00:00What if Kurdistan suddenly declared independence today?
00:03If all of the Kurdish people united and declared independence from the countries oppressing them,
00:08they would cover a very large land.
00:10However, their neighbors would immediately declare war on them in order to retake their lost territory.
00:16Turkey would be their biggest threat, as they have a modern and powerful military.
00:20However, NATO might push them to back down in order to de-escalate the situation.
00:25Syria and Iraq wouldn't be as big of a problem, as they are both unstable.
00:30Iran would be a problem, as Iran would see this as a chance to grab some land for themselves and
00:35expand their territory.
00:36These countries wouldn't unite to stop Kurdistan, since they don't really like each other that much.
00:42The Kurds would manage to defend themselves thanks to the mountainous terrain.
00:46However, they would be completely isolated and would struggle economically and politically.
00:51Independence would be impossible to maintain, and that would eventually lead to their surrender
00:56in exchange for further autonomy in their old countries.
01:00East Norio.
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