soldiers, marines and iraqi expatriots that were going back to help liberate their country. the iraqis were there in a sense to provide this kind of cultural training for our soldiers and marines, tell them what to do. tell them how to interrogate. tell them how to talk to the people that they were likely to encounter and/or capture. i thought that was appropriate that kind of cultural sensitivity makes sense and in a counter insurgency campaign, it is, in fact, maybe the difference between winning and losing. i think the concern here is when it lapses into political correctness. and that, judging from some of the comments we heard the other day and from the reports in l.a. times, that s a real concern here. i mean, you can t have people who aren t able to speak harshly to their captives in that kind of a scenario. the marines that i was with, and this is a common phrase, as this after -there is no worse friend or no worse enemy or friend than a u.s. marine.
accusations of iranian involvement lead to another round of sectarian violence? the u.s. ambassador to iraq says he doesn t think that s likely. we don t see a sign that this type of type of dissatisfaction is of the quality that would cause, you know, an outbreak of an insurgency. sunni terrorists have pulled off a series of large scale bombings that killed hundreds over the last six months. u.s. troops are pulling back quickly to meet president obama s promise of a rapid drawdown this year. and former president bush s agreement with iraq e. iraqis to withdraw completely next year. with widespread dissatisfaction over current security in services, the worry is that iraqis could turn back to militias and insurgent groups to protect and provide for them if voters perceive that the election and the new government are not legitimate. in baghdad, malini wilkes, fox news. bret: muslims throughout the region may be changing their