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Zinney. the iraq army has collapsed in many of these areas. a lot of americans look at this and say whats going on? the american troops were spending years trying to train these folks. why arent they able to fight back? >> i imagine the state of morale is not high. the equips of the army was slow in coming. they didnt see themselves as fighting for their homes. i think it will stiffen around baghdad. there could be elite units that stand up and the shia militia are fighting for their homes and r...

Flying over baghdad as well. prime minister al malaki says there will be amnesty for those who fought the government unless they killed iraqi forces. thes prospect of sectarian war still looms large. u.s. intelligence reports increased presence of iranian quds force personnel coming to iraq to train shia militias. what else is happening in iraq? no u.s. military advisers on their way to northern iraq as originally planned because, of course, thats territory that isis holds now. >> barbara starr,...

Lets dig teeper into what the united states is doing in iraq, what it should be doing. i have a terrific panel with me. retired general anthony zinney is the commander of the u.s. central command. he oversaw all u.s. troops in the greater middle east. richard clark spent 30 years working in national security at the highest levels of government including ten years at the national security council under both presidents bush and president clinton. he is also the author of the new thriller "sting of...

A man who once led american troops in the middle east, commander of the u.s. military central command is retired marine corps general anthony zinney. hes joining us now. you heard what the president had to say. i know the military is ready for all contingencies, general, they always are. but you dont know, necessarily, when you start something what the unintended consequences are going to be. as much as the president says he doesnt want another iraq or afghanistan, you dont know where this wind ...

Bush. general anthony zinney middle east envoy said that the president had far more pressing foreign policy priorities to face than iraq. and that the trouble would start in iraq after the war itself ended. not reappointed. remember this from the previous president whose empty but lovely sounding catch phrase was "i listen to the commanders on the ground." it was true, he did listen, and then he fired all the ones who dared to tell him the truth. it cannot be argued that general mcchrystal has s...

Contrarian or the satisfying destabilization of the political climate, though, those would be fun too. but consider the last administration. lets look at the list alphabetically. expressed public skepticism about the bush surge in iraq, replaced. general george casey, iraq, expressed public skepticism about the bush surge in iraq, replaced. fallon retired by president bush. director of the economic council told mr. rumsfeld had estimated that war in iraq would cost $60 billion, he said, no, $200...

Drop. this would not be mere contrarian or the satisfying destabilization of the political climate, though, those would be fun too. but consider the last administration. lets look at the list alphabetically. john abizaid expressed public skepticism about the bush surge in iraq. replaced. general george casey, iraq, expressed public skepticism about the bush surge in iraq, replaced. william fallon told "esquire" magazine we should not use force against iraq. retired by president bush. director of...