CNN 's Michael Holmes says things are in many ways worse for Iraqis now than in 2011 . But this is n't a battle to be won militarily . He notes that the U.S. has spent billions of dollars on reconstruction efforts and is still paying a high price from an insurgency it helped create, but also points out that there have been some positive developments as Critics say Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 's Shia government has marginalized Sunnis .
CNN 's Michael Holmes says things are in many ways worse for Iraqis now than in 2011 . He notes that the U.S. has spent billions of dollars on reconstruction efforts and is still paying a high price from an insurgency it helped create, but also points out that there have been some positive developments as Critics say Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 's Shia government has marginalized Sunnis .