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...Since leaving the Corps he's spent time formally assessing the capabilities of the Iraqi military as well as trying to figure out where U.S. policy has gone wrong in Afghanistan...
...This may all be cynical politics, but even alliances of convenience can help take the heat off sectarian enmities. When Iraqi Shi'ites and Sunnis both accuse their politicians of amoral opportunism, that's a kind of unity...
...Bridged. The Bridge of the Imams connecting the Sunni neighborhood of Adhamiya to the Shi'ite district of Kadhamiya was reopened on Nov. 11, and it was rightly hailed by Iraqi politicians as a turning point in sectarian relations, because the bridge had acted as a barometer of ties between the two communities. In August 2005, a stampede by thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims on the bridge left nearly 1,000 dead; hundreds plunged into the Tigris below and drowned. Despite sectarian tensions, many Sunnis in Adhamiya rushed to help rescue survivors. One young man, Othman al-Obeidi, rescued...
...Adhamiya side of the river but paid for by Kadhamiya residents. The Sunni insurgents who once shot at people on the other side have formed an Awakening Council to keep the peace in Adhamiya. On the corniche in Kadhamiya, youngsters shoot pool on a couple of open-air tables. Iraqi police and army units have flushed out the Mahdi Army...
...past few months, however, the pretense has been dropped. There are new cars visible on the streets all the time now. Buyers pay in cash, and prices range from $10,000 for a basic sedan to five times as much for a top-of-the-line SUV. My rich Iraqi friends still keep their families in Amman or London, but when in town for business, they feel safe enough to flash their cash...