In the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, however, the situation is completely different: in the last ten years, under the protection of the Allies' no-fly zone, and even more so since the toppling of Saddam, the Kurdish regional government has been able to establish and sustain a relatively orderly administration. It has overcome tribal and party differences and created a de facto functioning government, with an impressive record on development issues such as education, irrigation, and construction - and, above all, with no violence.
但在伊拉克北部的库尔德聚居区，情况却完全不同。过去10年来，有了盟军禁飞区的保护，特别是萨达姆被推翻后，库尔德地区当局成功地建立和维持了秩序井然的政府。他们克服了种族和党派差异建立了行之有效的政府，并在诸如教育、灌溉和建设等发展领域取得了非常可喜的成绩。最重要的一点是，库尔德政府避免了暴力。