What you have in Iraq is not just a society coming apart like Yugoslavia or Congo. What is at stake is not just Iraq's stability but the balance of power in the region.
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The elections have now confirmed that Sunnis are not the majority in Iraq and that they will not call the shots.
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A unity government is very unlikely now. The gulf between them is wide right now.
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For the first time, talking to the US has the endorsement of a very powerful conservative faction in Iran.
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