and we're back with dr ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade defense and finance talking about the tensions and post isis iraq. now you were the stone opponent of saddam hussein in your life but you say that the two thousand and three u.s. invasion was illegal and resulted in dire consequences for iraq and the whole middle east are you saying that the removing of the dictator wasn't worth it. not really and this is a loaded question you have to look at look back in the circumstances of two thousand and two two thousand and three that that led to the invasion and occupation i'm on the record as being against using military force overthrow saddam the fact of the matter that it took place. and overthrew a dictatorship that's obviously a positive but replacement which was chaos and anarchy and then on leash the whole . the whole episode one of the most violent episodes in modern middle eastern history is something that has to be connected and those responsible for launching the war have to take responsibility for it. to me and it is not really the equation doesn't really hold whether i

ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade and finance. emerging from a life or death struggle against isis iraq is managing to hold itself together while hoping that the new faces in the capital will steer it forward safe and sound but with iran and the united states using iraq as a competitive arena can baghdad stay out of the turnaround washington cold war forever does the new government risk being torn apart by the foreign players rivalry or is the profit to be made from trying to play both sides. dr allawi iraq's former minister of trade stefansson finance welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today dr levy the spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq has said that american forces will remain in the country as long as there are needed there earlier the pentagon said that u.s. troops would withdraw when diaster is decide it do you think that will happen. yes i think so i mean there really is no need for them militarily on this resurgence of the isis. activity there seems to be some. incidents taking place along

dr ali allawi rocks were minister of trade stefansson finance welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today dr levy the spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq has said that american forces will remain in the country as long as they're needed there earlier the pentagon said that u.s. troops would withdraw one diocese decide it do you think that will happen. yes i think so i mean there really is no need for them militarily on this resurgence of the isis or diet. activity there seems to be some. incidents taking place along the york city and frontin which seems to indicate that there is the possibility of dyce regrouping in that area so unless and until that threat is removed i think that i'd say so far and a reason to prolong its presence in iraq and also there are those small pockets of vises in kirkuk and on bar provinces and given iraqi army's considerable success in fighting the ash can they eliminate they remain in jihadists without america's help . i think so yes i mean as you said rightly that is not fragmented they're trying to regroup but i doubt if they

and we're back with dr ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade to france and finance talking about the tensions and post iraq. now you were the. opponent of saddam hussein in your life but you say that the two thousand and three u.s. invasion was illegal and resulted in dire consequences for iraq and the whole middle east are you saying that the removing of the dictator wasn't worth it. not really and this is a loaded question you have to look at look back in the circumstances of two thousand and two two thousand and three that that led to the invasion and occupation i'm on the record as being against using military force overthrow saddam the fact of the matter that it took place. and overthrew a dictatorship that's obviously a positive but replacement which was chaos and anarchy and then on leash the whole . the whole episode one of the most violent episodes in modern middle eastern history is something that has to be connected and those responsible for launching the war have to take responsibility for it. to me and it is not really the equation doesn't really hold whether it's it

ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade and finance. emerging from a life or death struggle against isis iraq is managing to hold itself together while hoping that the new faces in the capital will steer it forward safe and sound but with iran and the united states using iraq as a competitive arena can baghdad stay out of the turnaround washington cold war forever does the new government risk being torn apart by the foreign players rivalry over is the profit to be made from trying to play both sides. dr allawi rocks were minister of trade stefansson finance welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today dr levy the spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq has said that american forces will remain in the country as long as there are need it there earlier the pentagon said that u.s. troops would withdraw when diaster is decide it do you think that will happen. really is no need for the military. resurgence of the. activity there seems to be some. incidents. from two which seems to indicate that there is the post. very

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ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade defense and finance. emerging from a life or death struggle against isis iraq is managing to hold itself together while hoping that the new faces in the capital will steer it forward safe and sound but with iran and the united states using iraq as a competitive arena can baghdad stay out of the turn around washington cold war forever does the new government risk being torn apart by the foreign players rivalry over is the profit to be made from trying to play both sides. dr allawi rocks warmer minister of trade stefansson. and finance welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today dr levy the spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq has said that american forces will remain in the country as long as they're needed there earlier the pentagon said that u.s. troops would withdraw when diasters decide it do you think that will happen yes i think so i mean there really is no need for them militarily on this resurgence of the isis or dyce. activity seems to be some. incidents taking place al

ali allawi iraq's former minister of trade difference and finance. emerging from a life or death struggle against isis iraq is managing to hold itself together while hoping that the new faces in the capital will steer it forward safe and sound but with iran and the united states using iraq as a competitive arena can baghdad stay out of the turnaround washington cold war forever does the new government risk being torn apart by the foreign players rivalry or is the profit to be made from trying to play both sides. dr allawi iraq's former minister of trade stefansson finance welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today dr levy a spokesman for the u.s. led coalition in iraq has said that american forces will remain in the country as long as there are native there earlier in the pentagon said that u.s. troops would withdraw when diaster is decide it do you think that will happen. yes i think so i mean there really is no need for them militarily on this resurgence of the isis or diet. activity there seems to be some. incidents taking pla