Adam Montana "We Still Have the Upcoming" 9/13/17

by roxy22222222 Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:03 pm

we still have a date for a Kurdish referendum later this month, so the question of the day is… what, if anything, do we know is being done by those in Baghdad who may not want to see a Kurdish secession? Iraq in general is not in favor of it, lawsuits have been filed (presumably on the grounds that the upcoming referendum is unconstitutional or a variety of other reasons), and there are signs of certain Kurdish leaders willing to negotiate with Baghdad…in my opinion, that simple fact right there is reason to think they aren’t really serious about the split. Sure, they may SAY they are, and posture accordingly, but the leaders of the secession movement and the PTB are simply not in sync. Nothing as major as a complete separation can possibly happen unless the Kurdish are representatives completely unified.

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Speaking of being completely unified, here's something that is certainly going to influence Iraq to put the brakes on a Kurdish separation... they would lose the entire border of Turkey, a country that has been a great ally to Iraq recently, and they would have an entirely new "neighbor to the north" (the Kurds)... Does anyone really think that sounds appealing to Abadi or anyone else? I don't think so! So it is in their best interest, at this time, right now, to get moving on the HCL, increase the value, and everyone will completely forget about the splitting of Kurdistan and Iraq for a while! With THAT said, we still have the upcoming referendum, and it's certainly a good reason for Parliament to kick their HCL in the butt! If it's going to happen, I will not be surprised to see this thing launch right before the upcoming event, so perhaps the 21st is our day.