Kurds ignore those who say their independence is inconvenient

NY Times:

Iraqi Kurds Vote on Independence, Despite Opposition


Many have long yearned for nationhood. But Iraq considers the vote illegal, and the United States, Iran and Turkey are also opposed.
World War I was a disaster for the Turkish empire.  The Europeans who divvied up the spoils of the Turkish empire made the mistake of putting the Kurds' ancestral home gound in what remained of Turkey, as well as in Iran and Iraq.  It has not worked out well for anyone especially the Kurds who have been abused by all three at one time or another.

The treatment has not quelled the Kurds' desire for independence.  It has enhanced it.  If I were a Kurd, I would vote for independence from despotic regimes like that in Turkey and Iran.  I suspect the US opposes the vote because it is inconvenient to their objectives in Iraq and Syria.  On the other hand, it could be a benefit to US objectives in Iran.  In the long term, it could also help in dealing with the emerging despotic regime in Turkey.

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