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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

I would like for the Kurds to be allowed a country. They have internal issues over views.

The Syrian Kurds are the most Western in view among the other elements. They were long forced to get along with their mixed neighbors, in order to simply survive. They were a long way from Central Government, were largely left alone. Many were not considered citizens of Syria.

I must admit, following the Kurds in N. Syria was a real education. I have lots of data that I saved as the battle eliminating ISIS proceeded. After 15 years, I no longer have access to Twitter (X), but I downloaded my data a few times and it can be viewed in my browser. But I saved a lot of troop movement and regional data. Some day, when I find a quiet time, I will review them.


31 posted on 05/16/2025 5:57:27 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil
Yours is an interesting perspective.

Given the uneven application of "self-determination" as a political stance, there will be precious little call for a Kurdistan. I read of one such call, decades back while in Germany, but of course that flew in the face of Turkey's Ottoman empire dreams and Syria's history of Ba'ath socialism and corruption. Were the Kurds to come into a "homeland," the conflicts in the middle East would be more many-sided, I should think. Once Turkey's Erdoğan passes from the scene, things might get better and clearer.

32 posted on 05/16/2025 6:08:08 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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