<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Buchanan suggests that Hurricane Harvey may cut into the cash needed for war, which would be a Good Thing. (The other alternative is that the printing presses would create massive inflation, which is what governments tend to do to pay for war and other crises.)<br></div><div><br></div><div>I have a question, however. Buchanan says: </div><div><br></div><div>"The U.S. and Turkey have urged Iraq's Kurds to put off their nonbinding
referendum on independence Sept. 25. The vote seems certain to endorse a
separate state. A Kurdistan, seceded from Baghdad, would be a magnet
for secession-minded Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iran, 30 million in all,
and present a strategic crisis for the United States."</div><div><br></div><div>Why would this be a strategic crisis? It seems like 30 million dissidents would have the opportunity to move to a happier situation and put less pressure on Turkey, Syria and Iran. The only downside I can see is if the unhappy Kurds want to secede within Turkey, Syria and Iran rather than move. But then why did Buchanan use the word "magnet", which implies movement?<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/what_harvey_wrought" class="ydpb1dbf385enhancr_card_4352966300" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Harvey Wrought</a></div><div id="ydpb1dbf385enhancr_card_4352966300" class="ydpb1dbf385yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpb1dbf385yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ydpb1dbf385ymail-preserve-class ydpb1dbf385ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/what_harvey_wrought" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/what_harvey_wrought" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpb1dbf385yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpb1dbf385card-wrapper ydpb1dbf385yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpb1dbf385card ydpb1dbf385yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="ydpb1dbf385card-info ydpb1dbf385yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-size: auto auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpb1dbf385card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Segoe UI, Arial, sans-serif;word-break:break-word;color:#26282a;">What Harvey Wrought</h2><p class="ydpb1dbf385card-richinfo-primary" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0 0 4px 0;color:#979ba7;">Rasmussen Reports</p><p class="ydpb1dbf385card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:#979ba7;word-break:break-word;">Like 9/11, Hurricane Harvey brought us together. In awe at the destruction 50 inches of rain did to East T...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div></body></html>