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Iraq could unravel at the seams

Cue the partisan finger-pointing on Iraq: The left will say the unfolding disaster in Iraq is George W. Bush's fault. The right will blame President Barack Obama. Who's correct? A storm of religious fanaticism, sectarian fury and terrorist brutality has blown into Iraq. As the ultraradicals from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, […]

Frida Ghitis writes for the Chicago Tribune:

Cue the partisan finger-pointing on Iraq: The left will say the unfolding disaster in Iraq is George W. Bush's fault. The right will blame President Barack Obama. Who's correct?

A storm of religious fanaticism, sectarian fury and terrorist brutality has blown into Iraq. As the ultraradicals from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, sometimes called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, sweep across the country encountering a retreating Iraqi army, the possible outcomes are perilous.