04-30-2004, 04:41 PM
I know Assyria is trying to make an administrative zone right now, but obviously Assyrians throughout the world want their own state away from Iraqi rule and Kurdish opression. I've been discussing the issue of northern Iraq with some friends, and I have some questions to pose for everyone.
Firstly, if we give Assyria and Kurdistan independence, would this not create conflicts such as the ones in the former Yugoslav areas today, where many cultures are fighting over the same cultural sacred areas? I understand that Muslims in both Bosnia and Assyria have simply taken over areas to make them sacred, but problems may still arise. I look at Bosnia and Yugoslavia as the worst outcome of Assyrian Independence, but then look at Croatia and Slovenia as possibly a very good outcome of Assyrian independence. In other words, either something really good would happen to Assyria (God willing), or something really bad would happen.
Second, how would Assyria survive? What resources would Assyria have? I mean, it's not a lot of land, but enough. But I don't think there are many resources that Assyrians could use to trade in the international market. Further, they would have to constantly have permission from Iraq to use the Tigris. Many Assyrians compare their nation to Israel before it's independence, but geographically speaking a better comparison would be Armenia, with no geographic bodies of water touching the nation, and being surrounded by Islamic nations. Assyria may have the same problems with Kurdistan as Armenia is having with Azerbajain.
Finally- what would be Assyria's national city? It's very important for Assyria to have a national capital, but the problem is that national capital would be contraversal- Mosul is on top of it. The other city Assyria identifies with is Assur, but that wouldn't be in Assyrian territory either (if we look at the proposed Administrative map). This is easily up for contraversy.
So what does everyone think? I'm all for Assyrian independence, but many problems could arise from it. I know Armenia was in a shockingly similar situation, but we must be prepared for the worse.
Firstly, if we give Assyria and Kurdistan independence, would this not create conflicts such as the ones in the former Yugoslav areas today, where many cultures are fighting over the same cultural sacred areas? I understand that Muslims in both Bosnia and Assyria have simply taken over areas to make them sacred, but problems may still arise. I look at Bosnia and Yugoslavia as the worst outcome of Assyrian Independence, but then look at Croatia and Slovenia as possibly a very good outcome of Assyrian independence. In other words, either something really good would happen to Assyria (God willing), or something really bad would happen.
Second, how would Assyria survive? What resources would Assyria have? I mean, it's not a lot of land, but enough. But I don't think there are many resources that Assyrians could use to trade in the international market. Further, they would have to constantly have permission from Iraq to use the Tigris. Many Assyrians compare their nation to Israel before it's independence, but geographically speaking a better comparison would be Armenia, with no geographic bodies of water touching the nation, and being surrounded by Islamic nations. Assyria may have the same problems with Kurdistan as Armenia is having with Azerbajain.
Finally- what would be Assyria's national city? It's very important for Assyria to have a national capital, but the problem is that national capital would be contraversal- Mosul is on top of it. The other city Assyria identifies with is Assur, but that wouldn't be in Assyrian territory either (if we look at the proposed Administrative map). This is easily up for contraversy.
So what does everyone think? I'm all for Assyrian independence, but many problems could arise from it. I know Armenia was in a shockingly similar situation, but we must be prepared for the worse.