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...Sadr; the next, he was ordering Iraqi forces to smash Sadr's militia. One minute he was being described by President Bush as "my man"; the next, he was fulminating against U.S. interference in Iraqi politics. "It's like every six months there's a new Maliki," says a Western official in Baghdad. "And as a political strategy, it's genius: in a country as divided as Iraq, it's the only way to appeal to all people...
...Maliki overcame considerable opposition within Iraq's parliament to sign an agreement with the U.S. that requires the withdrawal of American combat troops from most urban areas this summer, and from Iraq altogether by 2011. Some factions wanted a faster withdrawal, others insisted on a delay. (Maliki rarely meets Western journalists; his office didn't respond to TIME's repeated interview requests...
...Furthermore, releasing Iranian oil into the market would be positive for all parties. Rather than carrying out costly exploration for difficult-to-attain oil, Western oil companies could instead reap the benefits of relatively accessible Iranian oil. Moreover, Iran and the West would share the economic benefits of increased investment and increased oil supply...
...Fuxing Road in western Beijing is a vast Soviet-style building that proudly houses jets, tanks and ships - all memorials to the military conflicts faced by the People's Republic of China. But just around the corner, in a typical middleclass housing complex, is an unwelcome reminder of how the country manages its political conflicts...
...operate in areas where there are "hostile tribes" like Mehsud's and that it is prioritizing offensives in other parts of the border region. Some are unconvinced. "It appears that unless the militants are attacking Pakistani forces, the army doesn't consider them a problem," says one senior Western diplomat...