Tackling Kirkuk

"Kirkuk was founded some 4,500 years ago by the Hurrians, it was then conquered by the Assyrians, then it was overrun by the Iranians, then by the Turks, then the Arabs, and now it is part of Iraq. Kurds and Assyrians have lived there since time immemorial and Arabs and Turkmen have also lived there for centuries... So who does Kirkuk belong to? Every time I think about this question the words of Orlando Bloom (Kingdom of Heaven) come to mind:

"What is Jerusalem? Your [Christian] holy places lie over the Jewish temple that the Romans pulled down. The Muslim places of worship lie over yours. Which is more holy?...The Wall? The Mosque? The Sepulchre? Who has claim? No one has claim…All have claim!".

So what to do with a city that can rightfully be 'claimed' by more than 3 large ethnic groups? Thankfully the Mehdi Army militiamen have gone back to petty crime, brick-laying, garbage cleaning e.t.c and the insurgency in Iraq is in the last throes, this time its for real and not even the democrats or al-Qaida can deny it. That leaves everyone else in Iraq with the chance to complain about the electricity or heat, and of course the future of Kirkuk."
Eye Raki