Relative peace gives Iraq a chance to build a functioning state
If it fails, mayhem beckons
SINCE THE overthrow of Saddam Hussein, a blood-soaked despot, Iraq has lurched from crisis to civil war and back again. Today, as the country prepares for an election in October, many Iraqis say they are too disgusted to vote. What is the point, they ask, when the government they will elect can barely govern, when politicians are useless and corrupt, and when the country is really run by militias, factions, tribal chiefs and foreign powers?
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Peace gives a chance”
Leaders June 19th 2021
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