It is 100 years since the GENOCIDE of the Kurds
by Turkey.
Why would ANYONE expect either Turkey
or genocide-loving Kerry/Obola
to help these poor people ... from the very
terrorists which Obola and Kerry created?
“Leading from behind” sounds gay. I suppose it correlates with Obama’s hatred for Americans leading the world, and so it signifies that American power has to be tiptoed throughout the world so as to not be visible, if asserted at all. We are governed by either the most craven fools, or our enemies.
The strategic end of securing Kurdistan by recognizing its sovereignty as a nation is feasible, suitable, but not acceptable.
1) We just spent 10 years, thousands of lives, and God-knows-how-many billions of dollars to secure Iraq in its current state. While those of us who were there know for a fact that Kurdistan is, in fact, a country, the national effort was to preserve Iraq as it’s existed on the map for decades since the Brits artificially created its current borders. The lack of acceptability domestically will come from the out-of-power party criticizing the in-power party for completely throwing away what we fought so long to sustain.
2) The lack of acceptability internationally stems from our “allies” in the Middle East, most notably Turkey. I’m not sure of Saudi Arabia’s stand on the matter, but since Arabs are pretty racist, I doubt they’d like Arab nations split apart for non-Arabs. Turkey has been at war in the south with PUK in the north part of Kurdistan for a long time, and Kurdistan would likely claim that section of Turkey as part of their territory. The Kurds would also likely use the weapons we supply them with against our own NATO allies.
3) While acceptability from a non-ally is a very low priority consideration, we have to be aware of the possible retaliation from Iran against the Kurds if Iran loses a chunk of its sovereign territory to Kurdistan.
4) There’s also the possibility of a Kurdish civil war between the PUK and the PRK. This isn’t likely to occur while ISIS is keeping everyone busy on the south end, but eventually one party will demand control over the other.
While I’m not saying recognizing Kurdistan as a sovereign state is the wrong thing to do, there are significant strategic implications of such a decision that can’t be ignored.
“Our strategy [in Syria] is reliant on something that is not yet in place “
Morons, the lot of them.
The fall of Kobani is a religious objective of President Soetoro, the Sultan in Washington.