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Meet with the iraqi leaders. what is the situation like in iraq at the moment? well, the situation is really influx. we are still waiting for the iraqi principle leaders to stop their squabbling and resolve the issue between the shiite and sunny blocks and form a new government. and at the same time out on the street, people are frustrated by what is going on and they are worried about security and corruption here at this time. and david piper bringing us up to date in baghdad. pentagon is cracking down to reporters . when and why. robert gates sending out a memo about the rules of working with the press. he said it is not connected to stanly mcchrystal s to rolling ....
Tone magazine. but here is more about whyif not for the mcchrystal incident? this is a memo to top military and civilian brass sent out by defense secretary robert gates. i am concerned that the department has grown lax in how we engage with the media. we have far too many people talking to the med wraoutside of channels and sometimes providing information that is incorrect or out of context and unauthorized. all interview request from the national or international media be cleared. and that sounds like a good precautionary measure. wasn t that in place when mcchrystal was doing the interview with the rolling stone. some of the memo is not ....
Mcintyre, author of line of departure a daily blog on military.com and old washington hand. good to see you. good to be here. brian: this whole thing with petraeus and mcchrystal spiralled out of control quickly. are things back on the right track in your mind? i think one of the things about mcchrystal is obviously he has gone from shock going from hero to zero in 60 seconds. but in a way, he was dealt a difficult hand. and general petraeus i think is going to have a hard time making this insurgent strategy work as well. one thing about petraeus is he will have more freedom to weak the policy. he knows the clock is running. no positive trends in afghanistan. brian: news today a memo that came out that said to everybody in the military, you have to clear every interview you do with h.q., headquarters. ....
yes, vice president biden s trip is planned to be staged in the fourth of july celebration. at the same time, it does seem at this time he has to come here, because it s a crucial time for the election. the problem with the lack of election in march is we had no government form. at this time, straight to meeting with the iraqi leaders to sort out this problem. brian: is security better there for the vice president now? are we in a situation it s not as dangerous as it has been in the past? reporter: of course, he will be inside a bubble of protection from the security forces. outside the green zone where he will meet the leaders, it s dangerous. we have attack on security forces and anyone that is linked to on the government at this time. for the moment, the violence is spiking up because of the political vacuum we have in iraq, brian. brian: all right, david piper, thank you very much. good to have you with us. secretary of defense robert gates is tightening thin ....