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FORECASTIraqi Elections
As the global media narrows its collective focus onto NATO’s
struggle to re-take Afghanistan, sectarian tensions are threatening to
rip apart the political fabric of Iraq.
Broadly speaking, America’s Iraq policy hinges on various political
benchmarks materializing before a large scale troop pullout can occur.
These benchmarks include: evidence of Sunni-Shiite reconciliation, a
political solution to Kurdish regionalism, an equitable distribution
of oil wealth, and the development of a national security apparatus
that is both effective and representative. To many in Washington, this
year’s parliamentary elections were going to be the point when many
of these goals had been realized.
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