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Why president Barzani's popularity is
diminishing both nationally and internationally?
18.5.2012
By Hemen Kirkuki
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Massoud Barzani, the president of Kurdistan region
of Iraq. Photo: Reuters
May
18, 2012
The Kurds lamented and continue to do so from the
hands of malicious dictators. For decades, apart
from those in government circles, one had hardly
even heard the expression Kurd and Kurdistan. Their
struggle had not turned into fruitful one and not
every power was willing to barter its own interests
for the sake of hopeless Kurds, even have it been on
philanthropist grounds till 2003. The entire world
was hearing Kurdish bellow for aid.
Ultimately, the United States had to intervene to
curb a brutal dictator from further committing
pogrom against his own people. A completely- ravaged
region has now turned into an economic boom.
Kurdistan regional government president is hailed as
head of state and roughly 30 countries proudly have
their consulate established in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Likewise, Kurdistan Regional Government holds
foreign representation bureaus almost in every
country across the world, but, predictably, all that
seems to be gradually vanishing again over Kurdish
leaders blunders.
President Barzani is tranquilly and covertly aiding
a regime that has repeatedly let down the Kurds and
aims to exploits the Kurds for the interim for its
own endurance. The Islamic Republic of Iran has
never been a reliable economic,www.ekurd.net
political and military partner of Kurds and
Kurdistan. Kurdistan Regional Government officials
continue to embrace a regime that has no gains for
Kurdistan in general, rather than further isolation.
Besides, it was the very same regime that collapsed
Kurdish Republic of Muhabad and continues to badger
the Kurds with their constant shelling and aerial
strikes.
Kurdish leaders do not seem to be gleaning their
lessons from history and Kurdish nation suffers over
recurring slip-ups by their leaders. Kurds could
have gained more and can lose everything in their
hands. Kurdish leaders must act sensibly and
consider what is in their nations interests, not to
be influenced by emotions, or they will have to
account for their wrongs to their own people for
decades for not subtly seizing on prospects.
The volume of commercial transactions between the
two countries has boosted tenfold during the past
six years, and "they are getting better, day by day,
Hawler Newspaper quoted Sayid Azim Husseini, consul
general of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the
Kurdistan Region's capital city, as saying.
Accordingly, Kurdistan Regional Government turns an
absolute blind eye to the economic sanctions on Iran
and apparently, it seeks to develop and invest on
relationship with a marginalized regime at the
expense of jeopardizing alliances with global
powerful powers.
Barzani's ill-advised moves moves is risking strong
friendship with Kurds' allies and marring the
minimum likelihood that the west could have been
cajoled to back the formation of an independent
Kurdish state. KDP may lose few billion dollars from
bilateral oil trade from Iran now, but it will
harvest hundreds of billions, should the US endorses
annexation of Kirkuk and disputed regions back into
KRG.
For years, Barzanis-KDP has been purchasing oil from
Iran for a reduced price and wholesaling it back to
foreign oil firms. Should Iran thrives in securing
nukes, KRG president Barzani must could be held
accomplice for aiding a regime having dodged
economic sanctions.
President Barzani is in all probability recalling
memories of his sojourn days in Iran, especially
during the Iraq-Iran war but has he ever deliberated
deeply over the serious complications such
unsupported development of bonds may result in. That
the Kurds could be left alone once again on their
own.
Deep involvement in corruption has waned Barzanis
reputation nationally and subsidizing Iran has it
internationally.
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