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Toby Dodge rides again: The best summary of Iraqi politics I’ve read lately

Toby Dodge is one of the few people I always make sure to read about Iraq. He has been right more than most I can think of. Here is his latest piece. He concludes that "the trajectory of Iraqi politics clearly is heading towards a new authoritarianism with the concentration of power in the hands ...

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Toby Dodge is one of the few people I always make sure to read about Iraq. He has been right more than most I can think of. Here is his latest piece. He concludes that "the trajectory of Iraqi politics clearly is heading towards a new authoritarianism with the concentration of power in the hands of one man, Nuri al-Maliki." Good luck, Amb. McGurk.

Toby Dodge is one of the few people I always make sure to read about Iraq. He has been right more than most I can think of. Here is his latest piece. He concludes that "the trajectory of Iraqi politics clearly is heading towards a new authoritarianism with the concentration of power in the hands of one man, Nuri al-Maliki." Good luck, Amb. McGurk.

 

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
Tags: Iraq, Middle East and North Africa, Military, Politics

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