Sunni Iraqis Protest Mosque Raid
The action, in search of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll, comes on the heels of a raid of a Sunni scholar group. | storyBBC: Sunni Muslims have protested against a raid on a Baghdad mosque by US and Iraqi forces looking for kidnapped American journalist, Jill Carroll.
Hundreds demonstrated outside the site against the Sunday morning operation, in which six people were arrested. | story
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The president may not want war with Iran, but he does want to push the regime into submission and tout U.S. military dominance to his base.
Meanwhile, thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters call on both Iran and America to leave the country.
There's no justification for Qassem Soleimani's assassination, and if we avoid another war in the Middle East, we'll have Tehran to thank.
As a candidate in 2016, he praised war crimes and expressed a desire to commit some of his own. No one can claim surprise or betrayal now.
However Iran chooses to respond to the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, America's influence in the region is guaranteed to deteriorate.
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