Can Iraqis get this government together? If they do, I think the American public will continue to want to support the effort there to try to produce … - Thomas Friedman

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Can Iraqis get this government together? If they do, I think the American public will continue to want to support the effort there to try to produce a decent, stable Iraq. But if they don't, then I think the bottom is going to fall out of public support here for the whole Iraq endeavor. So one way or another, I think we're in the end game in the sense it's going to be decided in the next weeks or months whether there's an Iraq there worth investing in. And that is something only Iraqis can tell us.

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About Thomas Friedman

Thomas Lauren Friedman (born July 20, 1953) is an American journalist and columnist who joined The New York Times in 1981.

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Native Name: Thomas Loren Friedman
Alternative Names: Thomas L. Friedman
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