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February 9, 2010

As Anbar Goes, So Goes Iraq?

Michael Crowley, The New Republic

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Not all of Anbar’s vital signs are positive. One of them—the story of its governor, Qasim al-Fahadawi—suggests that the optimism for the province may be dangerously premature. And if prospects for Anbar are dimming once again, then so are the prospects for Iraq.

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