(02-17-2016 01:03 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 12:54 PM)VA49er Wrote:  I agree; however, Turkey's issue is if a Kurdistan nation is born that nation will want Turkish land due to the amount of Kurds living in Turkey, etc. I mean the PKK and all have been bombing Turks (and vice-versa) for decades. Turkey wouldn't take that too well I imagine.

My idea was to make Kurdistan big enough that it could accommodate the Turkish (and Syrian) Kurds, and their sense of nationalism would make them want to relocate, particularly considering that Kurdistan's oil would give it a better economy that either Turkey or Syria are offering their Kurds right now. That would actually be a plus for Turkey, which right now has lots of Kurds living there, plus lots more right over two borders (Iraq and Syria).

There are 20 million Kurds in Turkey, 5 in Iran and 3 in Iraq and a relatively small number in Syria. Turkey will always have its Kurds.

(02-17-2016 01:06 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 01:03 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 12:54 PM)VA49er Wrote:  I agree; however, Turkey's issue is if a Kurdistan nation is born that nation will want Turkish land due to the amount of Kurds living in Turkey, etc. I mean the PKK and all have been bombing Turks (and vice-versa) for decades. Turkey wouldn't take that too well I imagine.

My idea was to make Kurdistan big enough that it could accommodate the Turkish (and Syrian) Kurds, and their sense of nationalism would make them want to relocate, particularly considering that Kurdistan's oil would give it a better economy that either Turkey or Syria are offering their Kurds right now. That would actually be a plus for Turkey, which right now has lots of Kurds living there, plus lots more right over two borders (Iraq and Syria).

There are 20 million Kurds in Turkey, 5 in Iran and 3 in Iraq and a relatively small number in Syria. Turkey will always have its Kurds.

Yep, which is why the idea of a Kurdish nation terrifies the Turks. It's been described to me by a Turkish friend that it would be akin to Mexico wanting Texas back, etc. It's just something that will never happen.

(02-17-2016 12:04 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 11:59 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Little Ms. Putin shat on his tuffet eating her Kurds and Whey.

That was not a typo by the way.

Let Russia have Turkey and Ukraine.

(02-17-2016 02:45 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 12:04 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(02-17-2016 11:59 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Little Ms. Putin shat on his tuffet eating her Kurds and Whey.

That was not a typo by the way.

Even better!