Start of 2008 is deadly in Iraq

An Iraqi man inspects the damage to his shop.
An Iraqi man inspects the damage to his shop caused by a blast in the city of Baquba. A suicide bomber blew himself up in Baquba on Jan. 2, 2008, killing at least four people and wounding 16 in an attack aimed at an anti-Qaeda patrol, police said.
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2007 was a deadly year in Iraq, and 2008 has already started with a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people.

Ambassador Barbara Bodine of Princeton University joins Midday to discuss the political, military, economic and humanitarian situation in Iraq.

Bodine's 30-year diplomatic career has included work as the coordinator for post-conflict reconstruction in Iraq and coordinator for counter-terrorism at the State Department.

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