War in Iraq

Building a government

Members of Congress were furious to hear the Iraqi parliament is poised to take a two-month vacation after making very little progress. Midmorning discusses some of the toughest issues facing Iraqi legislators and the impact on U.S. diplomacy.

Guests

• Vali Nasr: Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is author of "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the Future."
• Nancy Youssef: McClatchy's chief Pentagon correspondent, and spent the past four years covering the Iraq war, most recently as Baghdad bureau chief.
• Nathan Brown: Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. He is also a senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Resources

• About Vali Nasr
• About Nancy Youssef
• About Nathan Brown