Photo: #An Iraqi policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Security continued to improve in Iraq from March to May 2008, but some believe the security gains are fragile.
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An Iraqi policeman stands guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad. Security continued to improve in Iraq from March to May 2008, but some believe the security gains are fragile. (ALI YUSSEF/AFP/Getty Images)

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War in Iraq

Iraq's unclear future

Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/10/2008, 9:06 a.m.

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St. Paul, Minn. — President Bush announced the planned withdrawal of a total of 8,000 troops from Iraq by early next year.

Some argue a swifter redeployment of troops away from Iraq might lead to a renewal of violence.

In a new book, a journalist and former Marine assesses the state of Iraq, and the choices facing the next president.

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  • Bing West: Author of the new book, "The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics & the Endgame in Iraq." West was assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under President Reagan. Currently, he's a correspondent for Atlantic Monthly.

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