But the same goes for the rest of Iraq: the US is now lamely asking for a UN resolution mandating a transfer of power to a legitimate Iraqi government - but such an authorization is highly unlikely, nor is there anyone in Iraq to whom authority can conceivably be transferred. Why should the one region - and people - who run an orderly government, are not involved in murder, attacks on mosques, and suicide bombing of schoolchildren, be penalized?
举行这样的全民公决显然面临障碍，主要因为美国无权随意决定伊拉克问题。在伊拉克其它地区情形也是一样：美国正说服联合国，授权它将权力移交给合法的伊拉克政府，但真正获得授权的机会却小得可怜，伊拉克也不存在任何党派，能够接受这样的权力。库尔德人民拥有合法的政府，也并未参与谋杀、袭击清真寺和对在校学生的自杀性爆炸活动，他们凭什么受到惩罚？