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Originally posted by Merk
How about California and New York?
Sounds good to me.

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Turkey is a member of NATO dont forget. The Kurds are up against serious political as well as military clout.
Would Turkey invoke the alliance in a war with them?

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Originally posted by lepomis
Should Turkey invade northern Iraq?
No, they should not. Moreover, they will not.

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Originally posted by Merk
How about California and New York?
What about all those other states suckling at the teat that is CA and New York? The US economy would sink like a rock if New York and CA left.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
What about all those other states suckling at the teat that is CA and New York? The US economy would sink like a rock if New York and CA left.
Those states should never have been allowed to do that. It's another fine example of excessive federal power.

I'm not worried about the economy, the financial companies in New York would move and Silicon Valley would end up somewhere else.

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Well now, this is interesting.

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/june/06_04_1.html

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- The autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan has signed a security cooperation accord with the U.S.-led coalition.

The accord was signed on May 30 by Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani and U.S. commanders in Irbil. The accord stipulated the handover of coalition security responsibility to the Kurdish regional government in the provinces of Dohuk, Irbil and Suleimaniya.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government was deemed ready to assume security responsibility in the region," a U.S. military statement said.

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pls tell us a secret .... the first accountname you ever used on redhotpawn.

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Originally posted by Merk
Well now, this is interesting.

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/june/06_04_1.html

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- The autonomous northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan has signed a security cooperation accord with the U.S.-led coalition.

The accord was signed on May 30 by Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani and U.S. commanders in Irbil. The accord stipulated the ha ...[text shortened]... deemed ready to assume security responsibility in the region," a U.S. military statement said.
The Kurds have had their stuff together for a long time from what I understand. They're certainly capable of maintaining order - at least in "Kurdistan".

I wonder how the Arabs will take this.

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
The Kurds have had their stuff together for a long time from what I understand. They're certainly capable of maintaining order - at least in "Kurdistan".

I wonder how the Arabs will take this.
That's a good question. It looks like they just let the Kurds do their thing. They so far haven't learned from the Kurds example so I doubt this will do the Arabs any good either.

It's a great example of what happens when you get your crap together. Unfortunately, it will not be followed. The Shia/Sunni extremist crowd doesn't seem to care much about anything that's good for their countries.