U.S. Should Bring Parties Together In Iraq, Says Kurd Official

Fuad Hussein, the Chief of Staff for the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government said during a discussion at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. Friday that although the Iraqis need a greater say in the operation of their government, the U.S. should play a role in diminishing political strife. (0:49)

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Iraqi People Need To Have More Of A Stake In Forming Their Government, Says Kurd Official

The Chief of Staff for the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, located predominantly in northern Iraq, called upon the U.S. to take a less dominant role as the Iraqi government forms.

“The United States must not take the initiative in forming the Iraqi government, that’s not good for the United States, and its not good for Iraq,” said Fuad Hussein during a discussion with the Atlantic Council in D.C. Friday. (0:49)

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General Tony Thomas says that the Iraqi government "awash" in oil revenues

During a press briefing at the Pentagon via teleconference from Iraq, Gen. Tony Thomas, assistant division commander, Multinational Division-North says that the Iraqi government is "awash" in money for reconstruction coming from oil revenues. (0:54)
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