Toby Dodge rides again: The best summary of Iraqi politics I've read lately

Toby
Dodge is one of the few people I always make sure to read about Iraq. He
has been right more than most I can think of. Here
is his latest piece. He concludes that "the trajectory of Iraqi politics
clearly is heading towards a new authoritarianism with the concentration of
power in the hands of one man, Nuri al-Maliki." Good luck, Amb. McGurk.