The Kurds, under the yoke of Arabs, Turks, and Iranians, saw in the demise of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq – and now see in the dismemberment of other Arab autocracies – an opportunity to join the new Great Middle Eastern Game. That means realizing the dream of uniting their dispersed nation in an independent Kurdish state.
受阿拉伯人、土耳其人和伊朗人压迫的库尔德人将萨达姆政权在伊拉克的倒台——以及眼下其他阿拉伯独裁者的倒台——视为参与大中东弈局的良机。这意味着统一这个分散的民族，组成一个独立的库尔德人国家。