Primer on Iraq

Bill Resnick reviews the players in current events, including the fundamentalist ISIS and secular Baathists, united for the moment against the corrupt Maliki government, but unlikely to remain united; he considers the questions of regional partition and resource control; and he touches on the seeming futility of Western left activism on this in the short term, and the importance of pursuing the long term struggle for global social change.

Here are some additional links for information on recent events in Iraq, from Portside, Socialist Worker, Jadaliyya, Worker's Action, Counterpunch, Kasama Project.