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Is It Time to Consider Dividing Iraq?
Is it time to divide the country along sectarian lines? Also, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh on whether Washington saw the war in Lebanon as a test for attacking Iran.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenIn Iraq, there's been no let-up in sectarian violence in Baghdad.Today, there were bombings and shootouts in relatively peaceful cities in northern and southern Iraq. Is it time to divide the country along sectarian lines?Also, investigative reporter Seymour Hersh on whether Washington saw the war in Lebanon as a test for attacking Iran. Plus, how President Bush and Iran's Ahmadinejad see Hezbollah's stand against Israel, and how the Democrats hope to use national security in November's election.
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3 storiesAhmadinejad Says Hezbollah Victorious, Bush Calls It Defeat
There have been skirmishes today in southern Lebanon but neither Hezbollah nor Israel has escalated the fighting, and Israel has begun slowly withdrawing its troops. Meantime, the Presidents of Iran and Syria say the balance of power has changed in the Middle East. Robin Wright is diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post .
Read the story6 minIs It Time to Consider Dividing Iraq?
The ceasefire is still holding in southern Lebanon and Israel is beginning to withdraw its troops. In Iraq, meantime, bloody sectarian violence is claiming 1,000 lives a month around Baghdad and becoming a growing challenge to the training of Iraqi police who might restore order.
Read the story38 minDemocrats Try to Out-Maneuver Republicans on Security
In 2002 and 2004, President Bush and other Republicans successfully portrayed the Democrats as weak on national security. Although the GOP still believes it can win elections by labeling Democrats as "cut-and-run" wimps who would embolden terrorists, times have changed.
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