The Democratic presidential candidate goes to Iraq on an assessment mission
Barack Obama’s mid-campaign trip to the Middle East continues. He’s now in Iraq where he will talk with U.S. military officials and Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, who recently announced it’s time to talk about a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal. Guest: Jim Muir, BBC News Middle East correspondent
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