[Jim Noble]

>>What do you think are the odds that the Kurds will break off to become sovereign?<<

Despite the foolish assurances of our government, all the Sevres states need to be dissolved and new arrangements made, from Mosul to Sana and from Baghdad to Mecca.

As part of our strategy, I would have sold out the Kurds in a heartbeat to get those Turkish bases.

Now, I don't care, but if independent Kurdistan is in our interest (all of it, including Eastern Turkey and Northwest Iran), then it's fine with me.

[Sacajaweau]

This is tribal like Afghanistan. You want a general government. The object is to unite Iraq not break it into pieces and get rid of some of the hate. We want them all on the same page.

[B4Ranch]

I think the Turks are scared about a breakoff.

[B4Ranch]

Would we want to give the Turks those oil fields?