The political roots of the Anbar crisis
The current crisis in Iraq’s Anbar province can only be solved through a political solution.
More than 40 days since the start of the Anbar battles in western Iraq, the financial and human losses thus far are yet unknown. What has been revealed, however, is that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to discuss a “peaceful” political solution to the crisis.
The question that ought to be raised today concerns the erroneous analyses that preceded and caused the crisis.
