A Dire Situation in Iraq

With Iraq’s political crisis worsening as chaos erupted in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi plan to reshuffle his cabinet and combat corruption, The Cipher Brief sat down with John Hannah, a senior counselor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former national security advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney to discuss the country’s political future, the threat of ISIS, and what lies ahead in the reconstruction and stabilization process.

The Cipher Brief: How would you assess Iraq’s current political crisis? What are the main concerns the U.S. should have when looking at what’s happening in the government?

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