Obama in Iraq
I think he is trying to push the Iraqi government to move forward on reconciliation. Right now Maliki and those around him are the center of gravity in the war — if they go sectarian and stiff the former Sunni insurgents, then things start unraveling. Take responsibility for your country, President Obama lectures. Likely Iraqi ...
I think he is trying to push the Iraqi government to move forward on reconciliation. Right now Maliki and those around him are the center of gravity in the war — if they go sectarian and stiff the former Sunni insurgents, then things start unraveling. Take responsibility for your country, President Obama lectures. Likely Iraqi response: Thanks for your interest.
The next 18 months are “critical,” Mr. Obama says. Alas, they always are in Iraq. It all feels depressingly like the Bush administration.
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