By PATRICK COCKBURN - September 15, 2008
...[T]he Iraqi government and the US have launched a largely successful propaganda campaign to convince the rest of the world that “things are better” in Iraq and life is returning to normal...The surge only achieved the degree of success it did because Iran decided to back fully the government of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki...It [also] negotiated a ceasefire between the Iraqi government and the powerful movement of Muqtada al-Sadr...US security in Iraq is highly dependent on Iranian actions.
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