You have an assassination attempt on the president of Iraq, a president who's invaded Iran, the war isn't going well: this is a clear blow against his power,

The Iraq war was not necessary.

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

You know, I'm pro-troops, but I'm not pro-war.

All this talk about a war with Iraq is adding a tremendous amount of volatility in all the markets. We see it in bonds, gold, oil. The uncertainty of what's going to happen is weighing on the markets.

One of the most important battle fronts in this war on terror is Iraq,