Iraq’s Worsening – and Unnecessary – Cabinet Crisis
Iraq’s prime minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, has made a startling admission: he has been a mere puppet on the political stage.
Kirk H Sowell
December 20, 2018
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Iraq’s prime minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, has made a startling admission: he has been a mere puppet on the political stage.
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