we have to go to war. war is the last thing do you. bush does call together all the chiefs before the invasion and has them express whether they have any reservations about the war plan and they don t. well, i think, you know, colin powell did but i think he was cowered into this. this whole question, i do believe that there has been an unpopularity of the war in iraq. i believe it. i believe most people believe whatever the evidence so far concluded it wasn t worth it, didn t get us what we wanted, gave us a pro iranian government going to be led by sadr who has been living in iran and going to end up having two irans instead of one. israel will find itself with two shia led governments more than when you had the ltwo
three suspected suicide bombs exploded during a shi ite religious procession. more than 80 people were wounded in the blachtsts. some of the shi ites then turned on the police. they designated the pakistan taliban a terror group. with legislation stalled in congress advocates are urging president obama to ease the nearly 50-year-old travel ban with cuba. some expect an executive order before labor day weekend. the new mexico governor bill richardson has just returned from havana. good to see you. first of all, we know the travel ban was tightened under george w. bush so there have been ups and downs in this, squeezes on the trade and travel with havana. but trade embargo has been constant for 50 years. what about these travel restrictions? what your hearing? what do you want to see from
commander in iraq, general ray odierno. you had an election on march 7th. the alawi administration won 91 streets but prime minister mallky 81 seats and is demanding a recount. it could take months to see the a new government. general, how worried are you about the political disarray? well, first, i think those elections were historic, chris. and what it showed is iraqi people got to vote for who they thought they wanted to continue to move iraq forward. i believe it will take a couple months to form the government. i think, though, the iraqi security forces continue to do a good job and i m confident that we many be that we will be able to provide the environment so they can elect a government that is representative of the people of iraq. chris: if the shi ites succeed in disqualifying more members of the allawi sunni alliance, and also if they are
commander in iraq, general ray odierno. you had an election on march 7th. the alawi administration won 91 streets but prime minister mallky 81 seats and is demanding a recount. it could take months to see the a new government. general, how worried are you about the political disarray? well, first, i think those elections were historic, chris. and what it showed is iraqi people got to vote for who they thought they wanted to continue to move iraq forward. i believe it will take a couple months to form the government. i think, though, the iraqi security forces continue to do a good job and i m confident that we many be that we will be able to provide the environment so they can elect a government that is representative of the people of iraq. chris: if the shi ites succeed in disqualifying more members of the allawi sunni alliance, and also if they are
commander in iraq, general ray odierno. you had an election on march 7th. the alawi administration won 91 streets but prime minister mallky 81 seats and is demanding a recount. it could take months to see the a new government. general, how worried are you about the political disarray? well, first, i think those elections were historic, chris. and what it showed is iraqi people got to vote for who they thought they wanted to continue to move iraq forward. i believe it will take a couple months to form the government. i think, though, the iraqi security forces continue to do a good job and i m confident that we many be that we will be able to provide the environment so they can elect a government that is representative of the people of iraq. chris: if the shi ites succeed in disqualifying more members of the allawi sunni alliance, and also if they are