7 Myths about the Radical Sunni Advance in Iraq

by Juan Cole | Informed Comment | Click HERE to read article

Already in the past week and a half, many assertions are becoming commonplace in the inside-the-Beltway echo chamber about Iraq’s current crisis that are poorly grounded in knowledge of the country. Here are some sudden truisms that should be rethought.

See also: *Who are Iraq’s Sunni Arabs and What did we Do to them?*