and actually when saddam hussein attacked kuwait and said all the oil wells on fire. was first to help and put the fire out that. we have a lot of seaports and the persian gulf provides sixty percent of the world's hydrocarbons. eight countries around the persian gulf and yet it was iran who set up this standard for fighting pollution in the region. at if we have set up a monitoring system to enforce the standard you know all of the gulf countries. we need to preserve the eco system of the persian gulf and iran plays the leading role in these efforts. next year on march third through sixth year ran a well hostin environmental forum on key sheil and. where eight gulf nations will discuss these standards. and want to quote once you know me also in addition to these eight nations various international organizations will be represented there. in other words there is no threat of an oil spill in the persian gulf and you don't confirm that iran considers such a step that not only we deny that we regard this as an element of psychological war against iran you could use a mac

i covered the war it was like a prison yard let up under saddam hussein. it was so suffocating that i can compare it to no place in the arab world about romania which i also knew to read too don't believe to go from saddam hussein's five rap to syria is like coming up from liberal humanists because we tend to say all dictators are bad, all democrats are good, you know, we eliminate and eraser distinctions and it's the distinctions that give the complexity we need to understand the world, and yet they ran a brutal dictatorship that was nothing like saddam hussein. and i had my passport taken away for ten days while the iraqi authorities when i was in kurdistan that time i was very near dayton nervous it i got back from the airport before i left and i was a journalist that got too close to my story and i was intent on eliminating saddam hussein. i believe like a lot of people in different western countries in the world and on both sides of the aisle that there was wmd. but more importantly, i believe the regime is suffocating and brutal and you couldn't trus

. >> glor: he met saddam hussein and made it look easy. david martin on the death of general norman schwarzkopf and what the world did not know about him. and "on the road" with steve hartman as a man tries to save his wife of 56 years. an unusual request that gets a surprising response. >> got two of them and i only need one. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> glor: good evening, scott is off tonight. i'm jeff glor. it is the end of a holiday week, but it would appear congress is just getting started. tonight, the president said he is mottestly optimistic about a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, which would mean avoiding automatic tax increases and spending cuts come, you know, 1. the president spoke to the nation this evening after an hour-long meeting with congressional leaders at the white house. democrat and republican leaders have agreed to extend jobless benefits and some tax increases. they appear to remain deadlocked on who exactly will pay those higher taxs. we have two reports tonight

so that's fine you with saddam hussein put him back in mandy patinkin 2012? you said that.ur words. >> you would not go war against saddam hussein. >> stephen: would you go to war against anybody? >> with words, not weapons. i would exhaust myself -- i would die talking before i lifted a weapon. i think that's the answer to the peace until the middle east. peace in the middle east isn't going to be created by another war or violent act on either side. it's going to be created by someone like yourself and someone like me who sit in a room work to individuals who have a belief and who can talk to a group of other individuals and get people to change their minds. it's not a magic trick. [cheers and applause] >> stephen: you've convinced me but only because i thought it was saul talking for a second. there don't think you won mandy patinkin. saul won that one. >> i think that the best way to go through life and i've said this to the writers of homeland is i would lick to hire one writer or two and have them write my entire life. >> stephen: it's pretty nice. [ laughter ] [ appl

i don't think we are close to breaking saddam's will. i don't think that is breakable. but i certainly we have the capability of breaking the will of his military and i think that we are making progress in that area from all the reports that we get. >> warner: three weeks later, u.s. forces led the powerful ground offensive that routed the iraqis from kuwait in 100 hours. schwarzkopf said later he agreed with president george h.w. bush's decision to stop the war then, rather than drive to baghdad. days after the ground offensive ended, the allied commander met with defeated iraqi generals to discuss the terms for a cease fire. >> i would say very candidly that the iraqis came to discuss and to cooperate with a positive attitude. >> warner: later, schwarzkopf was criticized for letting saddam's military retain the right to fly helicopters, which it used to attack rebellious shi-ites and kurds. but in the immediate flush of victory, the general received a hero's welcome back in the u.s., including a standing ovation during a joint session of congress in may 1991. that sum

i don't think we are close to breaking saddam's will. i don't think that is breakable. but i certainly we have the capability of breaking the will of his military and i think that we are making progress in that area from all the reports that we get. >> warner: three weeks later u.s. forces led the powerful ground offensive that routed the iraqis from kuwait in 100 hours. schwarzkopf said later he agreed with president george h.w. bush's decision to stop the war then, rather than drive to baghdad. days after the ground offensive ended, the allied commander met with defeated iraqi generals to discuss the terms for a cease fire. >> i would say very candidly that the iraqis came to discuss and to cooperate with a positive attitude. >> warner: later, schwarzkopf was criticized for letting saddam's military retain the right to fly helicopters, which it used to attack rebellious shi-ites and kurds. but in the immediate flush of victory, the general received a hero's welcome back in the u.s., including a standing ovation during a joint session of congress in may 1991. that summ

saddam hussein's planes bombarded the area with some of the most toxic agents known to science. nerve gas is an old-fashioned mustard gas -- nerve gas and old fashioned mustard gas. the bodies which litter the town were those of people who ran out of their houses to try to escape the gas and then were killed out in the open. since that moment, this woman has been alone in the world. she was only a teenager then. she lost 17 relatives, including her mother, two brothers, a sister. she keeps their pictures with her all the time. >> everyone wants to live, but what kind of life for us? every day is the day of the attack. we are wounded. there are scars on our bodies. the pain is still in our hearts deep down. >> no one has ever cleaned up the cellar where her family was gassed. even 25 years later, the stench of mustard gas is still strong, strong enough to kill small creatures. it makes our eyes weep and our heads ache. no doubt about it, things have come down here -- things that have come down here seem to die as a result. it could be a good idea not to spend too much time down h

when saddam hussein invaded debate in 1990, stormin' norman became a household name. >> as far as saddamsein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor he is a tack tition, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. other than that, he's a great military man, i want you to know that. [ laughter ] >> he returned to the persian gulf a national hero to a victory parade in new york. >> it doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. it takes a hero to be one of the men who goes into battle. >> profound words. though quoted by both political parties, he resisted politics and devoted his time to children's charities. >>> this is a deeply religious time for so many americans, many marking hanukkah and now christmas. our global affairs anchor, clift yawn amanpour on a journey. here now a preview of her special tonight, just one of her discoveries in jerusalem. >> r reporter: the truth behindo many of these biblical stories that took place here remains so captivatingly elusive. in part because so many answers may be buried undernea

he booted saddam hussein's forces out of kuwait in the he died in central florida.ssignment the last chanter in an extraordinary olive of service. general schwarzkopf was one of the most well known commanders in modern mill tare arery history. >> he most certainly was. his command of the gulf war inspired me to become a war correspondent. although he had a long connection with that region. he was obviously -- famous for being commander of the forces during the golf war. he had gone to school in tehran and iran as a kid. they were stationed there. schwarzkopf guided military school before serving in the south vietnamese airborne division. by the time he was a lieutenant colonel he distinguished himself by helping rescue men of his battalion from a minefield. in the late '80s promoted to general aappointed the commander in chief of the u.s. central command. the middle east fell under his responsibility and so it

troops into a mad retreat. >> as far as saddam hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational art nor is he a tactician nor is he a general nor is he a soldier. other than that, he's a great military man. i want you to know that. ( laughter ) >> reporter: when schwarzkopf accepted the iraqi surrender and came home to a hero's welcome, no one could imagine it was only the first chapter of the war with iraq. he had made it look too easy, creating false expectations for the 2003 invasion of iraqi. by then, he was retired and sinking into the fog of alzheimer's. but what he told "60 minutes" before that first gulf war remains true: it all comes down to the sergeants on the battlefield. >> late at night when i lie in bed and look at the ceiling and think about this whole awesome responsibility that's on my shoulders, i just remind myself that there's thousands and thousands of great leaders out there who, even if i do screw it up, they'll sort it out and make it right. >> reporter: when stormin' norman was in command, both the gene

in fact, if you look at saddam hussein, he was a secular despot. he was a tyrant.nd he saw al qaeda not as an ally but as a threat. >> did you feel pressure to come up with intelligence that fit this narrative that iraq was somehow working with al qaeda? >> no. i do recall -- this was in the spring of 2001, a query that came from the white house, about the alliance between saddam hussein and al qaeda. and i remember at the time that that sounded so absurd. and i remembered speaking with an analyst about it, and dismissing it out of hand. >> when this memo came down, saying give us some intelligence or what do you know about this alliance between saddam and al qaeda, your response was basically, what alliance? >> exactly. >> nbc terrorism analyst mike sheehan has served as the state department's director of counterterrorism. >> i can think of a good dozen reasons why saddam hussein should have been kicked out of iraq. dating back to all of the atrocities he conducted in the region against his own population. nevertheless, in my view, as a terrorism expert, i did not

bush's decision not to follow saddam's decision into baghdad. >> ladies and gentlemen, when we here, we were 150 miles away from baghdad and there's nobody between us and bagsd. if our intention to take iraq, to destroy the country, if it had been our intention to overrun the country, we could have done it unopposed from this position at that time. >> schwarzkopf was honored for his service with the medal of freedom. queen elizabeth even awarded him with a knight hood. >>> former president george h.w. bush praised his leadership yesterday. general schwarzkopf is survived by his wife and three kids. he was 78 years old. >>> joining us now by phone, jack jacobs, medal of honor recipient and knew general schwarzkopf well. welcome to "way too early." i know that you knew general schwarzkopf very well. your thoughts on his passing, sir? >> i knew him from years and years ago. he was lieutenant and i was a major. he had the reputation he acquired later on as stormin' norman. he was well known by everyone. he made his mark. >> how did he lead? >> say it again. >> how did he lead, how did he

he tricked and outflanked saddam hussein's forces in just 101 hours.question about the iraqi leader. >> as far as saddam hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he as a sold your. other than that, he's great military man. i want you to know that. >> schwarzkopf also led troops in vietnam, getting three medals of valor. he died from complications from pneumonia. schwarzkopf was 78 years old. >>> george h.w. bush is still in guarded condition this morning but his chief of staff said, quote, put the harps back in the closet. he's been moved to intensive care in the hospital in houston. he's being treated for a persistent fever. >> when mr. bush was vice president ronald reagan leaned heavily on british prime minister margaret 24567 thatche. new documentation sheds light on their relationship. >> reporter: these documents show moments of affection and irritation between president reagan and prime minister thatcher. this was her publi

many politicians and clerics with generous support from hussein it fought hard in iran as well as saddam's enemies inside iraq in one thousand nine hundred seventy and it came joined america's list of terrorist organizations along with al qaida and hamas and was cited in arguments for the invasion of iraq today iran iraq is still viewed e.-k. as terri's group but america's position has now flipped any case is iran's democratic ah this is just part of the large scale and successful lobby to get any case off the tower least among backers former white house officials army generals and cia chiefs clint extremely disturbing this is a this is this at the time was a terrorist group they were supposed to be paying officials and moving money around and yet somebody was turning a blind eye to that i think that anything potentially is going to have an influence on the u.s. policy towards iran and could get the u.s. into a very dangerous position as far as potentially going to war with iraq iranian officials second that saying and became a place similar role that america back to position forces played

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nearly one decade after saddam hussein was ousted by the u.s. led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new cover of the very same country to help the leader of a different war as america continues supporting syria's opposition in part by police in iran iraq for its all to march in lockstep with borders has created something of a middle east trying the white house may not be able to navigate. not artsy. turkish troops and helicopters of the kurdish area near the border with syria killing thirteen suspected militants the crisis in syria is being seen as a chance for kurdish aspirations for independence and statehood and whether the turks are actually shooting themselves in the foot by supporting the syrian uprising that's the subject for debate in the lake has crossed toll that's coming up later this hour more news from me then after a short break this is. wealthy british style stock. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines two k

has long supported dictatorship saddam hussein was one of the ones they supported and so this is about regime change in the hopes of installing a pro-u.s. regime but as we've learned things don't come out is there as they often plan and to be. well headline issued by syrian rebels threatening to kill the ukrainian journalist captured back in october expires on thursday the kidnappers allegedly members of the free syrian army and the mining a fifty million dollar ransom to have a nice well ti's middle east correspondent paula slay reports. the journalist and hat coach never was taken hostage in october hones the kidnappers has held her for nearly two months they've accused her of being both a russian and a syrian spy she has appeared in two you tube videos and in one of those she appealed to the embassies of ukraine and russia as well as to the syrian government to meet the demands of the kidnappers it's very difficult to say whether in fact these demands will in fact be made she read a text in those videos in arabic in which admitted to having participated in the fighting and having wo

them to other countries including in syria nearly one decade after saddam hussein was ousted by the us led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new government of the very same country to help move the leader of a different one as america continues supporting syria's opposition in part by policing iran iraq's refusal to march in lockstep with orders has created something of a middle east trying all the white house may not be able to navigate bring up or not artsy me on. and on all disguises disposables some plans and other deceptions they have one story of election murder and anti virus invented john mccarthy takes needed time to ask something guatemala that's not to escaping persecution believes what he's raving respond. back maybe ghettos understands authorities are proposing to a victim residents with a record of harassment to separate counties what they believe in converted pain is ten times more. people in britain face being branded terrorists a paedophiles they refused to allow the government to pry into that internet activities at least that's according to the u.k.'s hom

>> well, saddam hussein, you are not going to inspire other people to become a dictator by covering saddam hussein. you have to cover it because it is legitimate news, and we want to know what is going on. but there becomes a point where it is tabloid and disgusting. the media knows where that line is. psychologists have been telling them for years how to cover this story. they are not naive. we have the same boring gun discussions. >> is it mental illness or guns? the media never has a discussion, what did we do to contribute? when the shooting happened in aurora you knew more were coming. they are giving these worms what they want. they let them go out in a blaze of glory, and the press know they are doing it, and they don't care. don't let them feign ignorance. we are just doing our job. they know and they add admonish themselves of guilt because they feel they can hide behind doing their job. disgusting. >>> geds do dye yaw we will -- jedediah we are talking about guns in a minute. i want to stay on this mental health thing for a second. i know a little about guns. i saw a lot of flat

the baghdad regime united states feel that it invested blood and treasure in terms of overthrowing saddam hussein that it has the right if not the obligation to then order the internal affairs of the baghdad regime obviously. objects to this kind of approach and i daresay that the iraqi people object to that approach as well unnamed u.s. officials have complained that baghdad is not doing enough to cooperate with washington's demands since september iraq has only managed to allegedly inspect two iranian planes baghdad does not have an air force and grounding planes is proving too costly as they must be refueled after each check recently iraq made it clear that it is not willing to march to the beat of america's drum in an interview with the new york times iraq's minister of transportation said quote we are an independent country and our stance is clear we will search whichever plane. we want whenever we want we will not take orders i think they're expecting one else to take our most countries doing it in a sanctions treatment of the american government so the. shah of iran is don't feel t

nearly one decade after saddam hussein was ousted by the u.s. led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new government of the very same country to help move the leader of a different one as america continue supporting syria's opposition in part by policing iran iraq for its all to march in lockstep with borders has created something of a middle east trying the white house may not be able to navigate up or not artsy. turkish troops and helicopters a pounded the kurdish area near the border with syria killing thirteen suspected militants the crisis in syria is being seen as a chance for kurdish aspirations for independence and statehood and whether the turks are actually shooting themselves in the foot by supporting the syrian uprising is the subject up for debate in the latest cross-talk it's coming up in the next hour well up more news from me right. the legacy no one should be proud of. scrap metal littering pristine arctic landscape building stilton over their foundation pipes being black smoke over the snow covered peaks the traces of

nearly one decade after saddam hussein was ousted by the u.s. led invasion into iraq washington is pressuring a new governor of the very same country to help the leader of a different as america continue supporting syria's opposition in part by police in iran iraq for its all to march in lockstep with borders has pretty something of a middle east trying all the white house may not be able to navigate bring up or not artsy. turkish troops and helicopters have pondered the kurdish area near the border with syria killing thirteen suspected militants the crisis in syria is being seen as a chance for could have aspirations for independence and statehood and whether the turks are actually shooting themselves in the first by supporting the syrian uprising is a subject up for debate and the latest episode of cross talk coming up this hour. britain is facing at least five more years of his charity the country's finance minister says there's no miracle kill for the country's economy the highly anticipated autumn statement by george osborne broad's little

his was known for his colorful, very blunt-talking style, credited for devising the plan that drove saddam hussein's forces out of kuwait in the first gulf war. >> if they're dumb enough to attack they'll pay a powerful force. >> i'm completely confident we're going to kick his butt when he gets here. >> as far as saddam hussein being a great strategist, he's neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art. >>> president obama calling general norman schwarzkopf, an original who stood tall for his country and the army he loved. most importantly president george h.w. bush issued a statement from his hospital bed -- we mourn the loss of a true american patriot. more than that he was a good and a decent man and a dear friend. joining me by telephone is retired general barry mccaffery, now a msnbc news analyst. you were widely believed to be his favorite general. so tell us about the man that you knew, and for all of us gen-xers and older who got to know him, tell us about his characterizations. >> a good way to set it up, thomas. i think he was a great man. he was ferociously i