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>> this war is ill-advised, unwarranted at this point. we are involved in a local, civil, and regional war, where vital u.s. interests are not at stake. and at the end of the day, no matter how much we accomplish, six months a year later, you will not see massive traces of everything the united states sought to bring about. this is truly misguided, it should be wound down, not completely eliminated, be uh we should wind down our involvement there at a far faster rate than we are. >> i can make a...

Weakening iraq, by creating an iraq that was divided by sects, you created a situation where iran was going to be the dominant country in that part of the world. this potentially exacerbates it. because, again, you probably shouldve -- not probably, you should have an american presence if you could. but the answer is you probably couldnt because the iraqis resisted the politics, the coalition. weapon wouldnt accept an situation where american soldiers were subject to iraqi law. the jurys out on ...

Farewell speech, you need your heads examined. were not going to repeat the experiments. >> lets go to afghanistan, where hamid karzai responded to a question about a hypothetical conflict between pakistan and the united states. speaking with a private television station karzai said quote, this. if fighting starts between pakistan and the u.s., we are beside pakistan. >> wow. isnt that -- wait. hold on a second. hold on. wait, wait, wait -- isnt this the guy that the foreign policy leaders come ...

>> secretary clinton also reiterated americas interest in making sure democracy in iraq continues to flourish. a small number of marines is expected to remain at the u.s. embassy in iraq. and some say therell be bases throughout the country, soft power. >> right. >> helping develop other parts of the country. >> you know, richard, you look at john mccains response. i thought it was thoughtful. he obviously was critical of this administration. but at least thoughtful. and yes, we have to be conce...