Tomgram: #Dahr_Jamail, Incinerating Iraq | TomDispatch
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The disintegration of Iraq is the result of U.S. policies that (...) have generated a modern-day Middle Eastern #Catch-22 in which all sides are armed, funded, and supported directly or indirectly by Washington or its allies.
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What is left of Iraq, this mess that is no longer a country, should be considered the legacy of decades of U.S. policy there, dating back to the moment when Saddam Hussein was in power and enjoyed Washington’s support. With Maliki, it has simply been a different dictator, enjoying even more such support (until these last weeks), and using similarly barbaric tactics against Iraqis.
Today, Washington’s policies continue in the same mindless way as more fuel is rushed to the bonfire that is incinerating Iraq.