Iraq brain drain

In stifling summer heat, Dr Muthanna al-Assal patiently waits his turn in a jostling queue. Like many doctors in Baghdad, he is making preparations to leave the country.

"If I can get a job elsewhere, I'll go," says the 35-year old chest and heart surgeon.

"Things are going downhill here both with security and basic services.

And there's no hope in the near future. I think conditions will take 20 years to improve."

And they have W to thank.