Watch Ali Allawi, former minister of finance, defense, and trade of the Republic of Iraq, and Steven Simon, the Council's Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle East studies, reflect on four years…

MODERATOR: Welcome to today's council meeting. I would like to introduce the speakers. And before I do that, let me please ask you to completely turn off your cell phones, BlackBerrys, all wireless …

Watch experts analyze the results and political implications of the March 2010 Iraqi elections.

JANE ARRAF:  Hi.  I think we'll get started, if that's okay. Thank you, everybody, for coming and welcome to today's Council on Foreign Relations meeting.  I'd like to remind you all that this meet…