Yes. The Kurds are a formidable force, the peshmerga. They have a history of fighting. They would need to be empowered, definitely.
Part of the challenge of the peshmerga, which are in the Kurdish region of Iraq, is getting Turkish permission, which is really hard to do, understanding their history of allowing peshmerga access into Turkey to get around the fact that much of ISIS territory stands in the way.
Literally, ISIS controls the vast desert between the KRG, the Kurdish region, and the areas of battle, but that can be overcome.
You have to give something to the Kurds, and we haven't done that, maybe behind the scenes. We need to give something to the Kurds that says that they have a purpose in fighting ISIS, not just in Kobani, which is clearly important for their own historical narrative, but more importantly fighting ISIS will mean something for them. There's only one thing that the Kurds want and it is some recognition of autonomy toward independence.
I know we're allergic to the concept of independence. I understand that, but that is really important. I completely understand why the Kurds would say that they are going to be defensive and they are not going to go on the offensive until they are told there's something in it for them.