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Originally Posted by powerclown
Sorry, martinguerre, but I seem to be missing your point here.
Yes, the Kurds are armed with guns, they have a 40,000-strong security force. The developing Iraqi Police force are armed as well of course. And what exactly is a source of gridlock/stalemate??
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Kurdish interests are being protected not by some stable system, or motivation to participated in a legitimated and equitable system. The motivation the Shia have for listening to the Kurds is that they have guns.
At some point, the people holding boomsticks may decided that they're not being listened to enough, or that the rest of the country is going to hell in a handbasket. And unlike the Shia forces, the Kurds actually stand together and have a deep leadership reserve since their structure wasn't de-ba'athistized or whatever we called dismantling their army.
What i'm saying is that lack of motivation to participate in a central government, and the ability to get away with nationalist seperatism may win out long term.
This all said...the new compromise does seemt ohave some promise to it. let's hope it sticks.