The US, as global policeman, is no different from any other imperial power when asserting its influence.
![In Iraq today, security means lawlessness and the rule of law means the rule of sectarian militias, writes Zangana [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014330113812820734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

The US, as global policeman, is no different from any other imperial power when asserting its influence.
![In Iraq today, security means lawlessness and the rule of law means the rule of sectarian militias, writes Zangana [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014330113812820734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Violence is spiraling out of control in Iraq, as the regime dodges responsibility.
![The Iraqi government's war on terror will not diminish the suffering of the Iraqi population, writes the author [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014116132642304580_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)