1. Germany isn’t in the Middle East.
2. OK. Try the two-state solution out on Syria first by partitioning it into Kurdistan and Syria. Do the same in Iraq, Iran and Turkey, and get back to us with the results.
3. Why only in the Middle East? Don’t Basques and Ruthenians deserve their own states?
4. Didn’t partitioning Yugoslavia work great? You go slavia. I go slavia. We all go slavia.
At some point in this discussion, one must surely ask: “Why should ANY American take the advice of ANY German?