Joe Ga had immediately comforted those Kurdish individuals first.
Providing them with safe accommodations, piping hot meals, clean clothes, offering them respect, and giving them hope…
This was a habitual tactic of Boss Joe, to secure the support of the grassroots forces upon entering a new area.
Then he would look for an opponent, preferably a tough, resistant one that could allow P·B to make a big show of the situation, fully displaying their muscle.
In chaotic regions, playing possum had no market. If one had a knife, it was best to flash it, waking those unclear-headed folks up as a form of respect for life.
Honestly speaking, the military bases left by the Americans in Iraq were reliably constructed.
Part of the barracks was allocated for Kurdish use, and several large armories were designated as restricted areas; the rest was free for use as they wished.