This is a dramatic shift, Anderson. This drumbeat has been now coming since last Friday as you just pointed out. And it's very clear that as elections approach in Iraq, Maliki is asserting a certain kind of nationalism there.
David Gergen discusses the shift in the Iraqi government's stance regarding American combat troops and its implications for Barack Obama's argument.
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