The American dealing with the Kurdish issue in Iraq has gone through several stages starting from the formation of the Iraqi state since the British mandate until now. Each stage was marked by a set of political developments that defined the American position on the Kurdish issue keeping in mind that this position was not limited to political developments in the Iraqi interior. It did only take into consideration the regional dimension but also the ethnic and geographical overlap of the Kurds with Iran, Turkey and Syria.Since the year 2003, the American administrations found themselves in front of the need to deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq after it became an important pillar of the internal political process, and after the regional government imposed itself in the regional equation, as it gained international support for its demands. At the same time, it strengthened itself by the Kurdish movements in Iran, Turkey and Syria and the role of some of them in combating terrorism.
Mustafa Ibrahim Salman (Wed,) studied this question.