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Is Iraq the next failed state in the Middle East?

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

This week's brief takeover of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad's heavily guarded green zone

may have been political theater, but it was part of a real- in Baghdad's heavily guarded green zone may have been political theater,

but it was part of a real-life drama that's deadly serious and may or may not have a happy

ending for Sunnis, Shia, Kurds, or the United States. American casualties will likely rise in the

fight against ISIS and in support of a government too weak to hold the country together.

We'll look at the struggle to prevent a bad situation from growing worse.

Today's talking point politics and security moms in the age of terrorism.

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Iraq appears to be reaping the negative consequences of both the Bush administration's invasion and the Obama administration's withdrawal. ISIS has exploited differences between Sunnis and

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