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Them an opportunity to say yes or no about sending our young men and women to die for oil. >> but it was wmd. it was on a lie. we were not 45 minutes from a mushroom cloud. but to sell the american people on this, to get our mitts on the oil, this was the sell job that had to be done, fair enough? >> this wouldnt be the first war, ed, and you know that. >> heres senator lindsey graham, again, talking about troop withdrawal. here it is. >> not being able to close the deal in iraq is a very seriou...

President, had been more transparent with the american people about this and had given them an opportunity to say yes or no about sending our young men and women to die for oil. >> but it was wmd. it was on a lie. we were not 45 minutes from a mushroom cloud. but to sell the american people on this, to get our mitts on the oil, this was the sell job that had to be done, fair enough? >> this wouldnt be the first war, ed, and you know that. >> heres senator lindsey graham, again, talking about tro...

Energy task force for the president, had been more transparent with the american people about this and had given them an opportunity to say yes or no about sending our young men and women to die for oil. >> but it was wmd. it was on a lie. we were not 45 minutes from a mushroom cloud. but to sell the american people on this, to get our mitts on the oil, this was the sell job that had to be done, fair enough? >> this wouldnt be the first war, ed, and you know that. >> heres senator lindsey graham...

Nonmilitary presence say cia security contractors or others staying on? >> well, first of all,ç lets put it in a perspective. george bush, not barack obama signed a status of force as agreement where we committed to remove our troops by the end of 2011. president obama ran on that issue and reaffirmed that position in february of0b!mhh . this not a surprise. we do have interests in continuing securityç ties and training functions with the iraqis. significant diplomatic presence. forces, pro...

Government hit an impasse. the issue of immunity was key, were told, in terms of why the president and the pentagon cannot agree to keep those several thousand troops there without diplomatic immunity for those troops. we also have learned that there will be 16,000 people, civilians and security contractors, attached to the u.s. embassy after december 31st. thats the planning that is taking place. but the president will announce in just a few minutes when he speaks from the podium at the white h...

so the opportunity zones will allow cities like detroit to qualify for additional exemptions relative to the first nine. right now in the first nine you can deduct purchases if youre a business. you can deduct capital expenditures and net exports. but for those cities that qualify as opportunity zones, you will also be able to deduct a certain amount of your payroll expenses. so you will be insented to put people to work. the other thing about the opportunity zone, is that it just does...

though, who want his job. plus, the tea party movement dealing with new divisions while stirring up red hot anger among liberals in congress. why some democrats see the tea party as their worst enemies. and a state of alert as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. were digging for information on the fbis latest concerns and whether americans should be worried. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we now know that president obama wants to deliver hi...

Presence of private security contractors and my guess is that the united states embassy will have to make some deals with other kinds of contractors as well to provide that kind of security or theyll do it on their own on a plain clothes capacity. in iraq, it is very, very hard to predict the future as you know. we have been through so many phases and stages here, it still is a country as a democratic republic that is very much in formation at this point, andrea. >> tom brokaw, back in iraq. kee...

I think well see a lot of intelligence agents and probably even some special forces who will be coming in here under different kinds of identification badges. >> tom, one of the problems that ive been hearing about is how are -- with that buildup of the civilian personnel, at that enormous industry, a city unto itself, as you know, how are they going to be protected without american soldiers on the ground after 2011? how are they going to get out into the field? what contractors and we know what...

To opt out and bring in security contractors and now the nations 50,000 airport screeners will also have collective bargaining rights. will this put our security at risk? mississippi republican senator roger wicker introduced legislation that would prevent collective bargaining and joins me now. good morning to you. >> good to be with you. >> where does your amendment stand right now? >> my amendment is offered through the f.a.a. reauthorization. its before the senate right now and could be vote...