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bmichaelh

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10. Some Kurds want their own country

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:49 PM

19 hrs ago

Some Kurds want their own country; if that were to happen, it would impact Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.

There is a law of unintended consequences this administration has never heard.

For example, if Mossadegh was left to govern in 1950s, perhaps Iran would be a secular and democratic country today.

Does not matter what Trump puts his name on; he will not escape the judgment of history.

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CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

Why after all that has been done to the Kurds and broken promises by US - would the Kurds Pachamama 20 hrs ago #1

Exactly my first thought. IQ45 completely hung them out to dry vs. Turkey and probably burned that bridge AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #4

Trmp abandoned the Kurds on the battlefield last time. I doubt they'll be eager allies after that. nt eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #2

Jeepers, sounds like just what they did with the Jan 6th insurrectionists. bluestarone 20 hrs ago #3

I'm sure this will thrill Turkey. NT Gore1FL 20 hrs ago #5

Once again, arm another group to fight proxy wars and sow hatred among groups. erronis 20 hrs ago #6

Sounds like a grand idea! Bayard 20 hrs ago #7

Kurds know who they are dealing with Bluestocking 20 hrs ago #8

What a fustercluck! greatauntoftriplets 20 hrs ago #9

Some Kurds want their own country bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #10

Didn't Bush the first screw them over in the 80s? BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #11

Yep, GW betrayed the Iraqi Kurds... Spazito 16 hrs ago #18

What about Alberta? usonian 18 hrs ago #12

Isn't there a law against the CIA being involved Bev54 18 hrs ago #13

These are the same Kurds that we abandoned after the Iraqi war, right? In my opinion the biggest betrayal of an...... FadedMullet 18 hrs ago #14

That wasn't the embassy. BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #17

This sort of thing has been the M.O. of the West for moniss 17 hrs ago #15

The irony of today in this era, is that the U.S. is the LARGEST oil producer IN THE WORLD BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #16

Yes and just like with Venezuela it moniss 15 hrs ago #19

But there is another reason and it's not the "oil barons" who aren't really interested at the moment BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #23

The CIA has a terrible history with IRAN thought crime 15 hrs ago #20

Yes, especially Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA coup of the legitimately elected PM, Mohammad Mosaddegh and strengthening Celerity 10 hrs ago #21

How do we plan to fuck these people over this time? LoveSucky 6 hrs ago #22