A partition is the only way to solve this. The Kurds do not need the sunnis and shites.
The Kurds are the only worthy people in Iraq, aside from the Christians. Not only are the hard fighters with a passion for liberty, they are also amazingly pro-American. The only place our soldiers could walk around without body armor, and even weapons, and go out for a meal at a local restaurant, was with the Kurds, and every Kurd I have heard of over there have always thanked us.
“...the best the West will probably be able to do is to contain it to Iraq and Syria while promoting democracy in the new, independent Kurdistan.”
An independent Kurdistan... now THERE’S the horse to back... IF the US is smart enough to do it... But I am not optimistic!
If I understand correctly, Al-Maliki is Obama’s hand-picked dude; even being in there without the approval of the Iraqi “Parliament.”
If so, the Kurds have a good point asking for an PM that is approved of by the representatives.
A US Army officer said some years back that the best choice for Iraq would be to let the Kurds run the show.
For years I have had a lot of sympathy for the Kurds, at least in general. The Kurdish part of Iraq has apparently flourished in the last few decades.
At this point I almost feel like emulating the Kurds. After all we have a president who is “has become hysterical and has lost his balance.”
Let the Kurds have the oil fields and refinery rather than ISIS. They fight ISIS.
The southern Iraqi oilfields are too close to Kuwait and Saudi and I doubt that the US and Iran will allow ISIS to get a hold of them.
Kurdistan is what we should have had all along. The only downside to that is that the Kurds are Moslems and will behave as Moslems once their border with Iraq is secure and they don’t feel they need the USA anymore. That may happen soon enough. The Moslem American President has no use for a force in the middle east that stands against the Caliphate.
another Obama success story...
The Kurds have been going it alone for years. They might as well keep going. I would recognize them and establish formal relations with them as an ally.
Captain Midnight can’t think that fast though.
Good for the Kurds. I wonder if this is the start of the revived Babylonian Empire Revelation talks about.
“Kurdish ministers will no longer attend cabinet meetings.” Conservatives should do this too.
Good for the Kurds. I wonder if this is the start of the revived Babylonian Empire Revelation talks about.
“Kurdish ministers will no longer attend cabinet meetings.” Conservatives should do this too.
Happy to see that....but no surprise. It was simply a matter of acquiring the oil fields... and as important buyers. Kurds are known to be a fair people overall so in business they'll be well received...at least as long as they can control their areas. Not sure Turkey will go along with that indefinitely....they could throw an iron in that pot at any time.
Kurdish Iraq...
Sunni Iraq...
Sucky Iraq...
They all need their little private parts...[pun intended]
Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Israelis and the Kurds were allied in the effort to stop the Islamofascists being ignored (or aided) by Obama.