Kurdish Referendum and its Failure
Keywords:
Independent, Autonomous, Referendum, KRG, RegionAbstract
The purpose of this paper to highlight the factors that led to the failure
of the recent Kurdish attempt to secede from the Iraqi state in a bid to
secure their independence peacefully and lawfully but they failed to
achieve their cherished dream due to many reasons. The finding of this
paper suggest that the principal reasons behind the failure of Kurdish
referendum were the autocratic personality of their leader, Masoud
Barzani disunity among their rank and file, the regional countries and
their interests and above all the level indifference and lack of support
from Washington dug the grave of the Kurdish attempt, the paper also
finds that this venture was untimely and will causes the central
government to assert power, as well as the relation with turkey and
Iran will remain strained. However, it suggests that the relation
between the Kurds and the US will remain stable and friendly and any
positive, unified future attempt by the Kurds for separation will receive
considerable amount of support from Washington.
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