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Zalmay Khalilzad: Maliki and the "Unmaking of Iraq"
"It was the troop [pullout]; it was the elections, the post-election management; it was Syria. All the three, I think, together is the unmaking of Iraq."
July 29, 2014
Who is Nouri al-Maliki?
Eight years ago, Nouri al-Maliki went from political unknown to prime minister of Iraq. Today, he draws comparisons to the man he once fought to overthrow, Saddam Hussein.
July 29, 2014
The Iraq War's Key Players: Where Are They Now?
From Muqtada al-Sadr to the Sons of Iraq, these players shaped Iraq during the war. They may still have a role to play in its future.
July 29, 2014
Ryan Crocker: "Our National Security... Is At Stake Right Now"
The former ambassador to Iraq on his concerns before the war, and why we should be concerned about the threat posed by ISIS
July 29, 2014
James Jeffrey: Iraq Was a “Historic, Dramatic” Failure for Bush and Obama
The longtime diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Iraq details what each administration got wrong
July 29, 2014
David Petraeus: ISIS's Rise in Iraq Isn't a Surprise
The former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq on the surge, and why the U.S. should've seen ISIS coming.
July 29, 2014
Jack Keane: Leaving Iraq Was an "Absolute Strategic Failure"
The general who helped create the surge talks about what went wrong in Iraq
July 29, 2014
Stephen Hadley: How Bush Started — and Ended — the Iraq War
President Bush's national security adviser on the administration’s relationship with Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and President Obama's options going forward
July 29, 2014
Iraq: How Did We Get Here?
From "shock and awe" to ISIS, FRONTLINE explores the key turning points in the war and its aftermath.
July 29, 2014
Dispatch: Return to Baghdad
FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith, who made four films on Iraq, has just arrived in Baghdad after a long absence. He's currently producing a film on the unfolding crisis in the country.
July 28, 2014
What's Happened to Brittany, Jonny and Kaylie?
When FRONTLINE's left the Quad Cities in 2012, the characters from "Poor Kids" were all at different stages in their lives. Two years later, how are they doing?
July 22, 2014