One month after holding an independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, the government that organized it is offering to suspend the results. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) issued a statement on Oct. 24 saying it was ready to compromise with the Iraqi government in Baghdad. The KRG said it was willing to freeze the results of September's referendum, begin a dialogue with Baghdad based on the Iraqi constitution, implement a cease-fire and halt military operations. The Iraqi government hasn't released an official response yet, but Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki and a member of parliament close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi have rejected a suspension of the results. Instead, Baghdad has demanded the KRG annul the vote entirely, which the KRG has rejected....
