Meghan O'Sullivan

former Deputy National Security Adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan

Guest

Former Deputy National Security Adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan; Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

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The party of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi won two more seats in this month's parliamentary elections than the party of current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

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What if you have an election and nobody wins? That's the latest challenge to democracy in Iraq, and it may take months for a new government to be formed.

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What if you have an election and nobody wins? That's the latest challenge to democracy in Iraq, and it may take months for a new government to be formed.

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