Seldom has the official Iraqi and American perception of what is happening in Iraq felt so different from the reality. Cocooned behind the walls of the Green Zone, defended by everybody from US soldiers to Peruvian and Ugandan mercenaries, the government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki pumps out alluring tales of life returning to normal that border on fantasy. Full Story »
Posted by Pam Rasmussen
It's true that the MSM leads us to believe that Iraq is getting better, but Cockburn very effectively points out that just like in Afghanistan when we suported the "muj" in the fight against the Soviets, we have deceived ourselves into thinking that there won't be any blowback. The Sunni "Awakening" group may be with us now, but that probably won't last. And it is only deepening the rift with the Shia. Which means we've created a divided society that we are only artificially keeping in balance. At some point, it will blow up.
