vice president ayad allawi.
does iraq have a viable future?
ayad allawi, welcome to hardtalk.
thank you.
let's begin with the fallout from
iraq's national army victory over
so—called islamic state in mosul.
your prime minister, mr abadi,
hailed it as a great victory for
iraq. there was a sense of
triumphalism in his voice. are you
feeling triumphant today? not
really. winning a battle or two was
not like winning the war. we want to
win the war against extremism and