americans and we succeeded in kuwait. the total strength of the army will be less than the number of tubes we had in kuwait in 1991. if you imagine that the arabs and the gulf are not looking around and thinking america is sick of any involvement and is reducing its capacity, website are we going to go with? who are we going to talk to? -- what side are we going to go with? , are we going to talk to? i can see the saudis dialing up the pakistanis -- you have a bomb, send us a dozen. >> we have enormous treasure and humanity in that part of the world and the way it has turned out is not terribly good, even in afghanistan which was justified and we should get it done initially. it is just sucking our blood. >> the question is now deciding to go here or there. the question is are you going to have any capacity to ever engaged in the crowd if you shrink the way we do? the answer is probably going to be no. >> it always was down to the soldier or -- >> whoa, whoa, we're not talking about eliminating the army, we're talking abo

troops left iraq at daybreak crossing into kuwait marking the end of the nearly nine-year war. >> it's nice to leave. >> reporter: this says it all. last vehicle out of iraq, written in chalk. there were 500 soldiers involved in the last convoy. >> looking forward to getting home. everybody is going to look back and say we were the last ones there. >> reporter: soldiers have to wait five days in kuwait. they passed the time playing cards and games. >> i can't wait to go home. >> reporter: the war has been costly. it claimed the lives of 4,500 american soldiers. the united states spent $800 billion on the war since the invasion in 2003. for virginia national guard troops, it was a hero's welcome. >> you remember me? >> reporter: first lieutenant frank met his little girl for the firs time. soldiers returning from war to the open arms of loved ones. darcy spencer, news 4. >>> some 4,000 troops will remain in kuwait to help finalize the move out of iraq. >>> meanwhile, the don't ask don't tell played a part in naval history. two women shared the covets kiss as the crowd cheered and waved

we needed half a million americans, and succeeded in kuwait. the total strength of the army is going to be less than the number of troops we had in kuwait in 1991. that means we are held hostage. if you imagine that the arabs and the gulf are not looking around and thinking that america is sick of any involvement in there and is reducing its capacities, what side of we going to go with? who are we going to talk to? i can see the saudis dialing up the pakistanis -- you have a bomb, send us a dozen. >> we have enormous treasure and humanity in wars in that area of the world. i don't think the way it has turned out is terribly good, even afghanistan, which we should have done initially. it is turning out to be just sucking our blood. >> the question is not deciding to go here or there. the question is are you going to have any capacity to ever engage on the ground you shrink the way we do? the answer is probably going no. >> it always boils down to that soldier or marine or navy seal -- nothoa, whoa whoa, they're talking about celiminating the arm

before the first gulf war with the americans did is they pulled back from iraq they stayed in kuwait in substantial numbers but they also moved into saudi arabia so we see this point will be back in the eighty's but you know you saw harkens to the point that i was making earlier in your our conversation when the americans rolled into places like saudi arabia that's one of the things that drove this other interesting individual legal sort of the whole lot of to actually reach out and fight the west again this question of bringing stability which results in instability. so this ologist unfolds another bad taste of history repeating itself it's quite possible and frankly it's a sign that america has intentions other than the ones that we openly share with the world these arms deals could be the latest precursor to waging war with iran a country that if you think about it we now have surrounded. well coming up tonight show and tell and then as promised we're going to bring you all the latest when it comes to sopa after the break we're going to break down some of the myths about the legis

the expanding not diminishing american presence citing efforts to reposition new combat forces in kuwait and expanding and strengthening our relationships with other allies in the region secretary of state hillary clinton reaffirmed that mission saying we will have a robust continuing presence throughout the region which is proof of our ongoing commitment to iraq and to the future of that region which holds such promise and should be freed from outside interference to continue on a pathway to democracy how funny they were saying free from outside interference right so is america are we really expanding our commitment to expand democracy here or is that just. from the people i clinton are using to strengthen our military ties it's a point that we brought up last november and we discussed the true american presence in the middle east with former cia agent jack rice during our interview here mind us that this was not the first time that the u.s. made moves like this. the first goal or with the americans did is they pulled back from iraq they stated kuwait in substantial numbers but they als

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, when the first battalions that went into kuwait.you know, when the military is good, it's really good. when they are bad they are really bad. and the marine corps is sort of the extreme example of that. when they come in like profiling, they were marked men, and he, if i'm ever after the war, i remember to moment. colonels are sort of isolate figures in the time so we talked a lot. i'm at one time he asked me what because i never sort of like to interview above anybody the level of lance cooper. the hire of you in the food chain the more sort of spin you get. so i tend to, like ernie back, stay with the low rates. but he asked me what do women think of it. and i said, to be honest, they don't we like officers but i'll say colonel fallon cares about his men and the kind of choked up at the end of the war, he had seven wounded, one of the producers of the anatolian, you know, i haven't spent weeks and weeks with you. i think you're a really great commander. and a great leader. and he said, i got all my men home. and you know, on that

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>> i think are 15 countries bordering it from armenia, pakistan, iraq, kuwait and on the persian gulf side, you have saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. >> who rules iran? >> iran is currently ruled by a non-democratic government headed by supreme leader, the ayatollah. it is an undemocratic system to have small pockets within it. there are elections taking place and they are not usually fair or free. they are local elections as well but ultimately, the decision making power is in the hands of the ayatollah and those around him. >> everybody knows mahmoud ahmadinejad, but there are elected people and unelected people. it is the unelected people who have the power. >> even know they are elected, it is not necessarily free elections. there was a lot of fraud taking place in the 2009 elections. even if there wasn't, it's not as if anyone can stand in those elections. the guardian council, they'd do not have to bota it -- say why they are disqualifying certain candidates. you have people trying to stand for candidacy in the elections in 2009 but only four people were approved. >> i

i was privileged to visit recently with our troops in kuwait and afghanistan. around -- and we have with us today sergeant bruce stephens of dover and senior airman jason dercheck of wilmington. both of them served admirably in afghanistan. and the first thanks that we owe all of our veterans when they come home is the chance to partake in the abundance of opportunity that they make possible for the rest of us. their mission puts them in harm's way. their morale is high, their skills are exceptional. let's work together to ensure that they have the opportunity to put those skills to work when they come home. you know, we ensure that state employees who serve are able to return to their jobs. but we should be and we are going farther. thanks to the advocacy of, we have added representation of veteran owned delaware businesses to our diversify council, to ensure that they have a fair opportunity to compete for state business. and one of our biggest private sector employers, jp morgan chase is leading in this area, hiring thousands of returning veterans and provid

saddam hussein out of kuwait was a very good... was a very good thing. >> rose: built the coalition and did it and stopped. >> and stopped short of that and with cheney... >> rose: you regret you didn't vote for him? >> i should have voted for that intervention. >> rose: right, obviously. that's a regret. >> obviously i have personal es. part is how i handled being gay personally. i was closeted. i do not think that i could have had a career in politics if i had been honest about my sexual orientation and 12. i came out voluntarily... but it was still later than i should have donit. the problem is while..i was trying to live this life in which i was privately a gay man but publicly sort of neutral i have-- as everybody does-- personal needs, emotional needs, physical needs that i wasn't handling well so i did bad things. i did stupid things. not bad in the sense of evil, i didn't hurt anybody, except myself but getting involved the way i did sexually with this guy who later made a series of accusations-- most of which were false, a

. >> tom: let me ask you-- if the european central bank is taking a "wyatt kuwait see" approach, does that mean the situation has become more stable in europe? >> i wouldn't say it's been more stable. i think we've seen some signs of improvement, only because of the volatility th a year ago, they were over $5, but prices have cratered with a at we saw, the backend of 2011. there's nobility stable about having a greek 10-year bond at 35% yield. clearly, there are still some very, very serious issues facing the europeans, and that has not not been resolved and it may take a long time. i think they want to see what the impact of those long-term funding that you mentioned, the three-year l.t.r.o., to really spread through the economy for another month or two before really making a big decision to say we're going to cut the base rate one more time. clearly i think rates are still heading lower. >> the l.t.r.o., long-term financing operation, finance and banker speak in europe. the worries we saw in the market last fall led to europe agreeing to cover greece's debt for three years if privat

building up its military presence in the persian gulf region fifteen thousand troops dispatched to kuwait is one of the latest steps new u.s. drone bases are popping up in the arabian peninsula so we see that while president obama went through with the promises to scale back on iraq and afghanistan he's been actively building up platform or possibly new wars there's almost no doubt that he's state of the movie in his state of the union address he's going to bring up america's mission to hunt down terrorists globally president obama certainly prides himself on his role in killing osama bin laden last year and a number of other terrorists there but the means by which the u.s. is going about that task of raised a lot of red flags for example there is a crisis in the u.s. pakistan relations right now because pakistanis are even fury aided by u.s. strikes which really civilians and as it happened recently their own pakistani soldiers so some experts argue that what washington is doing is fighting terror and provoking terror at the same time if you don't mind i'll go back to the speech and i'll

military hardware troops going into israel to be stationed in israel troops going to kuwait. you know naval forces in goals in the arabian sea. and in other words i think what we're going to states what. it would be is our allies some kind of the green light which will give you with the wall. and of course we're keeping a close eye on the rain or nuclear as star go on air and online so head to our web site called for more analysis and updates on the latest developments and right there we ask or to you saying terrell's talks with the u.n. inspectors will bring so far the majority that sixty percent of things the u.s. is heading for war with the ground regardless sixty percent don't see any way out thinking iran will give up its nuclear program ten percent think the u.n. inspectors will find that tehran is telling the truth and the minority of three percent perceive the visit as a new step towards a solution of the crisis so what do you think had to alter dot com to cast your vote. a us occupy movement protest has once again turned violent in oakland california police fired tea

military troops going into israel to be stationed in israel troops going to kuwait . you know naval forces because you can go in the arabian sea. and in other words i think what we're going to states wants. including its allies is some kind of a green light which will give a human face the world will. u.s. occupy movement protests has once again turned violent in oakland california police fired tear gas and some two thousand demonstrators several hundred were arrested as their time to occupy a vacant convention center before storming into city hall aunties marina portman small. it began around saturday afternoon when roughly two hundred fifty occupy occupy optimists in oakland california began demonstrating in the streets and hours passed the crowd grew stronger and stronger up to crosley twenty two thousand people strong ultimately what the goal was for this demonstration is for protesters to take over the empty abandoned building where they wanted to create their new headquarters because as our viewers may remember crossed the country in the united states just a few

military hardware troops going into israel to be satiated israel also going to kuwait. you know naval. naval forces in the in the in the ocean go all of those i will i would describe as why this whole wall the issue of nuclear weapons. of iran's nuclear weapons is a red herring but it is a red herring which could lead to well as we said are you one america's threatening behavior towards iran may not just be about terence nuclear ambitions this rhetoric has intensified noticeably over the course of the presidential race and i thought is more important explains some politicians of putting political points on the support of the jewish community ahead of the u.s. national interest. america almost never misses an opportunity to praise its ally an ironclad commitment and i mean ironclad to israel's security has meant the closest military cooperation between our two countries in history point a proverbial punch at its greatest adversary but there be no doubt. america is determined to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon and i will take no options off the table. however f

convince people that accession is vital for the current economy actually it's the stability that scout kuwait it into the credit rating of gracious. that is translated into membership of the european union critias budget would be in serious trouble everywhere you turn in croatia the e.u. is being discussed whereas most of the political class no longer question europhile stands for public views differ widely in chicago tell you as we come into or see and touch all our fish and that's our biggest creditor you know if you. carefully though you told us we have to bay the e.u. has regulations for those that don't want to they must stop trading here in memphis even if we had two sons turn employed and maimed because of that i would be prying a secret dimmers that december's worked over all the worries about sovereignty local industry and economic well being a former state and there are still some voices in parliament that think the benefits of what joining it would be the coasters if we were not going with our heads high up or going on our knees because our economy. non-existing our exporting is pr

actively building up military presence in the persian gulf region fifteen thousand troops dispatched to kuwait is just one of the latest steps there knew he was drawing bases are popping up in the arabian peninsula so we see that while president obama went through went through over with the promises to scale back on iraq and afghanistan and he's been. he's been actively believe building a platform for possibly new wars and also just about the other promise that that he did not even mention in this speech and that is to shut down guantanamo he promised to shut down guantanamo by the end of twenty eleven but you know instead we have seen him signing the indefinite detention act which are infuriated so many americans of course he talked about america's mission to hunt down terrorists globally president obama certainly prides himself on his role in killing osama bin laden and a number of other terrorists but the means by which the u.s. is going about that task chasing down terrorists raises a lot. of red flags that there is a crisis in the west pakistan relations because pakistanis are you created

watch for some delays as you make kuwait eastbound -- as you make your way to eastbound. 52 -- speeds are pretty normal for this hour. five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. 11 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards 32. the fog is starting to clear up -- 6:22 may be a good guess. 95 at 152 moving very well. the fog has cleared up in that area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a final face-to-face before the florida primary. kate amara joins us live with details in this morning's commit 2012 report. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney used the latest debate to come out swinging against newt gingrich. >> the republican candidates for president of the united states. [cheers] >> the 19th republican presidential debate was a battle between mitt romney and newt gingrich. the two traded barbs on immigration, with gingrich calling romney the most anti- immigrant candidate. >> the position i took, which he attacked pretty ferociously, was that grandmothers and grandfathers aren't going to be successfully deported. >> my father was

have the background or time to understand the monetary system and the financial aspect of it maybe kuwait are on other issues and ron paul for example on the three major issues i think are all of those important civil liberties the war empire state and in the federal reserve and too big to fail those are all issues that i think you can it is not want it's the other connect with a vast majority of american populations that's that's basically my goal for this year all right so interestingly enough ron paul has attacked the support from both the tea party and occupy. all straight so there is some crossover there correct absolutely yes i mean there are certain issues that neither party is comfortable actually discussing and so they actually don't discuss it at all and i do think the one that there are really all the issues on issues are all important but the debt is one that i think's really interesting because republicans never really like to criticize it yet it is the epitome of central planning it is a central bank that creates decides its own you know on its own will whether the price of

this is kuwait, otherwise known as the highway of death. as you know during desert storm, i guess whoever called in the air strike, and the iraqi men and soldiers were fleeing back to iraq out of kuwait knowing the gig was up, and the military forces went overhead and basically killed every single person underneath and bulldozers and cranes swept everything to the side, and highway 80 is an extreme vast space with the howling wind and sand storms called the kuwait fog that comes every afternoon. soldiers would not let me play in the wreckage because something could have exploded, but this is a half-life in the sand from now until whenever. that's what a war looks like at the end of it. those are vehicles driven by people whose bones are probably still in that sand. this is a daily patrol over baghdad. this is iraq, and this is a black hawk sitting opposite this guy who is armed, looking down that, machine gun is active, and they go over the streets to ensure everybody is behaving themselves, and i went every single day on a black hawk to vi

we have all of these producers right up here, the emirates and saudi arabia and, of course, kuwait and iraq at the head of the gulp. that means one-sixth of the world's oil production passes through this one strait. one-third of the sea-borne oil. if the strait is closed for just one hour, 60 minutes, some traders say oil prices would see a spike of at least 50%. now obviously some nations are trying to ease their reliance on iran and those include japan, south korea and india, all of whom are reportedly looking elsewhere. andrew? >> yes, charles, as you pointed out on that chart, iran is second only to saudi arabia in opec's list of oil-exporting nations. a restriction on its supplies could send prices which are already about $100 a barrel, even higher. with a somewhat battered and bruised global economy at the moment that could threaten any recovery. we have a senior research analyst. he jones us now. let's start off with a nightmare scenario of a closure of the straits of hormuz. how likely is that? >> very unlikely. that could have catastrophic effects on the global economy. you'd

reports from syria a group of arab league observers were attacked this morning, two monitors from kuwaitwere slightly injured the brutal government crackdown on protestors left nearly 6,000 killed in the last ten months. >>> if you live in the district don't be alarmed if you notice low flying jets overhead tonight. try to remember norad north american aerospace defense command is conducting exercises in the area. they will start at midnight. it is to helpen sure air safety and security against air threats. >>> a new jersey lawmaker who served more than two decades dies after the legislature holds its final voting session. >>> raw makers in -- lawmakers in maryland and virginia getting ready for the 2012 sessions starting tomorrow. robin mccartney joins me for a preview when we come back  never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) t

he was able to withstand the water boarding for kuwait some time.y that i mean probably 30, 35 seconds. >> that's quite some time. >> which is quite some time. short time afterwards in the next day or so he told his interrogator that god visited him in the cell during the night and told him to cooperate because his cooperation would make it easier on the other brother whose had been capture captured. and from that indicate on he answered every question just lick i'm sitting here speaking to you. >>reporter: the man is charged with violating protection act and spying act. he's free on 250,000 dollar unsecured bond tonight. now the department of justice says the investigation is all about cracking down on leak. >> all right to politic. next week florida primary now is a must win situation for romney and he turns up the heat on his chief rival gingrich. all 4 row maining contender for the nomination took the stage in tampa for the first of 2 debate this week. karen reports. >> whether a difference one victory can make. gingrich fresh off the big win in

but this looks like an additional two army brigades that are based in kuwait.of the 40,000 overall troops that secretary panetta recently mentioned would remain in the middle east in case any of, any adversary misreads u.s. intentions after iraq's pullout. jon, jenna? jon: and let's hope they don't misread anything. jennifer griffin, thank you. jenna: well, a new year and new questions about how we got into the financial crisis, and now a fresh, new inside look at what was going on inside the federal reserve when the housing market was on the verge of collapse. chairman ben bernanke who took over as chairman of the federal reserve in 2006 apparently thought the economy was strong enough to pull off a, quote, soft landing. tim geithner who sat on the board before becoming treasury secretary didn't seem to recognize how much damage the housing bubble would eventually cause. according to newly-released transcripts from a meeting in september of 2006, this is what our treasury secretary said then. quote, we just don't see troubling signs yet of collateral damage, a

troops crossed in kuwait for the last time.he trip back from iraq led to lots of emotional homecomings, for families at home and in bases. in the civilian world this has been no welcome home ceremony, no end of the iraq war celebration to say thank you to the troops to welcome them home and say we as a country were at war, a war that has ended. it was not just america's military at war. it was america. there's been no ticker tape, no marching band, no welcome home parade anywhere in civilian life. tomorrow, st. louis, missouri, changes that. st. louis becomes the first city to wave flags, float floats and bang drums to mark the end of the war and say welcome home. all because of two friends who decided if nobody else would hold the nation's first big welcome home for the troops for the end of the iraq war they would try to do it as citizens. they started a facebook page, collected donations, met with the may yoornd soon, voila, a parade. floats being built, signs painted, marching bands practicing routines. the anheiser-busch c