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		<title>Why US pressure cannot disarm Iraq’s militias</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s push to disarm Iraq’s Iran-backed militias by 30 September has not been realized, not for lack of pressure, but because of a longstanding contradiction in US policy. Since 2003, actions of the US explicitly framed as stabilizing Iraq have repeatedly contributed to destabilizing it. The ensuing disorder has strengthened the militias. President [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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