Quote by Christopher Hitchens

If the Bahreini royal family can have an embassy, a state, and a seat at the UN, why should the twenty-five million Kurds not have a claim to autonomy? The alleviation of their suffering and the assertion of their self-government is one of the few unarguable benefits of regime change in Iraq. It is not a position from which any moral retreat would be allowable.

If the Bahreini royal family can have an embassy, a state, a

Summary

This quote questions the inequality in granting autonomy to certain groups while denying it to others. Specifically, it argues that if the Bahreini royal family can have recognition and autonomy, then the twenty-five million Kurds also have a legitimate claim for self-government. The quote highlights the importance of addressing the suffering and granting self-governance to the Kurds as a justifiable outcome of regime change in Iraq. It states that there should be no moral retreat from supporting their cause, emphasizing the need for equality and fairness in granting autonomy to various groups.

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Morality Iraq War Iraq Al Khalifa Family Autonomy Bahrain Kurdish People Kurdistan Royalty Statehood

By Christopher Hitchens

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