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With the resignation of six cabinet members loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr on Monday, John Stewart sat down with Ali Allawi to share some insider analysis on the culture, history, and future of Iraq. He reveals how we were unaware of the massive underground movement against Saddam, which we are now fighting and oppressing in a similar way.

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In regards to stabilizing the country, Allawi suggests that a federal or confederal government to rule over sovereign states or communities is the best solution to end the civil war. Stewart puts the shootings at Virginia Tech into perspective by asking what the psychological effects have been on the Iraqi population, who experience even worse occurrences on a daily basis.

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