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March 19, 2013

Iraq Isn't as Fragile as It Looks

Lowell Schwartz, CNN

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Ten years after the Iraq war started, violence may persist as the shift from Saddam Hussein’s totalitarian regime to one dominated by nationalist Shiites continues – a point underscored by a string of bombings overnight.  Yet despite much pessimism, the new order survives, without U.S. assistance. And it is a lot less fragile than it often appears.

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