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Originally Posted by martinguerre
Ayatollah Al-Sistani has repeatedly denounced any attempt for Kurdish autonomy apart from participation in a national iraqi government.
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This may be true, but I think you may be forgetting that the Kurds (and any other people or region with a two-thirds majority in three governates) have been granted the power to reject a draft constitution. This has the effect of ensuring that orthodox Islamic law won't become the sole source of legal interpretation, which would keep the Kurds (and other minorities in Iraq) from becoming subjects of a Shia majority.
The reference to Detroit was straightforward. A new 'Kurdistan', established within the federalist system of the country of Iraq.
Or, on a smaller level, a Chinatown within New York City.