This is not only a question of territory, borders, and oil, but also one that concerns the domestic balance of power. With a Kurdish exit removing the third constituent element – besides Shia and Sunni Arabs – of Iraqi politics, the country’s sectarian polarization would most likely deepen.
但是，库尔德独立对伊拉克其他地区意味着什么？这不是关于领土、边境和石油的问题，而是关于国内实力平衡的问题。库尔德人的离开意味着伊拉克政坛仅次于什叶派和逊尼派阿拉伯人的第三大组成部分不复存在，该国的宗派极化问题几乎肯定将有所加深。