Iraq: Out of the desert into Mosul (closed)

[TheCurmudgeon]

Completely agree Iraqi politics were not always about sect, in fact for most of Iraqi history it was not, but since 2003 it has become one about conflicting politics of identity.

Thanks for all the references. I wish I had time to read all of this.

Here is one other. It is a thesis by a Wellesly College student but pretty good. It is where I stole the term Identity Warfare, although I am sure she is not the first to use it.

http://repository.wellesley.edu/cgi/...esiscollection