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In the region. with us now, brett, former national security council member and current member of the council of foreign relations, and from washington, d.c., lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer for the center for advanced defense studies. brett, i'll start with you here. iraq, the election, it would appear it's a good thing that there was any form of an election in that country relative to its past. at the same time, it would seem an easy, looking at the pervasiveness of corruption, to be too optimistic as well? >> overall it was a good day. four years ago was the last national election. you ca...