If the Iraqi Kurdish regional government follows the #KurdishReferendum by declaring independence, Turkey and/or Iran could attack.
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The Peshmerga's not weak, but the Turkish military is much stronger. Remember, the Kurds needed US help to push back ISIS. 20/x
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Would the US let it's Kurdish ally get attacked? Would the US fire upon its NATO ally Turkey?
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Iranian military is more powerful than the Peshmerga as well. If Iran attacks, will it spiral into a larger US-Iran war? 22/x
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What will the Turkish Kurds do? As Turkey fears, the separatists could easily see the Iraqi
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#KurdistanReferendum also strains the anti-ISIS coalition, putting the Kurds, Iraq, Turkey, and US on potentially different sides. 24/x1 reply 3 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
Fearing larger conflict, the US implored the Kurds not to do it. But they think they've waited more than long enough
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Possible outcomes range from a new, relatively stable, relatively multi-ethnic and multi-confessional, democratic state... 26/x
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... to a regional interstate war--the last thing the Middle East needs. Watch closely what happens after the
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Replying to @NGrossman81
This is a great thread. The longtime statelessness of the Kurds & their role in the delicate balance in the ME are not well understood in US
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Thanks, I appreciate that. As you could guess, I also think it's important for Americans (and others) to gain greater understanding of it.
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