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You might have heard about the skirmishes in Iran and Iraq, with both sides saying it was the other? Well, what that was concerned the Kurds. The Kurds, as an ethnic group, spill over into Iran, and Syria, and Turkey. They, of course, would like to see a united Kurdistan, but, quite frankly, that's unlikely. Again, this is the wisdom in siding with Iran: it might be possible to negotiate some kind of peaceful settlement for the Kurds. If we don't side with Iran, the rest of Iraq will not care about the Kurds, and they'll probably get annexed by either Iran or Turkey, only to face the same kind of subjugation they faced under Saddam. I don't believe Gul is a strong enough leader in Turkey to go against Iraq, Iran and Syria to take the kurds under his none-too-protective wing. Iran, if left to their own devices, wouldn't be much better. But, Iran, if a deal was offered, might be willing and Able to recognize an Independant Kurdistan. They could keep the Turks and Syrians out of it.

But, again, what would I know? I'm not a general.