US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the divisions among sectarian and ethnic communities were "the fundamental problem in Iraq".Thanks for figuring that out now, brains.
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Er, yup. Mission not-quite-accomplished-depending-on-what-key-KPIs-we-were-aiming-for.
Saddam gone? Tick. Everything else? We'll get back to you. Unknown unknowns, you understand.
That'll be key key performance indicators, folks.
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