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Posted at 5:56pm on Sep. 25, 2007 Military Success, Political Stalemate: If it comes down to it, do we choose Peace and Security, or Democracy, in Iraq?

By Jeff Emanuel

Samarra, Iraq — While the significant military progress made in Iraq this year is being acknowledged (either triumphantly or begrudgingly, depending on political orientation) by those who have been paying attention, that country’s fledgling democratic government has thus far failed to make similar progress.

Myriad problems have plagued the Iraqi government, whose Shi’a majority has been hamstrung not only by its own attempts at unilateral policymaking, but also by a minority party which has refused to accept its new post-Saddam status. With its many factions unable to compromise, Iraq’s federal government has been under increasing fire for appearing to be no more ready to secure and govern its own country than it was two years ago.

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