Irbil, Iraq (CNN) -- Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has lashed out at Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, predicting that Iraq could soon return to widespread sectarian violence that could require the return of U.S. forces.
MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/meast/iraq-al-hashimi/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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