there's a lot of discussion by dr. rafe of dismantling militias and both of you spoke about problems with the militias and if there were a vote people would be voting militias in and the ways in which the militias are currently connecting to the government and could you address how to address these problems when trying to dismantle militias in the future. tried to keep it brief. >> we'll go back to there. >> good morning. i'm jason campbell with the rand corporation. going back to prime minister al badi's program i wonder given that the political forces currently in baghdad seem to be successfully holding down their implementation, what will be the catalyst to see that there's more support for these programs being implemented in the future. >> take one all the way in the back there. >> i want to know the situation for the yazidi and christian in iraq. mr. governor, he mentioned a little bit about. mr. rafe don't even talk about. i'd like to know if it's safe and secure in the future or we are gone from the region. thank you

dr. rafe governor atheel. we will begin with some prepared remarks by both of them. dr. rafe has a bit of a powerpoint presentation to give you a sense of what's going on and then they will come join me and we'll have some questions talk show style but i'll ask users of questions, and then finally we will open things up to you in the audience to ask you, ask them your questions. so first please join me in welcoming dr. rafe al-issawi and governor atheel al-nujayfi. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. i would like first to thank my friend ken for this invitation and thank you all for your attendance. and if i would especially to thank my colleague and my old friend. when i was director of the fallujah hospital. please raise your hand, thank you very much. the only cause i make my comments on powerpoint is to make it easier for you on specific topics on the situation in iraq. i agree with mr. ken in order to talk about five things to defeat extremism in iraq to start building back, we have to

dr. rafe i will start with you. please feel free to address any or all. >> wiki talk about dismantling militia, the constitution at the beginning talk about this been talking up his militia before the fall the of the regime. so extend that model of a new great militia would really create a huge problem. that's why talk about dismantling. how to solve all these people are carry weapons and find out is to offer recruitment and both national guard and iraqi army on a personal background, not a group. so if the status of hundreds or thousands to come as a group headed by a leader. they keep obeying their orders. offering recruit before tens of thousands of shiite. the same thing is true for the sunni would not accept groups to fight outside the institution of constitution or rule of law. so this is a dismantling versus accepting recruitment on the local or personal level. >> for the program of ms. robotic, yes, i stress again that he's working and he is trying to make a change and we are committed to open -- mr. abadi.

dr. rafe. he has a powerpoint presentation and then they will join me and we'll have some questions talk show style. i will ask questions and we will open things up to you in the audience to ask your questions. first, please join me in welcoming dr. rafe al-issawi and tran 11 -- atheel al-nujaifa. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. i would like first to thank my friend for the invitation and thank you all for your attendance. especially my colleague in bold red. when i was director -- [inaudible] the only comment is to make it easy for you on specific topics for the situation in iraq. i agree in order to talk about fighting to defeat extremism in iraq, building back the state in iraq we have to describe exact way what's going on on political security. so now as talk about building the state because we are talking about almost a fragile damage stayed in iraq for the favor of violence, both on the isis website and on the malicious site. i put this up to give you the impression. in order not t

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please joining me in welcoming dr. rafe and governor atheel. >> good unidentified speaker morning, everybody. he was my boss in the minister of health. the only reason i've made my comments on powerpoint is to make it easy to talk to you about the situation in iraq. i agree with mr. ken in order to talk about five things to defeat extremism in iraq, to start building back, we have to describe exactly what's going on in the ground on iraq we are talking about a most damaged state in iraq. both on the isis side and the militia side. i put this map to give you an impression of what it looks like in iraq. we have to know the exact causes that led to that situation. i would like for you to focus on the next video which is about one minute it divided the screen into two sides. one for the militia or other rights that is the flex of emotion and the website is daesh isis. many illegal militias in iraq. that went from isis is threatening also. this is the dealing of militias and with the sudanese on the side, isis is dealing with th

the reason that we brought you dr. rafe and governor nujaifi today is because these two men have long-standing -- excuse me -- histories as acting as eloquent voices for their community, as being committed to the peace and stability of a future iraq, and of being committed to a u.s./iraqi partnership moving forward. and we'll have questions talk show style and finally we will open things up to you in the audience to ask them your questions. for those reasons, i can think of no two better voices to help us understand the situation in iraq and with its sunni community than our two guests. we'll begin with some prepared remarks by both of them. dr. rafi has a bit of a power point presentation to give you a sense of what's going on. good morning, everybody. please join me in welcoming these gentlemen. [ applause ] >> good morning, everybody. i would like first to thank my friend ken on this invitation and thank you all for your attendance and thank my colleague and old friend. since you are talking about my medical history he w