re: Aid to help trapped Iraqis would be a political slam dunk for Obama.

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Iran and Saudi hate the kurds. No one wants to see the kurds as independent nation. Kurds are in parts of Syria, turkey and Iran. Turkey may be favorable just to provide a trading, stable partner on their border but I think that's luke warm at best. Maybe I'm wrong though.

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Iran: Who gives a damn what they think.

Saudi Arabia: Kurdistan wouldn't be anywhere near them, I don't see how they have a stake in this.

Turkey: Turkey has warmed up considerably to the idea of an independent Kurdish state, since the people in Iraqi Kurdistan have worked with them on a number of projects.

We ought to line up along the side of the Turks and support an independent Kurdistan, to create a solid ally and to try and pry something good out of the disintegrating mess in Iraq. So long as the Kurds promise to protect religious minorities and refugees, which I think they would.

As for Obama, it is a no-brainer, but the man is so reluctant to involve himself in anything that I'd be mildly surprise if he actually does something.