The prospect of Americans leaving Iraq is not an appealing one to the Kurds. And judging by what we posted yesterday from Iraq’s Kitabat newspaper by Khadir Taahar, ‘Obama’s Election Makes ‘Fatal Blow’ Against Kurds Possible,’ one gathers why Kurds are so concerned.
With Iraq’s National Assembly set to vote on the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement today [Nov. 26], we have this article by Rauf Naqishbendi from the Kurdish Media in Iraq’s Kurdistan Autonomous Region, which outlines in stark detail why Kurds are so worried about America’s departure.
Rauf Naqishbendi fror Kurdish Media writes in part:
“U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari signed a broad outline of the deal on November 17 … A Kurd, Mr. Zebari endorsed genocide against his own people and placed his signature on a document assenting to the mass slaughter of Kurds by Turks, Iranians and Arabs. … Secretary Rice signed a document that accepts America’s defeat and invites Iranian domination. It is a victory for the Iranians and al-Qaeda; and a death certificate for a federated Iraq.
Naqishbendi then points out an unpleasant likelihood:
“A combined Iran and Iraq would constitute a petroleum powerhouse capable of disrupting the global economy by driving up oil prices up and controlling its flow to worlds markets.”
Then, with evident consternation, Naqishbendi says:
“With the absence of U.S. forces in Iraq, the Kurds, who are pro-American and battled Saddam’s regime alongside the Americans, face annihilation. … The Kurds are a minority locked between three anti-American countries – Syria, Turkey and Iran – and all three are opposed to Kurdish freedom and are united in crushing their demands for freedom. The Kurds will certainly not be able to defend themselves … If appropriate measures aren’t set in place, January 1, 2012 may well see the commencement of yet another round of genocide against the defenseless Kurds.”
By Rauf Naqishbendi
November 24, 2008
Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish Media – Original Article (English)
The Iraqi government and U.S. officials recently signed a pact on the withdrawal of American troops that may prove one of the most costly diplomatic blunders in U.S. history. It will compromise Iraq’s future and the fate of all Iraqis, subjecting them to the vices of Iran’s Mullahs. The balance of power in the Middle East will shift in favor of Iran, posing a grave threat to U.S. interests and the security of its allies in the region. Moreover, America’s only real friends in the Islamic world, the Kurds, will suffer another genocide at the hands of Arabs known for their brutality toward Kurds, assisted by Turks who are notorious for practicing genocide against defenseless people.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari signed a broad outline of a deal on November 17, which set a deadline for the pullout of American troops of December 2011. A Kurd, Mr. Zebari endorsed genocide against his own people and placed his signature on a document assenting to the mass slaughter of Kurds by Turks, Iranians and Arabs.
Beyond that, Secretary Rice signed a document that accepts America’s defeat and invites Iranian domination in the volatile Middle East. This hairball agreement is a victory for the Iranians and al-Qaeda; and a death certificate for a federated Iraq with an autonomous Kurdistan region, let alone a sovereign Kurdish state.
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