Egypt's Sissi: Independent Kurdish state in Iraq would be 'catastrophic'

[Jefferson23]

* Asshole

Former army chief warns independence for Iraq's Kurds could further destabilize the region.

By Yasmine Saleh Jul. 6, 2014 |

REUTERS - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said on Sunday a referendum on the independence of Iraq's Kurdish region would lead to a "catastrophic" break up of the country, which is facing an onslaught by Sunni Islamist militants.

The comments from Sissi, leader of the most populous Arab nation, indicate a growing fear in the region that the division of Iraq could further empower the insurgents who have declared a "caliphate" on land seized in Iraq and neighboring Syria.

"The referendum that the Kurds are asking for now is in reality no more than the start of a catastrophic division of Iraq into smaller rival states," Egypt's MENA news agency quoted Sissi as saying during a meeting with local journalists.

The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish north, Massoud Barzani, asked the region's parliament on Thursday to prepare the way for a referendum on independence.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/.premium-1.603193

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.603426

[TwilightGardener]

1. Kinda funny to see all the various Muslim nations now nervous over ISIS.

Hey, Middle East--YOU BIRTHED THIS SHIT with your never-ending jockeying for power and your embrace of extremism to further your goals--ENJOY IT. The Kurds are about the only ones who don't deserve the blowback, frankly.

[Jefferson23]

2. You can thank GW and his lovely neo-con friends too. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

3. Absolutely. They helped light the fuse. Now it's finally blowing up.

[Rod Beauvex]

4. If you kick a nest of hornets...

..and you get stung, it is your fault you got stung.

If you kick a nest of hornets, and the hornets start stinging each other, is it your fault that the hornets are stinging each other?

[Jefferson23]

5. It is not clear to me what your point is. To me, this guy Sisi can go to hell.

He and his non democratic run state recently convicted journalists for abetting terrorism.
This guy has zero credibility, just like his government.

[Rod Beauvex]

6. My bad...

That was meant to be a reply to a reply.