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The never-ending mess of Iraq

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

We are told that “The Surge” in Iraq has been a success as the increase in US troops, in addition to local agreements with wardlords, strongmen, sheikhs and mullahs, has brought the violence in Iraq down considerably. In reality, Iraq has become completely dysfunctional and decentralised and the central government has virtually no control on […]

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