[goldstategop]

Yes.... and the Kurds are now players in Iraq by virtue of sitting on those oil fields nearby.

[spokeshave]

Let them run the rest of the country

[ambrose]

Turkey knifing us in the back... best thing that ever happened... saved billions in cash, and we didn't have to sell out our Kurdish friends either...

[snooker]

Last time I looked I saw US SOF sitting on the Kirkuk oil fields.

I think that it had been resolved before the war that the Kurds had a seat at the table, but only if they played ball by our rules.

If you look at the composition of Iraq's population, allowing one group to govern the whole would be a bad mistake. All must be represented from the beginning or total failure will result.

We need to keep focused on what victory really is. A peaceful democratic secular state, stable and prosperous, is the only goal. Rule of 'fair' laws must prevail. If we accomplish that goal, then the world will be a better place.