Expert warns Iraq in a 'state of almost full collapse'

Expert warns Iraq in a 'state of almost full collapse'

Kenneth Katzman is with the Congressional Research Service, which advises lawmakers on Capitol Hill. And the way he see it, Iraq is "in a state of almost full collapse" -- with the U-S "powerless" to prevent a total breakdown.

He's got plenty of reasons for thinking this way. For starters, he points to today's seizure of an Iraqi city by a militia run by an anti-American cleric. Just days ago, that same cleric pledged his support to Iraq's president -- the one the U-S supports.

Katzman calls the Baghdad government "completely powerless" and warns only "very dramatic steps" can help turn things around. He says a new Cabinet and a rewritten Iraqi constitution may be needed.

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