Worldfocus » Bathaa http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Iraq violence prompts questions about U.S. withdrawal http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/10/iraq-violence-prompts-questions-about-us-withdrawal/5738/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/10/iraq-violence-prompts-questions-about-us-withdrawal/5738/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:17:24 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5738 A bombing in the Iraqi town of Bathaa on Wednesday was the latest in a series of attacks in recent weeks — a wave of violence seen by many as an attempt to destabilize Iraq in advance of a drawback of American troops at the end of this month.

At least 28 people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack.

John Nagl, the president of the Center for a New American Security and a former army officer who served in Iraq, joins Martin Savidge to discuss preparation for the troop pullout and a national referendum coming up in July on the Iraqi-American security agreement.

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