Sunnis represent 20% of Iraq's population but have ruled the country with ruthless oppression since its founding. Now there is a lot of hand wringing about how Iraq might break up if "federalism" is enacted over Sunni objections.
Why is that bad? Iraq is not an authentic nation: it has no contiguous history and natural bonds between the peoples who live there. It is an artificial construction. Iraq created as a map drawing excerise by the British. If it breaks up into a more rational set independent states that represent true bonds between the people living there, it will be more stable, not less.
Sunnis will no longer be able to use the huge profits from oil taken from others to support their reign or terror over the other peoples in the country. If the Shiites are more aligned with Iran than with the Kurds, that is probably because it is a more natural and stable alliance. If the U.S. or the British press don't like it, too bad. The Iraqi people don't exist to make the U.S. or British press feel good.
I am happy to be proven wrong, but as long as the Shiites and Kurds cannot defend themselves against infiltration and murder by the terrorist Sunnis, there will be no stability in Iraq.
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