Because the whole point is we DIDN’T stick with Maliki. We abandoned Iraq too early. They are trying to pin this on Maliki for being sectarian. Yeah, he’s sectarian... so what? They ALL are. The thing is, that would not have been a problem if we had stayed as a residual force.
Ultimately, this is an Obama failure. Iraq was always going to be a crapstorm, but we managed to make it somewhat liveable before the Affirmative Action President pulled the rug out.
Precisely. And you read it in WaPo, of all places, at this late date in 2014. QED. Better late than never.