Well at least the Kurds were willingly to fight ISIS unlike Assad and Iraq (at least until it became easy for them too).
Saddam absolutely got those bombs from the US because we love to give crash courses in how not to run foreign policy. I honestly don’t know a worse country when. it comes to the US besides DPRK. I do apologize for the US’s role in Saddam’s reign by the way, if that means anything to you or others.
The Kurds aren’t terrorists, that’s why Turkey doesn’t have the right to invade. There hasn’t been mass skirmishes along the Turkish border. As far as I know the situation was peaceful before tiny-dick Erogodan and his terrorists came along. At the same time I won’t justify the US’s actions, expect when it comes to our work in Afghanistan and our role in defeating ISIS. No, Turkey can’t invade. No one’s supposed to invade. We can’t just decide when hate Canadians and go for an ethnic genocide. There’s a big difference between defense and offense. Turkey only needs 5km at most, and even that’s generous.
In the situation an independent Kurdistan becomes a thing (it probably won’t), I believe the following should happen. The Kurds keep the territory they took and defended from ISIS. Kurds living in Iran and Turkey are allowed to move to Kurdistan if they want too. Those who choose not to move will be denounced by Kurdistan if they cause trouble. The UN and OSCE would observe the transition period.
There’s absolutely no solutions for the shitshow that is the Middle East and surrounding areas. I have mad respect for those of y’all that have cooler heads, a desire for peace, and continue to try to live there. Yes, Assad hasn’t been this strong since 2011.