Summary
Two days after the fourth anniversary of September 11, President Bush welcomes Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to the White House. To date, nearly as many Americans have died in Iraq as did during that awful terrorist attack. The war already has had unprecedented outcomes, and it has the potential to break apart the most crucial "Arab" state in the region - carving out an independent Kurdistan.
Whether the war on terror included a plan to change the borders in the region is an incredibly important question. Senior U.S. officials have talked to me in several conversations about Northern Iraq as if it were already an independent Kurdistan, where the name - historically - requires Turkey, Iran and Syria to surrender land.See the full content of this document
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As Independence Emerges ; Kurds Push and Pull
Another unknown: Will the Kurds of these countries demand secession, or will the Iraqi Kurds readily share their wealth if an independent Kurdistan in Northern Iraq were established? If creating a successful democracy in ...
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