hardly defend itself, let alone their views to him. we never negotiated in good faith. the obama administration, and let's face it, the democratic verdict of the election of 2008. obama administration was hell bent on leaving iraq. we left iraq. and i think we see what we see. >> well, my own sense, based on my interviews of a lot of folks who had a direct role in all of this, it seemed to me, correct me if i am wrong, fuad, you were my director of middle east studies, i respect you a great deal. it seemed the regime in baghdad, they were much more anxious to develop a relationship with ahmadinejad in neighboring iran than the u.s., which had invested so much blood and treasure in trying to help iraq. >> you know, wolf, that's the tragedy, if you will, of shiite history in iraq. the shiite had a chance. they could govern iraq in harmony and in cooperation with the other communities in iraq.