Iraq is now making its own messes

An LATimes opinion piece about Maliki's newfound confidence and his efforts to destroy the US backed Sunni militias. It makes the point that disbanding these militias is like disbanding the Iraqi army all over again.

During our trip, a common theme among U.S. military commanders, intelligence officers, diplomats and Iraqi political leaders we spoke with was the growing hubris of Maliki and his closest advisors....

Interesting, but it's a little long.