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Comrade Grumpy

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8. Assad has already pretty much granted them autonomy.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 07:28 PM

Aug 2015

They didn't rise up in revolt in 2011.

And it seems like they already work with Assad on a limited basis.

There's not going to be a "democratic" system in Syria any time in the foreseeable future.

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Syria Kurds Set Terms for Partnership With Assad [View all] Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 OP

Good article on the context of Assad-Kurdish cooperation: Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #1

If the US/Turkey alliance sacrificed the Kurds, delrem Aug 2015 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #3

"US, Turkey Agree to Keep Syrian Kurds Out of Proposed Border Zone" Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #4

that part makes sense--they don't want the PKK to have an enclave to do its own geek tragedy Aug 2015 #5

The Syrian Kurds (the PKK allies) already have huge enclaves along the border. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #7

It's rich, really. bemildred Aug 2015 #10

"I'll take amazingly huge IF's for $25 Billion, Alex." geek tragedy Aug 2015 #6

Assad has already pretty much granted them autonomy. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #8

There will never be a western system of government over their AngryAmish Aug 2015 #9

Japan and Korea and Israel and Turkey itself geek tragedy Aug 2015 #11

All of those nations, by and large, are monoethnic AngryAmish Aug 2015 #12

South Africa and India are monoethnic? nt geek tragedy Aug 2015 #13

ah, you got me there. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #14

The grand irony is that Assad had already committed Syria to a more democratic future. Xithras Aug 2015 #15