Talk: Invasion Anniversary - Iraq's Lost Decade? | Quadriga
March 16, 2013
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as posted by the channelTen years ago the United States together with a "coalition of the willing" brought down the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Instead of the promised democracy the country was initially plunged into violence and chaos. Now, after a period of relative calm, ethnic and religious tensions seem to be on the rise once again.
Iraqi politics is now dominated by the Shiite majority with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the government helm. Members of the Sunni minority feel increasingly disadvantaged and the Kurds in the north feel their autonomy is under threat.
The civil war in neighboring Syria and Iran's ambitions in the region are also factors heightening tensions within Iraq. Despite rich oil and gas reserves the majority of Iraqis continue to live in poverty. For foreign investors Iraq is still a high risk proposition. For more go to
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