Iraq After Maliki

Nouri al-Maliki's departure from the Iraqi premiership did not come a moment too soon for the many Iraqis who have laid all of the country’s current troubles at his doorstep. But ham-fisted leadership is the least of Iraq's problems.

DENVER – Nouri al-Maliki’s fitful departure from Iraq’s premiership recalled many other cliffhanger exits by unpopular political leaders. His leaving did not come a moment too soon for the many Iraqis who have laid all of the country’s current troubles at his doorstep.

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