[saganite]

An independent Kurdistan would be a country with no outlet for it's only product, oil. It would be surrounded by enemies who would not allow passage for it's people or products.

[bill1952]

Hmm. Regime change in either Syria or Iran (or both) would negate that problem, and I would think that that concept is part of the long range strategy for the defenders of the free world.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

then lets give them a path to the Med between what remains of turkey and syria.....say, oh, 100 miles or so wide.

[Wiz]

There are several boundaries proposed for Kurdistan. At the best, it spreads out to the borders northeast into Caucasus region (Georgia, an ally of US), west to Central Asia (Iran), and south to Middle East countries. One proposal has access to sea in the west, which will be ideal for military of US to gain access to various regions with convenience of a port of Kurdistan leading from the Mediterranean Sea. The map below shows these boundaries. In the future, access from a Kurdistan port would be useful for any operations to be engaged in Middle East, Central Asia, and Caucasus region.

[JSteff]

"An independent Kurdistan would be a country with no outlet for it's only product, oil. It would be surrounded by enemies who would not allow passage for it's people or products."

Incorrecto. Both Jordan and Israel would allow oil and goods to transit. Both are already very cozy with us and have surreptitious military ties with us. It would benefit the entire middle east and bring it in line with the modern world politically.

I have been saying from the beginning that we should help the Kurds out before we loose all the area.