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2015-08-17 Europe

German FM: independent Kurdistan would destabilize region

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Posted by Fred 2015-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 It's simply fascinating how all the advanced thinkers---the ones whose belief that Arabs of "Palestine" must have their own state is a self-evident fact---are opposed to Kurdish self-determination.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-08-17 02:48|| 2015-08-17 02:48|| Front Page Top

#2 This is more destabilized than it already is. Kinda the way reuniting Germany destabilized European politics. What he's actually concerned about is, they've already bribed people, and those may not be able to make good on the bribes if the power shifts.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-08-17 07:26|| 2015-08-17 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Q: How long has Germany been playing kissyface with Turkey? A: Actually, before there was a Turkey. And how many Turks work in Germany? Millions?

Posted by Clomp Omagum5939 2015-08-17 07:56|| 2015-08-17 07:56|| Front Page Top

#4 how many Turks work in Germany? Millions?

According to the CIA World Factbook, Germany's population of 80,854,408 is 2.4% Turkish, or about 1.94 million. Many of them must now be second or third generation, the descendants of the guest workers who came since 1961 and settled. It's safe to assume that more than half are women and children, many of whom do not have paying jobs, so less than 1 million are working there.

On the other hand, Wikipedia says the data, such as it is, can be sliced and diced in a number of different ways. 1.55 million permanent residents of Germany hold Turkish citizenship vs. 840,000 Turks who have taken German citizenship. There are 2.998 million Germans who have at least one Turkish parent, or 3.7% of the population. Apparently 1/5th to 1/4th of Turkish nationals are Kurds. Lots more here.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-08-17 09:48|| 2015-08-17 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 So by the FM's (egregious) logic the Caliphate would be 'stabilizing'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-08-17 10:38|| 2015-08-17 10:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Which would likely explain the West's half-hearted attempts to fight the Islamic State; they're waiting for it to mature into a real Caliphate.

Posted by Pappy 2015-08-17 11:04|| 2015-08-17 11:04|| Front Page Top

#7 The Kurds have been the most stable factor in the region concerning the rest.

Posted by newc 2015-08-17 14:03|| 2015-08-17 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 As Christians flee a region, violence escalates. A Kurdistan will bring forth a multi-cultural society in that area, but not peace throughout the ME.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-08-17 14:52|| 2015-08-17 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 What doesn't destabilize the Middle East? Give the Kurds a chance the Germans have been wrong before.

Posted by Airandee 2015-08-17 19:14|| 2015-08-17 19:14|| Front Page Top

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