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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

''In Syrian shadow, Iraq's Maliki juggles Tehran, Washington''

From Today's Zaman


''Nine years after US forces ousted Iraq's Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein, and nine months after they finally pulled out of the country, Maliki is heavily reliant on Tehran, Washington's enemy. He leans on Iran for political support at home and for backing in a Sunni-dominated region where he has few friends.

But he still needs the Americans, too -- for military aid, in part, but also as Iraq seeks global investment and trading access for an oil industry it is struggling to rebuild.''

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