Will Iraq split? Michael J. Totten thinks so. My take? Maybe. I think the Kurds are far more predisposed to federalism than their neighbors and with good reason. However, I think the Arabs (both Sunni and Shia) will have to make some significant concessions wrt to oil revenue and Kirkuk. Which would be better? A fractuous unstable Iraq or a stable Kurdistan and Iraq? Granted those are not the only choices but its clear the Kurds can stand on their own without any help. This would makes the Turks insane which, given their perfidity in the runup to the 2003 invasion, bothers me not the least.
This is very strange...
I'm an average guy with an average life. I have a few more kids than most but for the most part I'm just an anonymous lumpenprole toiling away in obscurity both professionally and on this blog. To say my life follows a certain routine is like saying " The Hindenburg caught fire." That is to say, technically accurate but wildly understates the truth. In any event, I just received a call from The Wife. To wit: "Did you order something?" "No, why?" "There's something here for you." "Uh, box, bag, envelope, singing telegram?" "It's a box" "Who's is from?" "It's from [Name redacted pending confession or further investigation]" "Who?" "(repeats name)" "No idea. Never heard of him." A quick google search later I find that the sender's return address is in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. A place I have never visited. "Open it." "W...
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