Mr. O'Donnell acknowledged that residents who press him on the war tend to be frustrated by events in Iraq , but his position is that pulling out troops too quickly would risk leaving a '' failed state in the Middle East . ''
Middle East /location/location/contains Iraq
NNP NNP VBD IN NNS WP VBP PRP IN DT NN VB TO VB VBN IN NNS IN NNP , CC PRP$ NN VBZ IN VBG RP NNS RB RB MD VB VBG DT '' VBD NN IN DT NNP NNP . ''
Middle East
LOCATION
Iraq
LOCATION
/location/location/contains