It's a dramatic shift, Anderson. And 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.
Gergen discusses the implications of Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's statements about U.S. troop withdrawal.
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