in the case of iraq, in 2003, the us invasion toppled saddam hussein s sunni regime. that opened the door for iran to exert its influence in what is now a mainly shia dominated iraq. on this, here s retired general petraeus, who led us forces in iraq. keepin keep in mind that many of these political leaders are supported in some cases very heavily influenced by iran. recall that of course iran has sought to do in iraq what it did in lebanon. in other words, it is controlled very powerful militias or militia like has his commensurate power to what they had in beirut in parliament, preventing anything taking place they did not like, and they ve like
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folks in iran have been celebrating the agreement. but you didn t see similar scenes in every country in the middle east. cnn s becky anderson has more on that part of the story. i believe this is a historic moment. reporter: this moment, long in the making ricochetted around the region. israel also called it historic, an historic mistake. in all areas meant to prevent iran from armg itself with nuclear weapons, excessive concessions have been made. reporter: the state thought to have a nuclear arsenal of 80 warheads has been a fierce critic of talks with iran. but other middle eastern states are just as rattled, none more so than saudi arabia. the sunni regime has been suspicious of iran s shiite regime since the islamic
her way to a degree. that s why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of the receiving glare where she might punch you. she s still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i ll be hosting president peres for a dinner here at the white house next month and we ll be presenting him with his medal and honoring his incredible contributions to the state of israel and the world at that time. i m looking forward to welcoming him and i ll save my best lines for him for that occasion. so these are the recipients of the 2012 medals of freedom, and just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what s wonderful about these events for me is so many of these people are my heroes individually. you know