What are the main issues facing the drafters?
Federalism: While there is general agreement that Iraq should be divided into federal governorates, or regions, many details must be decided. A fundamental issue is how to allot power between the federal government and the regions. Another is agreeing on the number of regions and the territory each encompasses. The knottiest problem concerns Iraqi Kurdistan, the largely Kurdish region in the north of the country. This region has been virtually autonomous since 1991, when it came under the protection of a U.S. – and British-enforced no fly zone. Revenue-sharing: One of the main debates facing Iraqis is how to share billions of dollars in annual oil revenues among the country’s many ethnic communities and geographic regions. The TAL recommends that oil revenues be distributed to regions based on population, with special consideration given to parts of Iraq–such as the Kurdish north and the Shiite-dominated south neglected by the former regime. Division of powers: There is broad consensu
