Is Obama Losing Iraq?
Seven months after Iraq's national elections, the US has publicly denied taking sides in the wrangling over who will be prime minister. Privately, however, the US is backing the incumbent, Nuri al-Maliki, a policy that is strengthening Iran at the expense of America’s Arab allies, undermining US efforts to forge a Middle East peace, and weakening Iraq’s nascent democracy..
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BAGHDAD – The Obama administration’s Iraq policy is in chaos. Seven months after Iraq’s national elections, the United States has publicly denied taking sides in the wrangling over who will be prime minister. Privately, however, the US is backing the incumbent, Nouri al-Maliki.