To govern Iraq effectively, Moqtada al-Sadr must abandon factionalism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Kadhimi also convened a summit in Baghdad on regional de-escalation, attended by arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as Turkey and Egypt -- which won him kudos in the US, Europe and the Gulf, where he is seen as a safe pair of hands.
38% : The backlash against the militias and Fatah coalition, and widespread loathing of Iran's attempt to turn Iraq into a protectorate, even among the majority Shia, is a political setback to Tehran.
37% : His volte-face was possibly a result of pressure from Tehran, which was simultaneously facing a popular revolt against the Hizbollah-backed government in Lebanon, and would shortly lose Qassem Soleimani, the revolutionary guard commander leading Iran's Shia Arab proxies.
29% : Whether this will make it any easier to govern Iraq, a prostrate state contested between the US and Iran, and a frequent arena of Sunni jihadist carnage, is questionable.

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