Will a political deadlock, a lack of government control and spiralling chaos push the war-torn nation over the edge? Mike Hanna, discusses the reasons behind the increasing violence in Iraq recently with guests: Laith Kuba, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the National Endowment for Democracy. Laith was the former adviser to the Iraqi prime minister; Brigadier general Mark Kimmitt, a former secretary for political and military affairs and former director for strategy at United States Central Command [CENTOM); and Souad Mekhennet, a columnist at Newsweek. Souad has covered Iraq extensively and authored a book called, "The Children of Jihad ".
