De facto U S Iran alliance tests Obama ISIS strategy
The Ramadi collapse exposes limits of air strikes paired with regional partners. U S trained Iraqi forces were routed, Shiite militias backed by Iran mobilized, raising sectarian risk while Washington grapples with Iran talks and regional dynamics.
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Iraq errors from 2003 echo in ISIS rise and Ramadi fate
Trudy Rubin argues that Bremer disbanding the Iraqi army in 2003 and broader U.S. policy failures helped seed ISIS. The piece links Sunnis alienated by Maliki and Iran’s influence to current threats in Ramadi and warns against using the war as a political weapon.
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