Iraq teeters on the edge of civil war
It was two years and four months ago that the last American troops marched out of Iraq. After most of a decade and more than $2 trillion spent there. After nearly 4500 American deaths, and more than 32,000 Americans wounded. After an Iraqi death toll so big it’s still being debated. After all that, right […]Tom Ashbrook of WBUR-FM's "On Point" reports:
It was two years and four months ago that the last American troops marched out of Iraq. After most of a decade and more than $2 trillion spent there. After nearly 4500 American deaths, and more than 32,000 Americans wounded. After an Iraqi death toll so big it’s still being debated. After all that, right now Iraq is on the verge of civil war. Some say it’s effectively there. Fallujah and Ramadi overrun with insurgents. Al Qaeda back, and trouble north, south, east and west. Bombings in Baghdad. Syria’s upheaval bleeding in. This hour On Point: the new trouble in Iraq.
