On the recordJuly 31, 2014
Over the conflict in the area of Iraq, dating from the first gulf war to the second, we have had staunch allies in the Kurdish people. And just as the American people had within them the desire for independence in 1776, so, too, rises the tide of self-determination among the Kurdish people. And should they choose to take that path in a referendum and seek to separate themselves from the failing Iraqi State, I strongly encourage America to promptly recognize a new, independent Kurdistan to take its place among other important American allies, like Israel, in the region. ____________________
