The Kurdish Problem
Resolving the "Kurdish Problem"
War is a difficult thing to understand. It will always be a part of human history, and yet we as humans never become numb to the fact that our fellow man may be killed by something that seems so old and outdated. There is a war being wagged in Iraq right now, people are dying, and yet there seems to be hope for some. The Kurdish people who mainly occupy the northern parts of Iraq have an opportunity now to prosper as a whole community, something that has not been granted to them since before Great Brittan artificially conceived the country of Iraq.
The British determined to add the mostly Kurdish vilayet of Mosul to Iraq for the reason that its great amount of oil resources. This was the only way that Iraq could be made workable, the British believed. This, however, could be a reason behind the tension between the Kurds and the Arabic community of Iraq. I say this because it seems as though the Iraqi government has always feared the Kurdish people separating themselves from the rest of the country, and therefore "would not only deplete the Iraqi population but also would set a precedent that the Shiites, some 55 percent of the population, might follow, thus threatening the future of the Iraqi state." In addition, because roughly two-thirds of the oil production and reserves were in the Kurdish area, the government felt that Kurdish secession would strike at the economic heart of the state.
The same reasons why the Kurdish people were persecuted in the past could be a reason for them to have prosperity in the future. Right now the world has a dependency on oil, and until that dependency is lessened, the Kurdish people have a great opportunity to have economic prosperity. The idea right now is to have some sort of parliamentary system in Iraq, therefore giving the Kurdish people elected officials representing them on the national stage. Because of this, along with the great amount of autonomy that the United States
War is a difficult thing to understand. It will always be a part of human history, and yet we as humans never become numb to the fact that our fellow man may be killed by something that seems so old and outdated. There is a war being wagged in Iraq right now, people are dying, and yet there seems to be hope for some. The Kurdish people who mainly occupy the northern parts of Iraq have an opportunity now to prosper as a whole community, something that has not been granted to them since before Great Brittan artificially conceived the country of Iraq.
The British determined to add the mostly Kurdish vilayet of Mosul to Iraq for the reason that its great amount of oil resources. This was the only way that Iraq could be made workable, the British believed. This, however, could be a reason behind the tension between the Kurds and the Arabic community of Iraq. I say this because it seems as though the Iraqi government has always feared the Kurdish people separating themselves from the rest of the country, and therefore "would not only deplete the Iraqi population but also would set a precedent that the Shiites, some 55 percent of the population, might follow, thus threatening the future of the Iraqi state." In addition, because roughly two-thirds of the oil production and reserves were in the Kurdish area, the government felt that Kurdish secession would strike at the economic heart of the state.
The same reasons why the Kurdish people were persecuted in the past could be a reason for them to have prosperity in the future. Right now the world has a dependency on oil, and until that dependency is lessened, the Kurdish people have a great opportunity to have economic prosperity. The idea right now is to have some sort of parliamentary system in Iraq, therefore giving the Kurdish people elected officials representing them on the national stage. Because of this, along with the great amount of autonomy that the United States
Cited: 1. Gunter, Michael M. "The Kurdish Question in Perspective." World Affairs. Washington: Spring 2004. Vol. 166, Iss. 4; p. 197 2. http://www.krg.org/news/index.asp. Kurdistan Regional Government. Accessed November 5, 2004. 3. http://www.krg.org/about/ministries/moe/index.asp. Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Education. Accessed November 5, 2004. 4. Wilkinson, Nick. "Iraq Analysis From a Nonpartisan; Q&A with recently returned WSU professor Liam Anderson." Dayton City Paper. Dayton, Ohio: Jun 15, 2004. Vol. 2, Iss. 10; p. 5