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Dates: during 2004-2004
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...spite of its numerous failures, the United States’ Iraq endeavor has recently produced a notable??€”albeit unexpected—union of traditionally opposed Shi’a and Sunni Muslims. Instead of being treated as liberators, American troops have become the common enemy for everyone in Iraq except for the reliably pro-U.S. Kurds in the North. The country’s main sects have come together in shared hatred for the U.S. occupation. Indeed, in the face of brutal mutilations of American civilians in the Sunni triangle and the unexpected success of insurgencies...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A Long, Tough Slog | 4/13/2004 | See Source »

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