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U.S. to Send Up to 300 Military Advisers to Iraq

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A weak military in Iraq in 2014-2015, split by sectarian divisions and poorly equipped and trained- in the period following U.S. withdrawal

04/28/2014

The failure of Nouri Maliki to bring together Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds. Sunnis see the Maliki government's anti-terrorist effort as ethnic cleanising, the U.S. is wary of the Maliki government and has refrained from supplying the military, the college setup by the U.S. to train officers remains vacant after the U.S. withdrawal at Maliki's insistence. The militants ISIS organization draws from trained officers in the old Iraqi military before the invasion and Sunni militants in Syria. This threatens the ability of the government to maintain peace in the country and creates risks for Iraqi oil supplies and revenues.

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Iraqi, U.S. Forces Trade Barbs Over Failures

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Mosul Falls to ISIS, Endangering Iraq’s Democracy

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Michael Gordon and Lt. Gen. Trainor on the Endgame in Iraq and how the U.S. has fallen short of its objectives

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President Obama's overriding objective was winding down the war in Iraq. The Iraq the U.S. leaves behind falls short of other objectives such as maintaining a cooperation arrangement with the government and a presence in the region. Gordon and Trainor describe this in their new book.

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Fledgling Iraqi Military Is Outmatched on Battlefield

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U.S. Said to Rebuff Iraqi Request to Strike Militants

New York Times 06/11/2014

Veterans Watch as Gains Their Friends Died for Are Erased by Insurgents

New York Times 06/13/2014

U.S. relations with Iran following the sectarian strife in Iraq and the spillover from the war in Syria

06/16/2014

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U.S. Is Exploring Talks With Iran on Crisis in Iraq

New York Times 06/16/2014

U.S. to Send Up to 300 Military Advisers to Iraq

New York Times 06/19/2014

Challengers Emerge to Replace Divisive Maliki

New York Times 06/19/2014

Iraq Crisis: Nouri al-Maliki Quits

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Iraq’s Last Chance

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Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran’s Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State

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