Die Kurden werden das Iran-Problem nicht lösen: Sie sind gute Kämpfer und gute Verbündete, aber kein Allheilmittel.

Lt. General Mark Hertling (Ret.) writes: „Working with the Kurds in northern Iraq remains one of the most rewarding experiences of my military career. Their soldiers were courageous, their officers thoughtful, and their leaders deeply committed to the welfare of their people. They were excellent partners, and they remain an important component of regional security. But the deeper lesson I learned—both in the field and through further study—is that the Kurds are best understood not as an instrument for other countries’ strategic ambitions, but as a nation pursuing its own.

While policymakers in Washington may occasionally imagine Kurdish fighters as the key to solving the Iranian problem, the truth is far more complicated. The Kurds are remarkable and useful allies, but they are not the solution the administration is looking for.“

and, they don’t trust the US, for good reason