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Undeniable: Reconciliation Underway in Iraq
Remember all the talk last month during the Petraeus/Crocker hearings about how the military surge might be working but there has been no political progress in Iraq, no reconciliation?
Well, more news of reconciliation today:
Shiite Leader Visits Iraq Sunni Province
By HAMZA HENDAWI – 1 day agoBAGHDAD (AP) — In a major reconciliatory gesture, a leader from Iraq’s largest Shiite party paid a rare visit Sunday to the Sunni Anbar province, delivering a message of unity to tribal sheiks who have staged a U.S.-backed revolt against al-Qaida militants.
Ammar al-Hakim’s visit was the latest sign that key Iraqi politicians may be working toward reconciliation independently of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, which has faced criticism for doing little to iron out differences between the country’s Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis.