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Khrushchev, the soviet leader in terms of what would happen if he did invade cuba, what would be the reaction by the soviet leader? heres ikes conversation. fascinating history here. lets listen. >> what about if the soviet union khrushchev announces tomorrow which i think he will that if he attack cuba its going to be a nuclear war? and whats your judgment as to the chances theyll fire these things off if we invade cuba? >> oh, i dont think they will. >> you dont think they will. in other words...

Down to war most likely with iran. and thats why im going to vote -- im a republican just like powell, and i was looking for a good, solid republican candidate so i could vote for him. i will not vote for romney. im voting for obama. >> i watched romney the other night in that debate, the third one on foreign policy, and i heard strange words coming out of his mouth. hes a business guy, obviously hes a successful businessman, made a quarter billion dollars. he doesnt have any interest in the wor...

It is, inexperienced, fresh president, and their experience at bureaucratic inplay and so forth and leading this president down to war most likely with iran. and thats why im going to vote -- im a republican just like powell, and i was looking for a good, solid republican candidate so i could vote for him. i will not vote for romney. im voting for obama. >> i watched romney the other night in that debate, the third one on foreign policy, and i heard strange words coming out of his mouth. hes a b...

Want to know where romney is going to be going with foreign policy, look to the people around him. what you see is a lot of people who are the neoconservatives who did advise going into iraq. so hes saying effectively if you like the war in iraq, romney is your guy. >> it just seems -- without being in any way comical about, because its going to laugh about, people die in wars, theres always a war that the neocons are looking forward to. theyre always pushing -- they never settle down and say le...

You find very few hawks among people who have been soldiers, anwar sadat, the great george washington. they have been through it, and theyve proven their manhood, they just want to be wise. i think powell is like that. what do you think he was saying about the neocons? >> i think he was saying -- >> im talking to tom ricks now. >> i think he was saying if you want to know where romney is going to be going with foreign policy, look to the people around him. what you see is a lot of people who are...

Your judgment as to the chances that they will fire these things off if we invade cuba? >> i dont think they will. >> you dont think they will? >> no. >> in other words, would you not take that risk? >> what can you do? if this thing is such a serious thing, were going to be uneasy and we know what thing is happening now. all right. youve got to use something. >> yeah. >> something may make these people shoot them off. i just dont believe this will. >> well, theres the general, the great general...

Its uncertain whether the cease fire will hold on friday. lets get you back to "hardball." ♪ welcome back to "hardball." when former secretary of state colin powell endorsed president obama this mornings, he cited mitt romneys foreign policy as a major concern. this monday we saw romney present himself as a moderate emphasizing peace and diplomacy. for the past year and a half, however, romney has courted the far rights and the neocons of his party with his hawkish rhetoric. secretary powell...

Who has criticized the excessive public displays of emotion. on the other hand, there are a lot of constituents in ohio who think it helps him connect with everyday people. he is very sincere. he certainly was when he ascended to the speakership again back in january about his family and the american dream, so im not going to be too hard on him. >> brian: hes human. i want to move on to the war. general petraeus came back from the war. second war. he took a step back in his career to go reconstr...

Those words weve heard so many times from 20 years ago. there was -- i really was learning, and one of the things id learned was about being safe, and i was one of the first people in the bomb shelter that night. i got down there so quickly i think there was no one there. so i went up and checked it out and went back down again. what i learned from bernie shaw and others, when youre going to report, you need to be there to see it, to watch it happening. so come shock and awe 12 years later, i wa...

Proved to everyone. vietnam is in the past and we can indeed use high-tech warfare to a great success. >> absolutely. i think what it did is i think it healed a lot of the wounds that were -- were still festering from vietnam and i firmly believe, brian, that it linked vietnam to todays conflict and i really believe that the men and women in uniform would not be receiving the level of respect that they deserve and they command if it were not for desert storm. >> have your perceptions changed at ...