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Iraq's Neighbors, Part II

Iraq is bordered on the west and east by Jordan, Syria and Turkey, countries having no particular fondness for Saddam Hussein. Still, they're not welcoming a U.S.-led attack to remove him from power. NPR's Michele Norris talks about Iraq's neighbors with Robert Pelletreau, former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs.

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