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I was a supporter of the iraq war. okay? and i don't blame you for weapons of mass destruction, i think that the data we had anybody could have made that mistake. "new york times" had it on the front page they had weapons of mass destruction. but the way the war was waged, come on. that was a big screw up. we didn't have enough troops there. we didn't -- weunder estimated the problems there. didn't we? >> i think you are wrong and i will tell you why. >> bill: all right. >> it was a revolving situation. again franks had a plan where we could have put 450,000 troops in iraq. he had off ramps wh...

I was a supporter of the iraq war. okay? and i don't blame you for weapons of mass destruction, i think that the data we had anybody could have made that mistake. "new york times" had it on the front page they had weapons of mass destruction. but the way the war was waged, come on. that was a big screw up. we didn't have enough troops there. we didn't -- weunder estimated the problems there. didn't we? >> i think you are wrong and i will tell you why. >> bill: all right. >> it was a revolving situation. again franks had a plan where we could have put 450,000 troops in iraq. he had off ramps wh...

In what is officially the last day of america's combat operation in this country, where it's been for seven long years. once the sun is set, it begins a new mission in iraq, and that is advising and assisting the iraqi security forces, as they embrace their sovereignty as their own nation, america's troops, 50,000, will be staying on helping the iraqi security forces. joining us is general komair from the first armoured division, if i've got that correctly. you're actually partnered with the iraqi police, helping train them. people think we're no longer in a combat situation, it's smooth saili...

Freedom, the combat operation has come to an end. two men with me are soldiers representing the old and the new mission. we have sergeant kevin mccauley and private first class ronald crasnick. thank you for joining us. kevin, you were a combat medic in 2006 in the height of the violence. compare then iraq today? >> different country. last time i was here we'd go out every day and expect to get attacked. now you go downtown and commerce going on, people in the street. a complete difference. >> reporter: private first class is your first deployment here and you represent the new chapter of amer...

Together would be nice. serious challenges do remain and insurgents have stepped up attacks in recent weeks. that's led the country's prime minister to put iraq on the highest terror alert level. our national correspondent steve centanni is at the pentagon tonight. what's the first item on vice president biden's agenda here. >> he is going to have some very important meetings with political leaders in iraq. the idea behind this is to jump start the effort to get some kind of a coalition government solidified in iraq. this has been dragging on for the past six months where there is no real gove...