As the Iraqi political scientist Ghassan Atiyyah, has noted, the Kurds, even without regional allies, have been able to de-stabilize Iraq for 80 years. How much more will the Sunnis be able to de-stabilize the country, he asked, enjoying as they do the support of most of the regional powers, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, and potentially Turkey?
对此伊拉克库尔德人的抗争是有借鉴意义的。正如伊拉克政治学家加桑·阿提亚（ Ghassan Atiyyah ）所言，连一个地区盟友也没有的库尔德人都能在伊拉克闹了 80 年。更何况逊尼派背后还有沙特阿拉伯，叙利亚以及潜在的土耳其等地区性力量撑腰，那就更不知道要在伊拉克兴风作浪多久了。