For many decades it has been obvious that IF America were willing to piss off Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey by creating an independent Kurdish nation (the Kurdish people overlap all four countries) - America would gain a thankful, loyal, moderate ally in the Middle East. Kurdistan would be self-sufficient economically due to oil, and stable (not prone to civil war) due to its homogeneous ethnic makeup. It's creation would probably put an end to PKK terrorism in Turkey (the group fights in the name of creating an independent Kurdistan) and would be another Sunni check on the Shiite expansion of Iran. It could hardly be worse than what Syria and Iraq have to offer the area.