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Ivan Eland on Russia Today discusses why cuts to the U.S. military budget are unlikely to happen, given how the defense industry is closely tied to campaign funding for politicians.
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Civil strife in Iraq continues and instability may only increase after the January elections. U.S. withdrawal has become an acceptable strategy in Washington, but will it be tenable if violence escalates and Iraq unravels again?
Originally aired on 10/2/09. Ivan Eland discusses Peter Galbraiths accusation of fraud benefiting incumbent Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, in an interview on Russia Today.