Iraq in Two

Iraqi Shiites are fleeing areas coming under ISIS control after reports of massacres. These internal refugees are seeking sanctuary within Iraq itself, but in areas controlled by Kurds, who are extending mercy and protection from the Sunni fanatics. A large swath of Iraq may indeed be incorporated into a rising Sunni caliphate, but perhaps part of that country will be retained as an independent Kurdistan that will be a haven for human rights, even for those who are not Kurdish. Sunni insurgents have also reportedly captured the largest refinery complex in that disintegrating nation, likely meaning world oil prices will skyrocket. I see no way for peace or stability to be rapidly returned to either Iraq or Syria, nor do I see a side between the Sunni al-Qaeda sympathizers and the Shiite extremists that America and the West can support. At least the Kurdish population seems to be somewhat capable of holding back the New Caliphate in areas already in Kurdish hands.