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Old 10-22-2007
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Re: Iraq: The two state solution

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Exactly so. And for observers, factions are judged by their actions.
Yeah why? Because of a long running Kurdish insurgency. Depending on whatever side you are on, the insurgency is being undertaken by freedom- fighters or terrorists, because In every country Kurds currently live in the region, they are a large minority, repressed and seek independent self-determination. If they were granted independence, the reason for these insurgents exsisting goes away. They would be victorious because they won independence.
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There are only about 4 Million kurds in Iraq. If they become independent, do you think they simply forget about 14 Million in Tukey and 7 Million in Iran?
The Kurdish Government in Iraq already said, that their "army" would stand together with the PKK against a turkish invasion...
Im quite aware of the demographics. There would be a fairly large immigration to an independent Kurdistan. Considering the Kurds exsistence in Turkey and Iran, why wouldnt the Turks and Iranians take the chance to solve a long running issue at no expense to themselves?
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