hardest to influence politics in baghdad. iran s side won a big victory when the shiite prime minister, nuri al maliki maintained his position. the turks were backing the former prime minister, al alawi. after losing more than 4,400 american lines and after spending more than $700 billion on the iraq war effort, we are losing influence to turkey and iran. the real big picture here is that this is a sign that u.s. effort in iraq was always too focused on hard power, on military power and not enough on soft power, on political and economic measures. by the way, america s ice cream chain baskin robbins has 31 flavors. iran s ice pack has 34. i wonder what the extra three are. we ll be right back. do you think the obama administration has a special role to play here? they have had a special role to play here. they were very good early on,
bait and switch, fly more, but now they are making it impossible for us to do so. who are the best and worst and what are they doing to keep us from using our miles? multiple questions in there. there was a survey done by a company, what they did is went out and tried to book over 6,000 times using frequent flyer programs. they had large disparity in how these companies are responding. it turns out the best is southwest. over 99% ticket availability on the southwest program. only one out of the top five was american airlines. quite training in, worst was 10% availability. if you are going to be booking on these programs, pay attention to what the program is liked. you don t want to get locked in and never use a ticket. harris: so they don t readily make available seats i can use
with other airlines. they told me, you maybe, u.s. airways or american lines, maybe they have a space. not happy with spirit will never ever fly spirit again. i have to pay u.s. air an additional $50 this morning. i already have checked bags on spirit. reporter: spirit is low cost airline and some passengers say they can t afford the inflated higher cost tickets. spirit says it offered pilots a 30% raise over five years and hopes to reach a deal that allows the company to continue providing what it calls ultra low fares. the pilots say, quote, we have sacrificed so much to see this company prosper. now, we are sacrificing our paycheck until we get a contract that reflects our contributions to the airlines. they charge extra fees for just about everything. they announced a controversial