How close did Iraq come to civil war?
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This week on the inquiry, we're asking, how close did irak come to civil war? In order to better understand ira's current problems, we need to explain a little about how the country's population is made up. Although irak is ovr 90 % moslem, the country has significant ethno sectarian divides. The unwritten agreement is that the president is kurdish, the prime minister shear and the speaker of the house. Corruption is the main issue rakas facing right now - it doesn't allow you to put the right person in the right position. Despite the country's abundant oil reserves, poverty is still rampant with over a quarter of irac's
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