Iraq's Kurdish minority is voting today on whether to declare itself an independent state.  Opposing the move is not only the Iraqi government, but Turkey, Iran, and Syria – countries where other Kurdish minorities long for their own homeland. NBC News: Experts say the result will almost certainly be a resounding "yes" – but what that will actually mean in reality is still unclear. For the Kurds, the vote presents an opportunity to finally break away from Iraq. "We have the right to choose our destiny and fulfill our dream," Dallo Mohammed, a 32-year-old accountant from the town of Khanaqin, told NBC News. "I am a Kurdish citizen, this is how I was born, and this is how I would die." But opponents of the vote – a list of countries that includes the U.S. – say the ballot could provoke destabilization, ethnic violence, and hamper the fight against ISIS. The Kurds were one of the few national entities...(Read Full Post)