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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Iraqi Elections and US Troop Withdrawal

    Iraq's elections went off so well that, “If American forces want to speed up their withdrawal… the Iraqi forces are ready enough.” That's according to a legislator allied with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, quoted in the Chicago Tribune .  Liz Sly is the Tribune's Baghdad Bureau Chief.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iraq's elections went off so well that, “If American forces want to speed up their withdrawal… the Iraqi forces are ready enough.” That's according to a legislator allied with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, quoted in the Chicago Tribune. Liz Sly is the Tribune's Baghdad Bureau Chief.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Liz Sly

      Washington Post

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