MEET THE KURDS

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/12/5991425/kurds-iraq-kurdistan-peshmerga
6 essential facts about Iraq's Kurds

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2014/08/isis_and_kurdistan_the_future_of_iraq_depends_on_a_thriving_kurdish_population.html
The Case for Helping the Kurds

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/08/obamas-intervention-iraq-all-about-kurds
Obama's Intervention