[Eleutheria5]

Mois? I support Kurd independence 100%, and only hope the movement spreads to Iran, Turkey, Syria and whatever parts of the former Soviet Union has Kurd enclaves. I’m a pan-non-Arabist, and also want independence for Balluchis, Akhwazis, Allawites, Zoroastrians, Bahais and eastern Christians. These are Israel’s potential allies, along with Greeks, Armenians, South Sudanese, and best of all, India. At the very least, it will chop up the Arab/Muslim sea into pieces. It’s called EMA (Eastern Minorities Alliance) and it’s coming on as surely as autumn follows summer, and spring follows winter. This Kurd referendum is yet another leaf falling from the Sunni/Arabian tree, and yet another bud of life after the storms and blizzards of the Arab Winter.

They want multiculturalism and self-determination for oppressed peoples? They’ll get more than they bargained for, these leftists.

[SJackson]

Know most of your citations, but not Balluchis, Akhwazis. Our ex-President's Arab Spring aside, sticking a broomstick up a dictators whatever isn't much, you make an interesting point about self determination. In the region of nations a bit older than we were in 1775. There could well be a reorganization of the region underway. What it means in the world order, particularly economic, don't know if we exclude Israel.

[BeauBo]

“This Kurd referendum is yet another leaf falling from the Sunni/Arabian tree, and yet another bud of life after the storms and blizzards of the Arab Winter.”

Well said.