Sunnis vs. Shiites vs. Kurds

Sunnis vs. Shiites vs. Kurds

There are three ethnicity-based governments in Iraq that absolutely hate each other and do not get along at all. Many factors play into the instabilities of the governments ran by the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. The roles of the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds greatly impact the modern and future issues of Iraq. The only problem existing between them is that they do not have the ability to interact with each other. The opposing views of the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish governments in Iraq make it difficult for them to unite and agree upon political issues, potentially leading to long-term political instability. The three government groups in Iraq have different amounts of political power, residing in conflict within the nation. A factor that plays into political disputes in Iraq is the fact that the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish governments do not have an equal amount of political power. Iraq battles political infighting among the three governments in the past and today. While the power of the Kurds and Sunnis decreases, the Shiites’ power increases. Ever since the election for a transitional national assembly, immense corruption has come about. The United Iraq Alliance won the election, with Shiite Jafari as leader. The Shiites have and still thrive on the election victory and try to dominate all aspects of Iraq government. To make matters worse, they do not necessarily share power. The Sunnis who take over the center region of Iraq, simply do not approve of the Shiite-dominated government and decide not to conform to any political decisions the Shiite government makes. In addition, the Kurdish government, leading the northern region of Iraq, does not accept the idea of Shiite domination either. When put together, the populations of the center and northern region make up a great portion of Iraq. Thus, the amount of power that the Shiite government has is not favored by most of the nation. As a result, anti-government