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SuprstitionAintthWay

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20. I don't have a handy source to link for this, but my understanding is

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 02:20 PM

Oct 2019

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that at over 35 million people the Kurds comprise the largest distinctive culture remaining on Earth to not have a home nation.

Finland and Norway, 5 to 6 million pop. each? Iceland, about 1/2 million?

Kurds, 35 to 40 million?

Granted the world is not a fair place. But why are so many so bent on withholding statehood from Kurdish-speaking (not Arabic or Farsi-speaking) peoples?

Especially such religiously moderate, wonderfully Islamist-extremists' ass-kicking ones? It's not like they haven't been asking, or haven't been willing to earn it.

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All of the "they fought along side of us" stuff really pisses me off. [View all] SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 OP

Big K&R. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #1

That makes it all even worse. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #2

A guest on CNN with knowledge of this said the Kurds did 95% of the fighting. nt Mike 03 Oct 2019 #3

Creating new foes from allies... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2019 #4

aside from Congress, need UN (starting w/General Assembly) to act cloudythescribbler Oct 2019 #5

What do you think the UN General Assembly dumbcat Oct 2019 #22

The damage is already done. groundloop Oct 2019 #41

I view the conflict with ISIS as an extension of the regime change in Iraq pecosbob Oct 2019 #6

No one's saying they do all this altruistically, with no interests of their own. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #12

Agreed pecosbob Oct 2019 #13

We didn't carve it out in Iraq because Turkey and Syria objected bigbrother05 Oct 2019 #15

The common assumption is parts of Iran Turkey and Syria would also try to break away. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #16

and we would need allies? stopdiggin Oct 2019 #18

I don't have a handy source to link for this, but my understanding is SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #20

The ME is so F'd up...a new country will just create more problems. LeftInTX Oct 2019 #24

They have oil. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #25

Just hold on for awhile... llmart Oct 2019 #32

Kick and recommend for truth. bronxiteforever Oct 2019 #7

100% Midnightwalk Oct 2019 #8

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #9

The Kurds are badasses superpatriotman Oct 2019 #10

K&R smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #11

Amen. orangecrush Oct 2019 #14

Out in front, protecting the world from ISIS. lagomorph777 Oct 2019 #17

Turn the impeached tRump over to the KPN Oct 2019 #19

That would make America great. gordianot Oct 2019 #23

When did we stop honoring our fallen comrades? FakeNoose Oct 2019 #43

another big K&R. demigoddess Oct 2019 #21

Richard Engel posted a link earlier in the week about the the Kurdish fighting force. Worth a watch. Pepsidog Oct 2019 #26

+1000 Anon-C Oct 2019 #27

just like we did in afghanistan. mopinko Oct 2019 #28

trump is a traitor to everyone Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #29

Btw I'm not Kurdish myself, and if I even know any Kurdish-Americans SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #30

What he's done is sickening. Karadeniz Oct 2019 #31

+100000000000000000000000000000. roamer65 Oct 2019 #33

You're conflating talking heads and u.s. special ops forces. they know the Kurdish fighters Kurt V. Oct 2019 #34

Our special forces talked with constantly and knew the Kurdish soldiers personally, yes, absolutely. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #37

K&R Cetacea Oct 2019 #35

K&R hay rick Oct 2019 #36

K&R. dchill Oct 2019 #38

K and R. warmfeet Oct 2019 #39

K&R for a post that puts things in perspective Ohioboy Oct 2019 #40

I wonder how many of our other alais will say NO the next time we ask for their help? napi21 Oct 2019 #42

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2019 #44

Great post, TY. appalachiablue Oct 2019 #45

K & R ... + 1,000,000. Facts and details matter - a lot! I too am Much obliged for your OP. n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #46

The Kurds did the fighting for us is more accurate. Moral Compass Oct 2019 #47

Reportedly ISIS fighters were particularly upset by female Pesh Merga. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2019 #48

Yes, we fought ISIS to the last Kurd malthaussen Oct 2019 #49