I was just checking out some history of the Kurdish people and saw these tidbits.

August 10, 1920 - (TURKEY) - The Treaty of Sèvres outlines the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, with Turkey renouncing rights over certain areas in Asia and North Africa. It calls for the recognition of new independent states, including an autonomous Kurdistan. It is never ratified.

July 24, 1923 - (TURKEY) - The Allies and the former Ottoman Empire sign and ratify the Treaty of Lausanne, which recognizes Turkey as an independent nation. In the final treaty marking the conclusion of World War I, the Allies drop demands for an autonomous Turkish Kurdistan. The Kurdish region is eventually divided among several countries.

What if Kurdistan had ratified as an independent state. Would it have been just one of the many Middle-east countries that hate us or one of our best allies in the region. Would an autonomous Kurdistan have a stabilizing effect in the middle east today?