Holiday in Iraq: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com: "Instead, the golden Kurdish sunburst emblem sits at the center " (In reference to the flag flown in Kurdish Iraq)
One of the better stories coming out of Iraq. The Kurds in the north could care less if Iraq as a whole can get it together, they getting their own program together. After reading about how the land is secure and the economy is flourishing you can't help but think it won't be long until Kurdistan separates from Iraq. Mind Turkey to the north, though, but I think, as addressed at the end of the article, America has some history with the Kurds and it is unlikely that Turkey with its tendency towards interest in the EU would avoid such a move.
Anyhow, if Iraq "falls apart" I think it is safe to assume that you'll still be able to vacation in Erbil and catch up with some Christian Assyrians.
