Kubad Talabani

We have explained maybe some of the flaws behind the thought of using Iranian Kurds as the tip of the spear to launch any potential uprisings within Iran.

Our forces would not get involved under any circumstances.

This is not our war.

And we've made that very clear.

These are groups that are paid by the state firing at us.

What's going on here?

They were trying to understand the realities of this reporting about whether or not

We're about to invade Iran, and we made it very clear, no, we have no interest, and there's no means to, and that is not our policy.

We always get labeled with good fighters.

Every U.S.

president, maybe since Bill Clinton, has in some form or fashion talked about how good a fighter we are.

But we're not guns for hire.