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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 11/5/09 on Russia Today. Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, provides perspective on the shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.