WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's "mismanagement of Iraqi politics" may be leading to civil war, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators warned Tuesday.
The senators, leaders on foreign policy from both parties, wrote a letter to President Obama in advance of Maliki's arrival in Washington, The Washington Post reported. The letter said Iran is exerting a "malign influence" on Maliki's government, which is also mistreating Iraq's Sunni minority.