12/22/10 – Michael Hastings – The Scott Horton Show

by | Dec 22, 2010 | Interviews

Michael Hastings, author of the infamous article ‘The Runaway General‘ in Rolling Stone magazine, discusses the seeming resolution of Iraq’s incredibly lengthy government-formation process; the firm Shi’ite grip on power and long-term marginalization of Sunnis (exemplified by their go-to man in government, the Shia Ayad Allawi); Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s conflicted and complicated relationship with Iran; and the remarkably successful Gen. Petraeus Iraq surge (narrative).

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