The U.S. is gone, and a parliament plagued by infighting and corruption has taken over. Eli Sugarman Mar 22 2013, 10:02 AM ET ERBIL, IRAQ – Almost a decade after the U.S. liberated Iraq, the country is a U.S. friend and ally. But it is still beset by ethnic and sectarian infighting. Iraq’s nascent democracy has seesawed back and forth …
Muddling Through is Not Enough: Why U.S. Needs a New Iraq Policy
A decade after the invasion, America’s “one-Iraq” policy is pulling the country apart. Supporting the Kurds is the key to saving it. By Eli Sugarman March 19, 2013 March 19th marks the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Iraq has largely fallen off the United States foreign policy agenda since U.S. troops left the country at the …