Dominated by Shi’ites who are allied with the death squads which are “now the leading cause of death in Iraq,” the Iraqi government has marginalized the opposition which should have been embraced in a unity government.
Most Iraqis see no future for [Prime Minister Noori al-]Maliki’s struggling government, which barely controls the so-called Green Zone in Baghdad where its offices are located. The rest of the country is fragmented, and the economy and infrastructure are in ruins.