[Jimmy Valentine]

Yes. But my basic point is that the whole area is reverting to its pre-WWI religious and tribal form before the boundaries were drawn up by the Europeans.

The only ones worth backing here are the Kurds.

[Justa]

IMO they’re all worth backing. They’re all capable of self-rule under a loose federation supported by a weak central government. And they’ll need that central government to protect each other from Iran, Turkey and Syria all of which covet their oil and infrastructure.

They’re post-tribal, ergo tribal states. Federating them for mutual self-defense is the next logical step.