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You just took off the top layer of the government that you could then rely upon the bureaucracy in iraqç underneath that top layer to take over and govern the country. that didn't happen. so there's no question. and i mentioned i've got blanket statements in the book that, you know, we weren't always right in washington, weren't always right in the field. i didn't go into great detail in terms of this debate because obviously a lot of other people already had. it's war. and it's complicated, and it always involves elements that you can't really anticipate. and that's certainly the case here....

Ultimately goes to people. now, it just enrages me to hear them make blanket statements to blame people for their own social conditions that they had nothing to do with creating. i need an intervention. i need a preacher. let me go to my favorite preacher, chairman of the congressional black caucus, democrat from missouri, emanuel cleaver. put your hand on the screen and pray for me, reverend. these people are driving me to the point of fury. can you believe the kind of things they're saying? >> well, you know, reverend, this is troublesome at a point that i've not experienced, at least in a s...

Leadership in president bush and he stood up and reminded americans this was not the act of a fate. >> true. >> i think we need that. those voices. they're out there. but also americans need to take a deep breath and stand for freedom for all americans. >> would you admit there is a political goal to defeat president obama and one of the tactics used is to make people like those folks in iowa believe that he is a muslim? and they said it with conviction. they think he's a muslim. isn't this the political goal of the conservative movement? >> it's not a political goal of the conservative moveme...

Leadership in president bush and he stood up and reminded americans this was not the act of a fate. >> true. >> i think we need that. those voices. they're out there. but also americans need to take a deep breath and stand for freedom for all americans. >> would you admit there is a political goal to defeat president obama and one of the tactics used is to make people like those folks in iowa believe that he is a muslim? and they said it with conviction. they think he's a muslim. isn't this the political goal of the conservative movement? >> it's not a political goal of the conservative moveme...

Power. and this doesn't do it. we've been told both from the people we're talking to here after the speech that they won't settle for anything less. and they will keep coming out and demonstrating on the streets in the days ahead. >> lost cell phones and blackberry power for a while. but we're hearing that it's back on and working. is that right? >> i think perhaps what we've been hearing through the day is some blanket statements that don't quite reflect some of the nuances of the situation on the ground. i haven't had phone service all day. i haven't been able to send text messages. but i ha...