Perhaps to assuage political fears - and considerations of international law - any plebiscite in the Kurdish region should, initially, have only a consultative status. But it will give legitimate expression to the will of a people long oppressed and entitled to their place in the sun.
为了平息政治愤怒、顾全国际规则，库尔德地区的任何公民投票起初也许都仅该作为参考。但这会赋予长久受到压迫的人们合法的表达权利，他们有权利在阳光下拥有一席之地。