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>> iraq doesn't exist except for lines on the map. >> we can't put the country together. >> perhaps we can't but there is evidence they can. a fascinating new report out from new america points at the bright spots, none more dramatic than the defeat of isis which prime minister al abadi announced in december. they were able to beat back isis in the sunni heartland with fewer atrocities than happened in the past. all of this had a restorative effect on the psyche. the defining weakness is the divide between shiite-arabs, sunni-arabs and kurds. there is a striking sense of optimism among sunnis ...

World by slow growth, economic crises and political discord. things are looking up. economic data suggests that the u.s. is moving toward stronger growth if that happens it has a restorative effect everywhere. the u.s. economy remains the world's largest by far, still three times the size of china's economy in real dollars. so if the american economy begins to boom, everyone prospers, and all of america's problems, while real, get less dire. tax revenues go up, state budgets look better, pension plans become more solvent. the crucial statistic is unemployment. while i hope that goes down, it r...