has more syria than shia and putting more citizens in jeopardy in iraq than it has for years. we need to address that very serious problem which is going to be a major security problem not just for iraq but for saudi arabia, syria, turkey. for iran as well. which begs the question, does iran feel it is encommon cause with the united states for the future of iraq? would you like to see it stay together or do you think it will break apart? i believe iraq, it is in the interest of everybody, and i mean everybody, in the interest of stability in our region to keep territorial integrity of iraq. to keep iraq one. all attempts to break up are short sighted, will do harmish even those trying to do good. it s in the interest of not only iran but the united states how does iran and the united states come together to defeat isis. we need to agree on
which does not target only the shia population in iraq but targets every member of the iraqi you re talking about isis. so-called islamic state of iraq and syria. it has killed more sunnis in syria than it has killed shias and it is putting more sunnis in jeopardy in iraq than it has put shias. so we need to address that very serious problem which is going to be a major security problem, not just for iraq, but for saudi arabia, for syria, for turkey, for everybody. for iran as well. for iran as well. which begs the question, does iran feel that it is in common cause with the united states for the future of iraq? would you like to see it stay together? do you think it will break apart? i believe iraq, it is in the interest of everybody, and i mean everybody, in the interest of stability in our region to keep territorial integrity of iraq, to keep iraq one.
then there was the great manhunt to find who was responsible for putting those lines in the president s speech as though it was not true. it became part of the notion that somehow the president lied about what we found with respect to iraq. because that statement was in his state of the union speech. it was a true, accurate statement. sean: still to this day confirmed by british intelligence. never changed. in fed into the effort to this fed into the effort to claim that my office and/or others karl rove for example, scooter libby was my top guy who they had been involved, or charged in effect unfairly, as having leaked information about joe wilson s wife. it turned out the leak was rich armitage at the state department deputy secretary of defense. it lead to a long two year investigation that was enormously pain tpourl a lot
former vice president cheney s controversial memoir hit the shelves earlier this week. it includes details on a 2006 oval office meeting that took place before a joint press conference held by president bush and british prime minister blair. in that meeting the vice president says several top aides advised that the word victory be removed from the president s remarks on iraq. however, the vice president spoke up and described bluntly the symbolism and importance of that word. a few short hours later when president bush took to the microphones he sided with the vice president saying victory in iraq is important. we continue in studio. joining us is the vice president dick cheney. tell us, that is an interesting meeting. it was an interesting meeting. it was preparer to to this join press conference that the president held with tony blair. it is not unusual that
program. the decisions with respect to afghanistan and iraq. these were life and death decisions really. i think as a direct result of what he did as president, we got through that period in relatively good shape, as you look back now. i think he was a bold, decisive leader and i give him a lot of credit for the quality, if you will, of his presidential leadership. sean: we ll take a break. how vice president cheney convinced the president to include one important word in a pivotal speech on iraq one that the other chief advisers didn t want him to say. that and more, straight ahead. [ applause ] emily s just starting out. and on a budget. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach.