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and shot apparently by a sniper. as it was so many times the cameras were taping at the time-death, and his own death at this time. we will not show that he had no blood or fight for life. this is how people die. [ gun fire ] >> if you have not been for war and know that death is for movies, you think that death is more dramatic than it is. in syria people die everyday shot in their homes, shot on th street, and killed in detention. people die and the world does not stop. some may mour...

>> we knew this day would come. we have known it for some time. but still there is something profound about the end of a war that has lasted so long. >> reporter: at this sprawling former u.s. headquarters in baghdad, victory base, it is a military ghost town now. the iraqis have now taken over. these screens, desks, just part of the $350 million worth of equipment the u.s. is leaving behind. too expensive to ship back home. but the iraqis need more than equipment. they have no sophisticated int...

im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." were live here at constitution hall, here in the nations capitol, where in just a little bit more than 24 hours, the republican presidential hopeful will face off for the first time in a major debate on national security, foreign affairs and the economy. he will be mod rating the event co-sponsored by the her kaj foundation and american enterprise institute. on the eve of this critical contest an eye-popping shift? the republican con taft...

>> this is how divided government works, for cooperation and common ground and solutions. this is what republicans on the joint committee has been trying to do for several week weeks. >> john boehner and harry reid met for 40 minutes to discuss the super committee. if there is not mcconnell census, we talk about the trigger in the law set to go in. the cuts that would automatically according to the law written happen. $600 billion cut from defense and $600 billion from the domestic spending. thi...

>> this is how divided government works, for cooperation and common ground and solutions. this is what republicans on the joint committee has been trying to do for several week weeks. >> john boehner and harry reid met for 40 minutes to discuss the super committee. if there is not mcconnell census, we talk about the trigger in the law set to go in. the cuts that would automatically according to the law written happen. $600 billion cut from defense and $600 billion from the domestic spending. thi...

>> erskine bowles, cochair of the presidents commission sounded pessimistic about the chance for success. >> if you havent thrown up yet, you are getting ready to. >> if the super committee fails, $600 billion would be cut from defense. leon panetta warne warned in ths letter to senator john mccain, "rough estimates suggest after ten years of these cuts we would have the smallest ground force since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, and the smallest air force in the history." yet, th...

Martha: this is something to be watching this morning because defense secretary leon panetta is about to testify before congress, the senate armed services committee, about the iraq withdrawal. also what could happen if congresss super-committee fails to come up with a plan to cut our deficit. 1.2 trillion is the measure they must meet or else automatic cuts to the defense program will be hit. leon panetta wants to talk about that earlier he said this, we would have the smallest ground force sin...

Billion. and according to defense chief leon panetta, that would be a disaster, as he sees it. he writes, "we would have to reduce the size of the military sharply. rough estimates suggest after ten years of these cuts, we would have the smallest ground force since 1940, the smallest number of ships since 1915, and the smallest air force in its history." conventional wisdom says the right and left cant agree on anything, but this afternoon we find ourselves with a tea party republican and a demo...

I think theyre making a mistake in response to this by saying theyre going to increase the sanctions against iran. number one, i dont think theyre going to get substantially increased sanctions and number two, i wouldnt focus just on this assassination attempt except for what it reveals about the nature, the character of the regime thats pursuing nuclear weapons. jon: while here i want to get your quick thought on what jenna is going to be doing later in the hour. talking about the 100 troops, w...

Who led one of the only successful p.o.w. rescue operations in the vietnam war, and he is author of six books including "the sheriff of ramadi." dick, as you know the president and the national security team watched as the s.e.a.l. team six pulled off the perfect mission here and we are watching the pictures, so what made this operation so flawless so far as we know right now? >> well, you had a very good ground force in place there. dont forget that the s.e.a.l.s while they are getting a lot of...