Behind the bickering and recrimination lies a sinister endgame.

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"Their public taunting and recrimination after the fall of Ramadi has exposed the childish and bankrupt politics that lies beneath their military incompetence. But it may also signal something far more sinister. Just how major is the setback? Is it merely "tactical" – as US President Barack Obama contends – or is it the scandalous embarrassment his generals portray it to be? How strategic is the failure? How steep is the slippery slope towards total humiliation?Has the real fight to liberate Anbar finally begun, or is the fight in defence of Baghdad?…For both Washington and Tehran, the endgame in Iraq will be a game without end – a cynical and dangerous game."

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