Yes this is a great point - though I&#x27;m not advocating for any consolidated religious power. I don&#x27;t think Iran would really be a good fit for that anyway, as the political-religious combination is fairly recent and was an affect of major political polarization as the whole region started gaining power through oil trade.<p>The Kurds are an amazing and resilient group that have been an incredible ally to the west.<p>I don&#x27;t know any group it&#x27;s size who has been more historically oppressed, marginalized and killed with almost nobody paying any attention to it.