The objective was to take the fight to Taliban troops and seize territory.
"I would probably be with my brothers now, helping to seize Cardassian territory."
The territories seized by the king were called "lands of Auvergne".
Each has accused the other of trying to seize territory while covering up naked aggression with propaganda.
Since then, the Kurds allied with Iraq have continued to seize territory once held by the rival group.
One American official said the territory seized by Iran could be useful as a launching point for a later offensive.
Foreign powers took advantage of the factional discord in Iran court to seize territory for themselves.
In the 19th century, the problem was foreign troops who seized territory and humiliated the Government; today, it's foreign ideas that seize the human mind.
The idea is to seize territory and capture an opponent's stones along the way by surrounding them, amoeba fashion.
Turkey has more than 3,000 troops in northern Iraq and could take steps to counter any efforts by Kurds there to seize territory.