Quote (Plaguelord @ Aug 7 2014 02:28pm)
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from a diplomatic standpoint he can't arm them. Neither Turkey nor Iraq wants them to be autonomous.
Turkey has withdrawn its objections. The Turks think they can control the Kurds and Erdogan wants to win over their votes within Turkey.
It's important to recognize that the Iraqi Kurds are historically opposed to the pan-Kurds within Turkey and have good relations with the Turkish government.
The big losers are Iraq and Iran, but aren't we trying to disadvantage them in the first place?
This post was edited by bogie160 on Aug 7 2014 01:42pm