Kurds intent on carving new state out of Iraq after ISIS fight ‘whether the US likes it or not’

Fox News ^ | July 2, 2015 | Adam Housely

[MinorityRepublican]

Kurdish fighters and leaders are intent on carving an independent state out of Northern Iraq after they wrest back vital territory from the Islamic State "whether the U.S. likes it or not," according to American and international security forces on the ground.

[Republican Wildcat]

The Iraqi Kurds were reliable allies that now no longer have reason to trust the United States - we abandoned them and nearly let them be overtaken by ISIS.

Just one of countless disasters caused by the Obama administration.

[nickcarraway]

Kurds are going their own whey.

[FredZarguna]

They’re going to tuffet out on their own.

[vbmoneyspender]

good

[4rcane]

They should take North Syria as well for a sea passage

[lapsus calami]

 

 

‘whether the US likes it or not’

 

That's going to fall under 'likes it not' I'm afraid. The neighborhood Turks are up to do the heavy lifting on that.

 

 

[Kickass Conservative]

I hate to say it, but when Biden proposed that Iraq be cut into three separate States, Kurdish / Sunni / Shia, he may have been on to something.

Of course, I’m looking at it like a Monday Morning Quarterback.

[doorgunner69]

Good for them.

In your face, Obutthole!

[HarleyLady27]

...good for the Kurds!!!...

[Dagnabitt]

Agree. The Turks will likely roll in soon on the Kurds, with Hussein Obama’s tacit approval.

[Bobalu]

Well played FRiend :-)

[aquila48]

Good for them!

Maybe Biden was right after all when he said that Iraq should be broken up into three pieces after the fall of Hussein - kurdistan, Shiiteistan, and Sunnistan. It may still be a good idea.

Same with splitting the US into LiberalWasteland and HeavenOnEarthland.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“I hate to say it, but when Biden proposed that Iraq be cut into three separate States, Kurdish / Sunni / Shia, he may have been on to something.”

I think that oil revenues would have caused more wars.

[okie01]

That's going to fall under 'likes it not' I'm afraid. The neighborhood Turks are up to do the heavy lifting on that. ,p. The Kurds are sandwiched between the Iraqis, the Turks and the Iranis. They have no friends in the area, only enemies.

[justa-hairyape]

A few freepers also suggested it back then. The Turks are always the turd in the punch bowl. Just ask the Armenians.

[Politicalkiddo]

God bless and help the Kurds.

[JimSEA]

That’s really the only thing they can do to protect their own survival in a hostile neighborhood. They deserve our support but won’t get it.

[elhombrelibre]

Good for them! They’ve earned it and will have done the whole world a favor by their sacrifices. Syria as a state no longer exists and has no need to be restored with full territorial integrity.

[antidisestablishment]

They have united everyone against them, so they must be doing something right!

Actually, the Kurds have given sanctuary to the Christians and the Yezidis. If the various minority groups can put aside their differences; this may present a unique opportunity for the birth of a true nation in the Middle East. Better still if they are opposed by NATO and all the Islamic states-it will bind their confederation even more.