Iraq's Sunni Arab Moslems make up only 20 percent of the population, but they have been politically important for generations. What happened in this province in the days and weeks following the war jump started an armed opposition and is an example of what went wrong in post-war Iraq. |
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The American troops who had just fought a war had to change gears almost overnight. The rules had changed on when they could fire. The quick shift from combat to peacekeeping makes for a difficult adjustment. |
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