ACCIDENTAL ANALYSIS:

Iraqi Sunnis slam new Shiite, Kurdish alliance (AFP, Aug 17, 2007)

Leaders of Iraq's disenchanted Sunni Arab community on Friday slammed the new Shiite and Kurdish alliance formed to salvage Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's national unity government.

Maliki, however, made a fresh attempt to win the support from members of the former elite...

Bingo! That explains the situation in a nutshell.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 17, 2007 11:37 AM