The farce of sovereignty
Keeping US troops in Iraq on a long-term basis was a key part of the neo-cons' agenda. They were well aware of the link between military power and political control. As long as the US had troops on the ground that the Iraqi government felt it needed, the US would be able to use them as leverage for defining the main lines of Iraqi government policy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2245308,00.html
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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jonathan+Steele
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2245308,00.html
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rudkla - 24. Jan, 12:17
