-led invasion would bring them prosperi prosperity, it would bring them a thriving and stable democracy, and what they have gone through over the last few years has been anything but. there have been more than 165,000 iraqis killed in this war. you would be hard pressed to find a family that hasn't lost a loved one. and the iraq that they are now left to deal with, it's so incredibly complex. it faces so many challenges. the government is fractured. when we talk about security, well, yes, the numbers are lower, the numbers being killed every day are lower, but iraqis still carry that anxiety and fear with them on a day-to-day basis, fredricka? >> and we're also hearing that the iraqi government is not displaying a lot of stability right now. what is at the root of the problem? >> well, there is a political crisis that is unfolding right now, despite the fact that we were hearing from president obama when he was introducing prime minister nuri al maliki during the trip to d.c. saying he was leading a stable democracy and a power sharing all-inclusive government. what we are seeing taking