brutal oppression failed because the americans couldn t do what they said they were going to do. all of this was supposed to happen in days not months. that was on march 17th. and you now look at how nato ran out of ordinance and the united states had to come in and backfill behind them. why would they be worried about consequences in iran. sean: you touched on this earlier and it hasn t gotten the news coverage that it deserves. that is that there is 20 to 30,000 surface to air missiles. these are the missiles, shoulder fired missiles that can take out a commercial airliner here in the united states. 20 or 30,000 of them. where are they? who whose hands will they ultimately land? will we wake up, god forbid one day, colonel, and we know how auto divide works. they don t hit one site at a time they hit multiple sites. five stids or more commercial airliners are shot right out of the sky. what a wonderful way for the iranians to pull off a stunt like we have just seen the
news. mission over, but hardly mission accomplished in iraq. so today i can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. now president bush began the war in march 2003 with a dose of what the pentagon called shock and awe. in announcing its end, president obama used the term success, not victory, and said it was time america focused less on wars overseas and more on economic problems here at home. i would note that the end of war in iraq reflects the larger transition. the tide of war is receding. there is no doubt public opinion is on the president s side. nearly 7 in 10 americans oppose the war in iraq. but a number of conservatives, including the leading republican candidates for president tonight say, president obama is weakening america and emboldening iran. the former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, said the unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simp
three teens are charged with first-degree murder. they say conspired with another teen to kill his parents and who was arrested in a foiled terror plot in washington, d.c. we found a man who knew him for 15 years. he comes out front exclusively and the bottom line on michele bachmann, the minnesota congresswoman who wants to be the next president. she comes out front tonight. let s go. i m erin burnett. presidential candidate michele bachmann. the congresswoman from minnesota is running for president. i want to start with the latest headlines we have. congresswoman, thank you for the time for being with us. erin, it s wonderful to be with you. thank you. let me start with vice president biden this morning on abc. he was talking about the terror plot, he said it was an outrageous act and the iranians will have to be held accountable. that s the quote. if you were president, would military action be on the table? if i was president, i wouldn t have taken my eye off th
the next president. she comes out front tonight. let s go. i m erin burnett. presidential candidate michele bachmann. the congresswoman from minnesota is running for president. i want to start with the latest headlines we have. congresswoman, thank you for the time for being with us. erin, it s wonderful to be with you. thank you. let me start with vice president biden this morning on abc. he was talking about the terror plot, he said it was an outrageous act and the iranians will have to be held accountable. that s the quote. if you were president, would military action be on the table? if i was president, i wouldn t have taken my eye off the number one issue in the middle east, which is iran obtaining nuclear weapons. the problem with the obama administration is they have put significant daylight between israel and the united states from day one of the obama presidency. the president unfortunately sent signals of weakness and focused on israel building apartments on
i m erin burnett. presidential candidate michele bachma bachmann. the congresswoman from minnesota is running for president. i want to start with the latest headlines we have. congresswoman, thank you for the time for being with us. erin, it s wonderful to be with you. thank you. let me start with vice president biden this morning on abc. he was talking about the terror plot, he said it was an outrageous act and the iranians will have to be held accountable. if you were president, would military action be on the table? if i was president, i wouldn t have taken my eye off the number one issue in the middle east, which is iran obtaining nuclear weapons. the problem with the obama administration is they have put significant daylight between israel and the united states from day one of the obama presidency. the president unfortunately sent signals of weakness and focused on israel building apartments on their own land as opposed to iran obtaining a nuclear weapon. that s be