,,Awakening to New Dangers in Iraq: Sunni “Allies” Pose an Emerging Threat

Awakening to New Dangers in Iraq: Sunni “Allies” Pose an Emerging Threat


 

Publication Date: February 2008

Publisher: Center for American Progress

Author(s): Brian Katulis; Peter Juul; Ian Moss

Research Area: International relations; Military and defense

Type: Report

Coverage: Iraq

Abstract:

The fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war rapidly approaches, which means the very tenuous and dangerous military and political situation in Iraq will come back into the spotlight. The conventional wisdom among most conservatives and Washington policy elites is that the surge has “worked.” This conventional wisdom ignores the fact that the fundamental objectives of the surge—to create a more sustainable security framework for Iraq and advance Iraq’s political transition—have not been met.