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In response to "given what FDR said about all people have a right to self-determination in the Atlantic Charter, I'm in favor of having some frank talks with Turkey " by crash davis

at this point, Iraq should be divvied up with Iran, saudi and the Kurds getting a big chunk of it -- nm

Posted by zeitgeist Feb 23 '16, 14:32

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Yeah, no. There is a very strong strand of Iraqi nationalism that beats out religious affiliation for a lot of its citizens. -- nm - TWuG Feb 23, 14:33 3
- really, they were building walls in Bagdad to keep sunni and shiite separate, most fighting is between the two, their government divides and falls bet - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:40
- An independent Kurdistan is inevitable. The rest is less clear. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 14:40 1
  - Kurdistan probably should happen, but Turkey will fight that arrangement tooth and nail. - TWuG Feb 23, 14:46

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