Word: sectarian
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...That change might be less of a concern if the U.S. had more confidence in the Iraqi troops. But the recent rise in sectarian tensions has contributed to a deep uncertainty about which Iraqis the U.S. can trust - even in what was once the safest place in Baghdad. Sitting at a heavy oak desk in the Ministry of Defense, a senior Iraqi general concedes that his own troops, who guard the maze of blast walls leading into this corner of the Amber Zone, have questionable loyalties. The troops, he says, are underequipped, "not well trained, not professional...
...relationship with them after reading Lemann's Essay. It was enlightening news that I very much appreciate. Bata Yahaya Mshelia Borno, Nigeria A Man in Demand Re "Can he make peace bloom?" [March 20]: it is crucial that U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad succeed in persuading Iraq's sectarian leaders to revive the political process so the new government can focus on rebuilding the country. The Iraqi people are losing patience with the lack of security and stability. Right now they are without a functioning government, one that can provide public services. Khalilzad must keep the pressure on Abdel...
...Sunnis oppose Jaafari because he is perceived as unwilling to rein in the sectarian thuggery of the Shiite militias-both Sadr's Mehdi Army, and the SCIRI-affiliated Badr Brigade. The U.S. correctly perceived that bringing the Sunnis on board and quelling their insurgency requires clamping down on the Shi'ite militias, but it's not clear that Abdul-Mahdi would prove more likely to achieve this, particularly given his own party's connections to one of the primary offenders. Indeed, the Shi'ite parties, including SCIRI, point to the Sunni insurgency and the failure of the U.S. and Iraqi...
...Kurds' primary problem with Jaafari may be less his sectarian or Islamist inclinations, than his refusal to back their claim on the oil city of Kirkuk-and his willingness to consort with Turkey to prevent the emergence of a viable Kurdish entity with de facto independence. Again, Jaafari's position on this issue is shared by the Sunnis and the more nationalist (as opposed to Iran-inclined) Shi'ites...
...Washington that diplomacy is the art of getting someone else to have your way. For Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, the most senior diplomats of the nations that invaded Iraq three years ago, the way is clear: Iraqi politicians must lay aside sectarian and factional differences, and sometimes plain old ego-tripping, and quickly form a ?national unity? coalition government to fulfill the promise of the unprecedented national elections...