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With time it had become obvious that it would be much tougher , thnx in great part to all great neighbouring nations of the ME who would hate it all to work out for Iraqis.
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All the possible regional problems were well known before hand, the sectarian trouble in the country itself were well established for many decades.
These were obvious before the time, not becoming obvious with time.
The failure to accept and plan for all those "known knowns" is just anothetr indication of how much of a failure the mission was.