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All items tagged ShiitesOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 11, 2008 | Obama and Biden: No Fundamental Change on Iraq PolicyReidar Visser: US presidential candidates, Democrats and Republicans alike, continue to ignore the shifting political realities in Iraq. Obama and Biden consistently portray the principal dynamic of Iraqi politics as a struggle between Shiites and Sunnis, whereas the main front in Baghdad is between two essentially cross-sectarian coalitions. ... MoreMarch 6, 2008 | New Moderate Centrism on the Rise in Iraqi PoliticsReidar Visser: While Western media has largely overlooked the rise of a moderate centrist force in Iraq, this new current deserves attention as it faces challenges from the Iraqi Presidency Council. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 19, 2008 | Maliki May Get "Difficult" for the USThere are voices among US officials that Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki became overconfident about his government’s ability to handle the security situation in Iraq without the US troops and that he wants to portray himself as the national hero who kicked out the US. ++ Domestically, Maliki’s Shi’ite-dominated government no longer depends on the US and seems to be more and more unwilling to advocate ... More |
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