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...elements in Iraq is explained in Part 29, sbme1-IraqImprovementJan1-08).
The following is a commentary by Jaber al-Jaberi, president of the Iraq Future Foundation which works on local reconciliation projects in the country, published on Feb. 12 (underlining by APS): "In the history of Iraq, presidents and occupying powers alike have sought to minimize or eradicate the role of the tribes. None succeeded. Until 1958 when the monarchy was disbanded, tribal law ruled the land. The Iraqi Republic may have officially cancelled tribal law in 1958, but 50 years later Iraq's tribal system is alive and well and has earned a seat in a regional democracy paradigm.
"In 2003, Iraq was invaded on three fronts - an overt military occupation by coalition forces; a covert socio-political-economic infiltration by a regional power; and a ruthless insurgency that killed many more Iraqis than it did coalition troops. Few nations, if any, would be able to survive the magnitude of such an assault.
'Foreign agents set about sewing seeds of discontent with the purpose of dividing the country along sectarian lines. These foreign elements understood that Iraq's tribal system...
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