Iraqi Ambassador to VOA: "Setting up a Government is the Easy Part"

The US strategy to “degrade and destroy” Islamic State militants was based on assurances by Iraq's new prime minister, Haider Al-Abadithat, that he would create an inclusive political system which would encourage Sunnis back into the fold and convince them to help fight the self-styled Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS).  It was also based on the premise that ground fighting would be conducted only by local forces, trained and advised by the international coalition, and...

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