Skelton: Iraq Political System "Turned to Worms"

Rep. Ike Skelton said it's increasingly unlikely that the Iraqi political system can work.

"The political system has turned to worms," Skelton, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters while attending events at the Missouri State Fair. "I'm very disappointed that they can't glue their parliament together and they can't pass meaningful legislation that will take hold and cause reconciliation between their various sects."

Republican Senator Kit Bond echoed Skelton's statements about the Iraqi political system.

"Al-Maliki is not cutting the mustard," Bond said. "If he can't get the program done, then I think he would be well advised to call early elections" for a new parliamentary government.