Turkey needs to accept a Kurdish state as a buffer between itself and Iraq’s ongoing wars with Moslem nut jobs. And, if we were really wise, we’d use US Airpower and Kurdish ground forces to route ISIS out of that area.
Well said. Even though the main religion of the Kurds is Islam they tend to be far more accepting of other religions including Judaism and Christianity as well as some old religions and Zoroastrianism. They have been a thorn in the side of Turkey at times but I think wisdom would see the Turks support their nationhood as long as old disputes are settled and current borders are affirmed by both sides!
Then, if they agree to Kurdistan carved out of Turkey, it ends the century old "Young Turks" philosophy of making all people of Turkicisation -- whereby the various peoples of Anatolia were made to believe they were Turks, when by blood they are closer related to Greek, Armenians and Iranis rather than to the Turkic peoples.
If any should be supported, it would seem they are it. But many powers that be want to imagine it all away.