The Shia are the majority in Iraq, and the Sunnis need to become reconciled with that fact. There is certainly good reason to be concerned about Maliki’s temperament, his small group of advisers, his tendency to exercise personal control in the use of state power, and his reputation, partly merited, of making empty promises.
什叶派是伊拉克的多数派，逊尼派需要接受这样的现实。关注马利基的个性无疑理由充分：他的小规模顾问团体、他在行使国家权力时的个人控制倾向、他因为无法兑现承诺而受损的个人名誉。