Iraq’s Violence Plays Into Maliki’s Hands

The wave of violence gripping Iraq intensified Monday when a double suicide car bombing killed at least six people and wounded 20 outside the heavily fortified entrance of Baghdad's Green Zone.

The bombings --- likely carried out by Sunni groups linked to al-Qaida -- could allow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to strengthen his hold on power, says J. Edward Conway, a World Politics Review contributor and former U.S. Defense Department analyst covering Iraq.

"With the ongoing attacks, he's basically allowed to play the security card," Conway told Trend Lines this morning.

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