The Kurds were at the bottom of the Iraqi socioeconomic ladder. Saddam loved killing them more than just about anyone else. They are doing positive things with their newfound freedom.
In no country are Kurds closer to realizing their dream of freedom and independence than they are in Iraq. They are wrapping up the finishing touches on their de-facto sovereign state-within-a-state, a fact on the ground that will not easily be undone. And they’re transforming the hideously decrepit physical environment left to them by Saddam Hussein – a broken place that is terribly at odds with the Kurdistan in their hearts and in their minds – into something beautiful and inspiring, the kind of place you might like to live in someday yourself.
Go read. Excellent photos too.
Hat tip: Winds of Change