Iraq: More than an American Problem

Any satisfaction at the problems the US is undergoing in Iraq is short-sighted and sure to be short-lived. Every government in the world has a stake in the future of Iraq and the stability of the Middle East.

Many people around the world are indulging in what the Germans call “schadenfreude”: pleasure at the suffering of others. The pleasure appears to be derived from the suffering the United States is enduring after four years of efforts to stabilize Iraq.

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