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the situation in Iraq has become explosive while

growing danger similar to Iraq after the First Gulf War (or

leaving Iraq entirely would be an act of folly. We are still in Kosovo

Iraq and possibly a few others are similarly susceptible to

one of the most powerful leaders of Iraq’s largest Sunni tribe.

her vote in favor of the Iraq War is a clear sign of poor political judgment

especially compared with Iraq and Lebanon.

…crutiny by U.S. authorities, it turned out, because of her documentary about American military abuses of civil- ians in Iraq in 2006, titled My Country, My Country. While filming it, she was at a place close to an insurgent ambush of U.S. troops in Iraq. Her presence at the ambus...

…e 21, 2011 -- After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, many Western commentators were surprised by the ease with which Iraq's religious movements adapted to multiparty democracy. The Shi'ite groups, in particular, were quick to organize into political parties, set up grass-roots...

…ropped to near zero due to international sanctions, the oil market's concerns relate to the Kirkuk–Ceyhan oil pipeline (Iraq-Turkey – capacity of 0.4mbpd) and the crude exports from the Turkish port of Ceyhan, around 70km from the Syrian border. • Though we believe that Syria and...

…udi Arabia and others likely face. Europe was believed to be at less risk, although as the flow of refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan increased, that risk has risen. The US and everywhere else were thought to be tertiary targets, subject to opportunistic attacks but alm...

…f Hormuz carries 20% of the world’s oil (17 million bpd). There are active and de-activated pipelines in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE that could divert around 5-6 mm bpd, and strategic petroleum reserves could be released. Even so, a military battle in the Strait could cause...

…sama al-Nujaifiand Anbari tribal leader Ahmed abu Rishaannounced their intention to form their own coalition. In short, Iraqi politics was re-fragmenting along sectarian and ethnic lines even before the protests began. Understood in this context, the Iraqi army’s killing of prot...

28 magazine’s scope was strictly cultural, the answer eight years ago, on the heels of the Iraq invasion, usually came down to some combination of the words “America,” “Bush,” and local expletives. Curious about whether that had changed, I repeated that itinerary this summer, co...

29 This attitude shift proved universal across the region. Iraq was almost never mentioned, nor was 9/11 or al Qaeda, and rather than rail at what America had imposed on them, the young Arabs instead criticized how America reacted to them. (President Obama’s failure to support E...