Talabani rejects reports of CIA-backed Kurdish incursions and says making Kurds the tip of the spear would be disastrous because Kurds are a minority inside Iran and such a move would trigger Turkish and Iranian backlash.
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Separatism
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Jiang identifies Alberta separatist pressure as a major vulnerability that Trump could exploit inside Canada.
Jiang says a collapsing Canadian housing market could let Trump threaten Canada over Alberta and turn even minority separatist sentiment into a televised American victory.
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"If that doesn't happen, can the United States legitimately claim victory? Judging by some of the statements that were made, the initial objectives militarily,..."
"...the Iranians themselves, who are a proud people and would fear separatism or a splitting of the country. That's why I firmly believe Kurds..."
"The Albertans are not very happy with the fact that they're basically subsidizing all of Canada, and the push for independence is now very,..."
"If Trump just says, listen, I'm going to annex Greenland, no one can stop him. The Germans and the French and the Swedes and..."
"% equals 100 % in his worldview. And he's going to threaten Canada and say, you either give us Alberta or we're going to..."
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