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Not done. and he hasnt done it, because really hes not convinced of his own war. this is going to be obamas war, he has to own it, he has to prosecute it. thus far, its been in many ways he looked at iraq and denounced it, he called it a war of choice. he took afghanistan and adopted it as a war of necessity, but reluctantly, he had a surge in afghanistan, announced -- and then, of course, there was an intervention in libya. it was half hearted. the leadership was taken by the british and the fr...

About this, does it harkin back to iraq? do you see this through the lens of iraq and afghanistan? >> not exactly. what i do see is that the experience of a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan with precious little to show for it, is essentially bled the will of the american people to get involved in these kinds of things. before we went into iraq, i thought it was a terrible idea. not because getting rid of saddam was a bad idea, he was a horrible dictator, a horrible tie ran the. i didnt thin...

Security here and their security and their order over there. thats what the president has not done. and he hasnt done it, because really hes not convinced of his own war. this is going to be obamas war, he has to own it, he has to prosecute it. thus far, its been in many ways he looked at iraq and denounced it, he called it a war of choice. he took afghanistan and adopted it as a war of necessity, but reluctantly, he had a surge in afghanistan, announced -- and then, of course, there was an inte...

To -- then we best not do it. >> when you hear fouad talking about this, does it harkin back to iraq? do you see this through the lens of iraq and afghanistan? >> i dont exactly see it through the lens of iraq and afghanistan. what i do see is that the experience of a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan with precious little to show for it, has essentially bled the will of the american people to get involved in these kinds of things. before we went into iraq, i thought it was a terrible idea. n...