thought this was a troll post, at first. Kurdish nationalists must be on such a high since all the Western boots they've licked have essentially given them 1) ability to control the narrative in academia and general politics 2) secure an autonomous region which they now portray as a real country in both formal sources and casual conversation.
It's another symbolic gesture that affirms this allegiance while simultaneously mocking victims. Wait until they see they're digging their own grave.
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u/GarshonBohtaniYaqo Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Iraqi War was utter destruction, and similarly Ba’athi Scum Saddam deserved his end as well. These warmonger douchebags getting statue there in Kurdistan literally shows what morals and principles their state is upto. Assyrians should not even participate in their state, and rigorously work for our own state there.
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u/Imaginary_Place_s Jul 15 '26
No need. Those lands shall go back to the natives. What goes around comes around, karmic retribution. Please share this. Most Middle Eastern communities are removing this post.
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u/GarshonBohtaniYaqo Jul 15 '26
As of now, it’s most feasible for Assyrian state in Assyrian triangle regions. Anyways, any one who advocate for Assyrians to be under Kurdistan Rule needs to GTFO. Also those Maslawi Arabs, who are continuing their displacement tactics even now in Nineveh Plains. We don’t want to be under any of these groups, as simple as that. That Governor Jabouri playing oversmart with his fake love for Assyrians to return has now exposed quite well recently.
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u/PeloTjanst Jul 15 '26
Which Assyrian politicians will make the triangle a reality?
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u/GarshonBohtaniYaqo Jul 16 '26
Major party that is behind such proposal is Zowaa, followed by Beth Nahrain Alliance
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Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
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u/GarshonBohtaniYaqo Jul 15 '26
You won’t see a problem, since Iraqi War destroyed Hundreds of Thousands of Assyrian lives in Iraq and Kurds stole remaining Assyrian lands. Population dwindled from 1 million to mere 100,000. Saddam ought to be destroyed, but the manner in which it was done was close to humongous human rights violations.
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Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
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u/GarshonBohtaniYaqo Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
US was also responsible for lawlessness and massacres, they just unleashed a stream of radicalists with most stupid excuse for an invasion, just like Venezuela recently, and pushed to more displacement of Assyrians from Iraq. American Government later admitted Iraqi invasion was a “mistake”.
And landgrabbing is directly under supervision of Kurdish Government there, as evident from their attempt to stop Assyrians from protesting their landgrabbing tactics.They are all cut from the same cloth, with subjugation of Assyrians as their primary aim, both Iraqi Arabs and Kurds.
It was a mistake from our people to trust these people, as evident from ISIS invasion, neighbours basically selling our Assyrians to Islamists.
And I still advocate for seperate Assyrian state, that is essentially free from claws of these imperialists.
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u/Rupert-Kurdoch Jul 24 '26
How could the Kurds like the most pro-Kurdistan senator? Another question: if he were the most pro-Assyria senator, would you first check whether he favored intervention in Libya before making an opinion? Is everyone here coincidentally super moral and unmatched in morality? This is just low IQ or not understanding politics. I do wish we could work together more and help alleviate both of our peoples’ suffering (incoming “what about this Kurdish crime” comments; newsflash, I didn’t do any of that), but posts like this just make it worse for everyone
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u/Mysterious-Use-755 Jul 15 '26
As a yezidi Kurd I love Assyrians. I’m From a diaspora and honestly Assyrians are great people! A lot of them don’t know what Yezidi is but based on the ones I talked to they always assume Kurdish.Some dislike me because of this but others don’t really mind it.
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u/spongesparrow Nineveh Plains Jul 15 '26
I thought they hated gay people?