Even Hussein had trouble ruling Iraq
Patrick Cockburn, the author of “Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq”, talks about the role of holding power in Iraq. He says that even Sudam Hussein had trouble keeping control of Iraq, so it is no surprise that Muqtada and the United States are both having difficulties gaining and maintaining control of the country. (1:15)
June 13, 2008
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June 15th, 2008 at 5:57 am
where did cockburn speak?