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

Meghan O'Sullivan on KCRW

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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