ricans as a deal with the devil, but the Sadrists have no veto over the big national decisions in Baghdad. If the past is any guide, Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has fought and won a major battle with the Sadrists; he crushed them on the battlefield but made room for them in his coalition government, giving

giving them access to spoils and patronage, but on his terms. EFTA_R1_02029446 EFTA02689797 24 Democracy, it turns out, has its saving graces: Nuri Al Maliki need not shoulder alone the burden of sustaining a security accord with the Americans. He has already made it known that the decision to keep Amer

giving them access to spoils and patronage, but on his terms. EFTA_R1_02029512 EFTA02689840 24 Democracy, it turns out, has its saving graces: Nuri Al Maliki need not shoulder alone the burden of sustaining a security accord with the Americans. He has already made it known that the decision to keep Amer

giving them access to spoils and patronage, but on his terms. EFTA_R1_02030852 EFTA02690498 24 Democracy, it turns out, has its saving graces: Nuri Al Maliki need not shoulder alone the burden of sustaining a security accord with the Americans. He has already made it known that the decision to keep Amer