Disengagement and identity based federalism are bad ideas. The Kurds will be able to approach their goals more effectively in the long term through participation in the central governing architecture. If they continue to strive for a short term power grab, they're more than likely going to end up with a familiar iron fist pounding on their heads. The Iranians are interfering in Iraq for obvious reasons. The Turks don't want Kurds stirring up trouble in Turkey. By going after both at the same time while thumbing their nose at the central government is an incredibly shortsighted plan.
By going after both at the same time while thumbing their [Kurdish] nose at the central government is an incredibly shortsighted plan.
***My understanding is that the PKK has been operating for decades against Turkey. Only recently have the Kurds been operating in Iran, due to OUR prompting and furtive assistance. They are not thumbing their noses at any central guvmint, the central guvmint is simply having trouble forming a coherent entity. The only thing shortsighted that I see the Kurds doing is, well, TRUSTING US. After all, we already betrayed them once & Saddam gassed them.
Kurdistan Regional government is going after both Turkey and Iran?
Is that what you are suggesting? If yes.. how? If no.. I misunderstood, sorry about that.
The overall Kurds have made a mistake in giving the PKK sympathetic support, out of misguided tribal solidarity, instead of outright condemning them. Because of that all Kurds will suffer for it.