Analysis: Hopes for Iraqi leader fading
Four months after Iraq’s unity government took office, hope is turning to disappointment. Key U.S. leaders are hinting that Iraq’s leaders must make hard decisions — and soon — if they expect American support to continue. So far, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government has failed to stop sectarian militias responsible for much of the bloodshed, or to make headway in luring Sunni Arabs away from the insurgency. Full Story