"Baghdad Bobs" Daily Report Tuesday December 18, 2012
The president Masoud Barazani and the beginning of the new Kurdish era
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 11:27
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There is no doubt that there are two options regarding the current situation in Kirkuk, each has its consequences and outcomes ,the first one is to aggressively dealing with the issue,
calling on war, excluding the others…and other such steps like the ones adopted by Mr. al-Maliki backed by a group of pro-Baath individuals. The second option demanded the language of partnership while dealing with disputed issues, such a language based on national partnership and aimed at solving the one country's problems; this option has been adopted by Mr. Masoud Barazani as he works on supporting democracy and human development in the federal Iraq.
The reasons behind Iraq problems is Maliki's attempts to connect Iraq to the regional atmospheres making Iraq as a reflection-site to the struggle going on in the region, he does not work on developing his country by implementing social and economic projects, by promoting the relations with the region of Kurdistan as well as neighboring countries, all he does is releasing tensed statements whicht make us feel that whatever accordance made between Baghdad and Erbil was fruitless.
The citizens of Kurdistan region are witnessing their gold era right now as their government is working on improving their living situations, promoting the unity among Kurds, enhancing investment in the region, this is why the leadership of KRG will not accept on any war that will devastate also the good relation among Kurds and Arabs, which one of this leadership goals is to strengthen not weaken, as Mr. Maliki is doing.
[ I HAVE STATED MANY TIMES ... BARZANI AND THE KRG ARE WORKING HARD EVERYDAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF KURDISTAN ... THEY ARE BUILDING A STATE & PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE ... I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE IRAQI CITIZENS ARE NOT DEMANDING THE SAME FROM MALIKI & GOI ... THE GOI DOESNT HOLD A CANDLE TO THE KRG ... ]
Ratifying constitutional article 140 by Kurdish leadership was not due to their doubt about the identity of those disputed areas, they have no doubt those area belong to Kurds, but their approval on such constitutional article rose from their desire to solve whatever conflicts with the federal government would stoke later, but Mr. Maliki is fleeing now from the implementation of this article, this is why KRG issued a resolution stated to name the disputed areas as "Kurdistan areas outside the region".
The fact that Kirkuk is part of Kurdistan is such a fact that enriches Iraq, because what had divided Iraq was the radical sectarian policies. We have approved a constitution that will maintain Iraq's unity, a federal Iraq that reserve the rights of all of its citizens, not like Mr. Maliki doing by excluding other and militarilization the community and arming the forces by American aircrafts in such a step that brings no good to this people.
Maliki should be aware that post Saddam's toppling Kurds will not let one more dictator to rise, and they will not negotiation whether Kirkuk belong to Kurds to not, the identity of Kirkuk is a geographically historically decided issue.
Finally, denying the Kurdish identity of Kirkuk will not change the reality, it will just results in much more conflicts and internal divisions, while admitting others' right and adopting the democratic dialogue which is the current language of this era will contribute to the solving of our troubles,.
A question mark raises here: till when such denial would be adopted?!
Dr. Saman Sorani.
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