Iraqi government's recent actions anger Sunnis, endangering reconciliation

Bassem Mroue, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Iraq's Shiite-led government has deeply undercut its promises to work toward sectarian reconciliation with a series of recent measures that prompted Sunni threats to leave the government and take up arms. The government's actions – and the Sunni response – have dimmed hopes for a national reconciliation to keep Iraq's vicious sectarian violence from erupting into an all-out civil war. Sunnis say Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is not serious about disbanding Shiite militias, has done nothing about creating a more fair division of power and is balking at legislation that would divide the country's oil wealth equitably among all regions...

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