As Iraq Deteriorates, Iraqis Get More Blame

"I'm tired of nit-picking over how we should bully the Iraqis into becoming better citizens of their own country," former CIA Middle East expert Ray Close wrote in an email. "The long-term effect of blaming Iraqis also could be poisonous," said Juan Cole, a University of Michigan specialist in Middle Eastern issues, who predicted that it will "infuriate the Iraqis and worsen further the future relationship of the two countries."

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