Many politicians think that the Iraqi Kurdish authorities should do more to push the issue. Local MP Beeston Faeq believes that, “the region's government should begin to administrate matters in the disputed areas, providing these areas with services and developing projects there”.
But this would obviously come at a cost. If the Iraqi Kurdish did decide to annex the disputed areas without asking permission from Baghdad there would be a heavy economic burden for the currently-struggling region to bear. Billions of dinars would be needed to provide for the estimated 2.4 million people living in the disputed areas that would ostensibly become part of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Most Iraqi Kurdish officials seem willing to admit that there is no other solution to this problem than one that aligns with legal and constitutional guidelines. However they also say that when it comes to negotiations, the Kurds have the odds in their favour.
“The Iraqi Kurdish military control large parts of these areas now and the balance of power has changed,” says politician Qader Aziz, who heads the Kurdish Future Movement party. “That's why the Kurds should make use of this opportunity to pressure Baghdad to resolve Article 140. The Kurdish have many cards they can play to achieve a good outcome. For example, everyone knows that the city of Mosul cannot be liberated from the extremists without our help.”
first of all article 140 already expired as it was supposed to be implemented by 2007 as the constitution states !!
Second , there is no disputed terrioteries , but mixed ethnic terrioteries
Third , kurdish authorities can not secure the monthly salaries for their own people without help of central government , what about if they challenged the central governemnt and usurped these terrioteries , specially kirkuk ....
It is really ridiculous