If they really were our greatest ally, they would clean out their nutcase leadership in short order. I’m willing to give them all the credit in the world, but they have to demonstrate some moral fiber and initiative first.
My analyzes is that the Shia had nothing to do with anything. It was all Sunni Wahabbi. We have come lately to admit that and its too late. Our war was never ever with the Shia, Now we have the Sunni moderates withdrawing completely from the Iraq government we had set up because we met with the Shia. We are hopelessly lost in what to do in Iraq.