A good rundown on how Iraqi politics work.

Very interesting. Thanks, n2sooners. Left-wing mythology aside, it seems to me that the political evolution in Iraq is nearly miraculous considering the obstacles and measuring the progress there to our own formation as a nation over 230 years ago.

The progress made in Iraq is so impressive, especially
since they are a tribal culture. The problem with a tribal
culture is that corruption is their form of "commerce"
Once they're able to engage in market economics, they'll be able to fund their infrastructure themselves.