Ethnic divisions laid bare in post-election Iraq

Two weeks of intense insurgent violence have made it crystal clear that Iraq’s parliamentary elections, hailed in late January as a triumph for democracy, haven’t helped to heal the country’s deep divisions. They may have made them worse.

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Report: U.S. makes mistake on Iraq

The escalating insurgency wreaking havoc in Iraq was made significantly worse by major mistakes of U.S.-led forces, a report from a leading Washington security think tank concluded.

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