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Tue, 31 Aug 2010|

President Barack Obama, ahead of a key speech tonight hailing the end of combat missions in Iraq, thanked veterans at Fort Bliss, Texas, for making the U.S. safer. But Mr. Obama said his speech today won't be "a victory lap, it's not going to be self-congratulatory." We will speak with Fox News military analyst Col. David Hunt about our policy in Iraq. Do you think we have won the war?

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  3. Brian Williams5:10
  4. Saddam Hussein6:12, 11:50, 15:17
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  6. Joe Biden5:26, 5:58, 5:59
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  8. Colin Powell20:02, 20:15
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  10. President Bush13:57

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More -- more sound some heavier and heavier duty sound effects. All right. 18774694322. If you like to listen of the show on the Internet by the way you can always do so you can go to one hour on our website. How we cart dot com how we cart dot com and click on the life. Audio streaming how we cart dot com click on the live audio streaming. Call sort how we card but commune think part of our daily Internet poll question Cindy what is today's poll question and what are the results thus far. He's the Iraq War over now it's not over.

67%. Say no. It's not. Annoyed 50000 troops backed yeah they're leaving 50000 troops there and us and it's you know I I don't know I mean I I hope well. I hope the IB Iraqis cannot keep it together but. Not terribly confident than. And as you know leave the after -- war is just getting is is getting worse and worse their brightly enough for 21. -- brave US servicemen killed in the last 48 hours it's hard it's horrible what's going on and in Afghanistan and you know that's that's something that's. It's going to be a long time my getting resolved in spite of Barack saying he's gonna pull all.

Troops I am not persuaded. That. 20000. Additional troops in Iraq. Is gonna solve the sectarian violence there in fact I think he'll do -- I think it takes pressure. All the Iraqis so arrive at the sort of political accommodation that every observer believes is the ultimate solution. So the problems we face -- self I am gonna actively oppose the president's proposal I don't doubt his sincerity when he says that he thinks this is the best approach. But I think he has long and I think the American people -- believe is wrong.

But tonight. You'll be taking a wow. And of course Katie Couric. Brian Williams at all will not be playing that sound cut on the evening news again fewer and fewer people. Watch the evening news but. And question was the talk radio or -- want to the Internet. Yeah you're you're not going to be -- mind that over the fact that both he and Joe Biden a -- who were against that the surge that has enabled us to. To end this conflict and in a manner of speaking.

The most basic premise of the president's approach that the Iraqi People he would rally behind a strong central government. Headed by Metallica and actually look out for their interest vernacular right I don't believe is that fundamentally and fatally law. It will not happen in anybody's lifetime here including the page. Including the page.

But we know what Joe Biden wanted to do right Joe Biden wanted to -- eight partition. Of -- Iraq he wanted the Kurdish area cut off and then small sort of our romped by Sunni area that in the middle. Where -- Saddam Hussein came from around Baghdad I guess and but north. And then in the south were all the oil was -- and -- except for the parts of the oil what was in the Kurdish areas there we're gonna have the -- Shiite areas. And now now though he is claiming. That that he did not ever say that he wanted to part. He's saying he did not want to partition. The the the country of by Iraq's several years ago when that -- the end you know you don't believe jamaat. You know you must have been confused with the president Roosevelt in 1929 on the TV you know. So this is so we got some must sound cuts we've got some some cuts up from first that -- he's denying that he first T deny he denied it with. Jake taper on of this this week on the on this week. This was last month I'm I'm again I'm sure you know that's one reason why they had the -- to Jake paper and they had to put on Christiane -- port because Christiane common port has a as the proper respect. Towards these schools that are or are running the country. So war Christiane -- would never embarrass him but Jake taper in fact dead embarrass them so. We expect cut this is from local last month July. When he was on this week with.

Thanks as we can Washington the Iraqi foreign ministers of barring pleaded for more US engagement he said we believe that there's a role for more engagement to help -- hurts to facilitate have to pick and choose an -- government. -- the next leader for really to play a greater role. In the process. You once advocated for a three way partition. Of Iraq because you were not confident. That Iraq's government was capable. Of having a strong central government as a possible that you were right back that it isn't just -- not only have a sense Natasha.

No it's I don't wanna. We debate history here but -- Coughlin partition I'm calling for a central government. With considerably -- three provinces I'm well it was not a -- or even who -- allowed them more time. Like what's happening Kurdistan right now like more autonomy in front of her problems right now. And so what's happening here is there is an election has taken place.

Okay so that was that was that's now or. Fairly close but now with that now that we have to cut the actual could now we have the actual cut. We're getting didn't say keeps claiming he didn't say anything about partition the only said they needed more out the enemy in the east three areas.

The most basic premise of the president's approach with the Iraqi People he would rally behind a strong central government. Headed by Metallica in fact look out for their interest equitably. Is fundamentally and fatally law it will not happen in anybody's lifetime here including the page.

Where does he say partition though don't we have the actual partition. A body that's -- ocean beach in front -- the American and veterans association which we don't have the the VF WW sorry but it's it's I mean doesn't denied he said that the speech just denied into says that we misinterpreted what he -- Okay let's see here.

Where is it here. Check out the headlines in 2007. And it's clear that the word partition or soft partition. Was often used to describe beau Biden's proposal which call for boundaries to be drawn from the country's Kurdish Sunni. And Shiite populations and so we decided to check for his claim. Aren't we decide to check his claim this is the truth O meter Polley chief Paul what do fact. We decided to war it check out his claim that he never called for partition Biden's strategy was first outlined in an op Ed piece for the New York Times. The idea air as in Bosnia this is 2006 is to maintain the united I Iraq by decentralizing it giving giving each ethnic or religious group Kurd Sunni Arab and Sunni and Shiite Arab. Room to run its own affairs well leaving the central government in charge. Of common interests. The plan would be extends three largely autonomous. It regents. The groups would be responsible for their own domestic domestic laws administration. And internal security a rose by any other name yes yes. Some will say moving toward strong regionalism what excites sectarian cleansing you mean like it did in Bosnia. Where what she's saying that's the model. That's is what the guys. All you need to know about Joe Biden is he was against in his first term in the US senate he was elected in 72 for first time was thirty years old. He was against the Alaska pipeline. Where would this country be today if if his idiocy had -- I mean where you think we're behind the eight ball now with the who with the the foreign oil that we're dependent on a -- wanna be if we didn't have the Alaska pipe like he's been wrong on. Every issue every single issue. Ben you know what he's you know the latest forget the partition. How that's summer how sets summer recovery coming here were coming along here where as we approach Labor Day weekend. Mr. vice president bite me. 1877469432218774694322. I just -- we had to go went to war on Iraq I don't think we have any choice and not in in. In 2003. You know I mean. What are you what are you gonna do if by if you if there are weapons of mass destruction and and Saddam Hussein. He's crazy it was crazy he didn't let you didn't let the Americans are of the UN -- went to see that there weren't any weapons of mass destruction so what -- we'd -- thank. How was that how was the president of the United States. Going to respond if if if some terrorists come out of by Iraq and that take out New York City or Washington -- or any other large city. Joining us now on the line as a colonel David Hunt he's the F Fox News contributor and he's -- president of how we nation. Colonel hunt thanks for being with us today we appreciate it.

Hi so what what what are you what what do you think is cool that I'm -- in the war isn't really over it's just. That this some goodwill we were gonna have to do more somebody's gonna have to do more down the road what do you think.

Yeah I. Understood to district --

It's meant he would -- coming special operations guys but let's keep but the government -- I guess lot of 54500. Special operations guys sort of wrapped in doing daily. Combat operations so of course yeah it's. -- a bit -- a shell -- It's being betrayed. And I know it's a plot to middle of the road but it seemed to get what. What a lot of you weren't -- as he would invade Iraq which could. We skip over five years in coach and a surge. -- success right now what you got. Because -- which you guys safe. Elected political -- government in Iraq it's it's in chaos. Totally corrupt. Iraq in Iran and -- it -- economically. Politically and religiously. Probably at 7700. Billion dollars we've ever gotten killed tens of thousands ordered. And hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed or wounded the number is so large direct and not US government wouldn't count it. Very troubling I -- what you -- beginning. I don't think it's holding anybody can -- say or even suggested. President Bush lied I think that's a species sergeant. That the intelligence obviously was wrong because we never found. Stockpiles which.

But what I just west but it wasn't just US intelligence either way it was worldwide intelligence.

And allow me to. -- This because you right to rescue work intelligence community was wrong in the book world -- because -- we knew we were all using the same. Sources. There are so many sources. Coming out of something like. So and an okay so it wasn't their -- Powell. You know this speech is what convinced that could remember. The invasion goes well we had a couple of years to get it right. If we had it a couple of years have been gone if we'd done that got out you know I'm not talking. It is Captain America it's done it's step seven -- here is. That why it. If it's still be discussed in all a lot of light and unsettled. Nature of Iraq. Even -- even those conservatives. Who spoke admit. The surplus must admit that it's it's chaotic right now that very difficult time at least got my church had ever been open and.

But on the other you know I -- I'm still perplexed why Saddam Hussein faced with the overwhelming. Wait. With the united states military coming after him why didn't he just opened the doors and say look I don't. Have anything. -- it's insanity with the way he behaved.

Of course to contain. Which should surprise. But the -- he would probably you and I are having them. Like smart and I cannot I am ready get the -- Car division to up to knowledge. I did it sounds exactly -- it up there. But that is that the concept of problems our government -- back. Even Vietnam didn't talk about how we lied to a target at this point we're making now. I think what it would make all comes down to what the following of this couldn't be found mutual by 1998. Whenever he had the UN inspectors. -- bombing done by the Clinton administration. Probably ended whatever he had. We never had any human to ground intelligence. Since 98. To prove one way or the other and we depended on. Very sketchy Intel yeah everybody did everybody get the question and winning candidate. And Iraq is expected that there is no argument about the -- into chaos in Iraq and end that the surge was very successful. Militarily yes and that right now we're leaving. Large combat forces of last. And it in Iraq in a great chaotic. Opposition. Not it's not settled at all in Iraq.

But it's again it you know -- not to give Joe Biden any credit but it is a it's a chaotic population. It's not a homogenous group of people they've they're big Bennett each other's throats. For hundreds if not thousands of years right.

but also that this seat. You know the bedrock of several nascent Iraq -- mean you know the city you know history what this country deficit to tribal nation.

You know I think I'm glad to understand that it's time to -- I don't think we need to have as many of our guys killed and wounded as spent that money to kill Saddam. And unfortunately that WMD question you you have to remember.

15100. US government employees. Swept the deficit to two years after we took place and couldn't find it it better than I don't know issue vindication. That would be all the other reasons don't matter what's told us you and me in the public. And the -- really was that stockpiled WMD -- mushroom cloud of -- to take I would say that I was one of the many went wrong.

And because we didn't find -- the region that changed its freedom in Iraq and a bunch of other things.

We -- good for the Iraqi just like -- should've paid a price.

But again what was what was bushes at the at the time in 2003 what were Bush's options I mean -- the country just undergone -- horrible trauma. -- bigger a bigger disaster than Pearl Harbor and dug up and and he's gonna let this this madman stay there. Talking about all the wet the weapons of mass destruction he has and they're being being seen with with these terrorists and you know the coming into Baghdad for medical treatment what what the hell was bush supposed to do.

Yeah. At some wonder if if if if the intelligence was correct yet know what active particularly at Afghanistan we get. That's where that attack comes there was never connection. Between eleven and Iraq ever never do that but even close to being made but absolutely a connection between Iraq. And terrorism bill paying 25000 -- suicide bombers. They had they -- have been serious training can't -- help the --

With that plane the good idea that the -- question.

Yeah no question about the connection of terrorism to Iraq. The issue is do we need to and that's the invasion though it because all the deputy question. Which didn't materialize and I am defect is gone that long -- it -- last two years maybe discussions.

Is it -- aftermath would be counter insurgency.

When they bought the mosque was bombed all these things that happened pop up to present at this you know that all that all of that happened.

And through this thing into a dark dark spot in our guide stated here is priced.

Isn't it I mean this of the ultimate -- the ultimate problem was we probably should have just continued after the first gulf war we should just continued to Baghdad. Right.

I'll kick Bush's father and continue to absolutely. Wiped up the Republican guard absolutely what you remember television caught they particular vision. Massacre -- solid Republican guards pulled out of Kuwait. Colin Powell -- president says we can't have that hundred hours. Is about right 48 felt good. We've won in particular act still makes us look bad and they stopped. And then you actually right.

Well never -- Colin Powell those walking around like he did like you know who may. You know they don't want him as saying with you break it you bought it but he you don't see his fingerprints are on this -- so.

100%. He's on the -- you don't want football again he received chairman of the joint chiefs went in by infighting between the United States to pull a lot of the first war that was enough and he was secretary of state to convinced many of us. That there were chemical trailer you remembered running around the desert or not to be whether trailers. -- Political problem of intelligence there so yes -- typical weapon trail is that whether trailers weather balloon yeah. That was power convincing us and eat them because he hit the -- It uneven I think that the current administration. Was not quite doing when Obama got elected he was coming out. And it. -- go to a situation where we what are we leaving and were clearly playing a strengthened Iran. And it chaotic. Iraq. Where is more free to add before 2000 straight now but. Now they have portrayed is we didn't we we didn't go to Iraq to give them -- we have winter.

I understand but no I understand that the group that theory was if you'll be if -- if you took down about Saddam Hussein though when does set up some kind of at least some semi westernized government. That be more light there'd be less likely to to continue this dabbling in terrorism.

Orbit but we could've destroyed the name of the -- is solvent blocked by the way that was training camp at southern Baghdad that none of other things secret OK to talk again knowledge. That not lying to board that'd help. That issue if we hadn't lasted this long. It's not an issue it's it was bought very very slowly our guys soldiers did a great job in the unbelievable populism. Massively competent senior military leaders. All the way to Rumsfeld did cause. The -- that we will begin to insurgency. You might include you -- my -- district since its salary you're gonna become a majority became meg very troubled. War and now -- into this trying to come up with eight or its success failure of victory would have. Mission accomplished whatever the words are they don't stick. Because it's still rather chaotic. Stood up bombs blowing up and we still have forty -- at a special operations god -- the terrorists. Inside Iraq and by the way if you if you wanna go back out of that take it but yeah settlement in a black best outside of the the Baghdad embassy US embassy in Baghdad in -- around you can buy out at a Baghdad T shirt without a -- and that I think speaks volumes of the constant place.

Yeah walker continued take some calls it that are okay well we'll take a break and we'll take some calls for the -- about the this is. There's going to be they're gonna declared. -- Obama's gonna declare victory tonight and this in -- Things will go on as they have in the past 18774694322. A -- car.

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18774694322. With a -- calls in this segment over the puck into war colonel David Hunt. He said he retired. Army. -- and -- of Fox News Channel contributor. He he you'll be would it be with the Bill O'Reilly -- tonight on at 8 o'clock on the O'Reilly Factor. And that kernel before take some calls he's got as you. This this Afghanistan thing is I mean it really seems to be going downhill fast -- a a 21 Americans killed in in the last two days this is horrible.

Colonel did the opinion yeah probably yeah it's terrible. We. It's not gonna get better the more so as we increase our combat. Well a little more guys get more wounded enemy is Lawrence. I can insurgency. We they can't beat this man -- on the battlefield with. They can do what these -- public opinion.

It's it's there are some very big successor Beckett can't.

But these kind of watches when I used to Afghanistan is not good going on any personal question.

Can we tell me can we beat the Taliban.

You can get -- copy completely kill them all.

But not going to be that -- you can beat the Taliban but not the reason is that the dollar bond came back -- and they came back because they are corrupt. Incompetent Afghan government you end up at police force and military told the Taliban came back into power. Opera can bring the Afghan people.

I don't understand by the if I if I -- Afghan I'd rather have a call -- incompetent. Government than -- than a government that says tell me I don't I can't shave and when I was outside and gets whipped and you know -- stone and people to death I mean his embattled. Is that more odious government than the one that -- Karzai has.

Yep that did they can't get extra but the Taliban also bring in things that the government doesn't look particularly in Pakistan. He noted that there actually being more resistance. In -- it would -- that the Pakistan government that no question that there correctly. That. People pay you know that the -- women -- historically tragic and -- and the summit opening at all under the he'd do but I think anything like Alapont. Can only exist in a -- And that's what you get in and I can't get -- the government vacuum where they population. That's that's ultimately most of -- in the world. What -- destruction that doesn't exist in the whole story to wrote in Afghanistan so hyped playing. Desert at tribal people at four miles each other never see -- go to war in Italy and altitude terrible winters it's a nasty place. Our guys have panicked phenomenal job. That this thing was let go all economic consequence Iraq -- we we couldn't do bulk of the -- we have a limited finite number of talented. Men and women who speak the language -- capability which could not to Iraq. Pull up and Afghanistan who went to get Iraq. And they went back burner. Talabani came back we're about to go to Kandahar we we took that thing hey that's -- news. Well a couple of guys on horseback and some guy -- and a -- give me adults but we're now making his big deal. About going back. In the can't --

18774694322. Mistakes and calls with the colonel David Hunt to begin beyond -- Fox News Channel tonight with Bill O'Reilly live at 8 o'clock. A -- your next with Howie Carr and I colonel hunt go ahead --

That's good afternoon. All his first of all if -- Obama goes and try to take credit for Iraq. It would -- without a box I was zombies are not gonna buy you know that there's there's there's no doubt in my mind. And tonight will be announced that if I Iowa I ran -- all right sure China continues supplied insurgents. That sell what gonna send you a ground troops back -- there again.

All come on rush you know but -- and that's.

Well probable that at that that's right he's not gonna say that okay all right police not gonna tell what -- okay. And now I wanna have to -- one more of course and I heard last night on the Michael Savage show. That Israel made a major purchase of petroleum. What is that into the kernel.

Meet the budget sanctioning Iran maybe get a read it is something very bad and stupid I going up to Iraq. If they do.

Isn't that Israel Israel may be going after gan yeah.

Did maybe it yeah if it or if at this stockpiling. Yet.

But at all Michael yeah I try to call wherever you speak to read that we appreciate that. Michael Savage added -- background. And I'm not sure we get information.

It kicked up on the Internet but if let's say it's true which I doubt -- savage isn't connected to a.

But it's true that would mean debt debt debt or Israel this stockpiling. And and another. -- step closer. To doing something. Tragic would you be attacking Iran which returned and at least upside down and now we're really into.

They've done it before the kernel haven't -- They they have it's -- that didn't early and everybody said it'll turn the Middle East upside down and did I mean the Saudi or Saudi Arabia supposedly gonna give me air space to Saudi Arabia wants I ran taken off the map so.

That that got to decide radio could never give the Jews airspace. Such that -- that would be de -- what I'm sorry -- got picked. -- that would be before Hezbollah wasn't running Lebanon like it is now and Hezbollah. What at what Hamas wasn't running Palestine or elected when they elected and sharing power. All all of -- or whatever Robert mean NATO external borders looks -- it -- on term while Hamas comes out of their holes. In Palestine ya if it's -- I don't know one police stepped it up bomb run by Israel which would be successful all the way because. All of these is that nuclear plants and the ability to build nuclear stuff is so deep and -- my. They can't touch it must take up -- in fact Israelis. Would drop a nuclear bomb bunker buster. And -- weak evidence -- thought -- don't know if I I don't think it's a good idea that.

Place thanks for the call -- Steve your next with how we learn colonel David Hunt go ahead Steve.

Yeah are -- I gotta like make two points. We're both you are wrong on Iraq first of all you Ali. I don't know if you're if you're lying or if you just don't know it went on late. And 3000 UN inspectors. Were inside Iraq before the war started and bush. And his team we're telling them. That you know those houses are really palaces they're underground weapons factories. An.

it reminds we a lot of the attorney general of Massachusetts you know I -- because you know pretty good -- he'll. Kick his own watchdog who look under every stone except that the stone worthy where the bad guys are -- under the monster game. But I don't -- me in the don't give him any credibility.

Okay well he did a pretty good job because he can use American intelligence and either find anything second single with the hurdle. Okay you and I both know that this surge would just pressing the paused but. The American for the Iraqi listen we're leaving. Just stop attacking us.

I don't know if he's not not it was a military Seattle didn't get the political exactly what that number what do we killed a lot of bad guys. What to search net but it did not give it -- it was supposed to get political cover to get Iraq back on its feet and that didn't work. But the military aspect it is -- I've been a critic of these guys while they kill thousands of bad guys and turned ally mark. You know I bought a lot of that got about a when he -- the search to spot to Sunni awakening totality military success.

That's okay political -- it. That's okay I which weakened by I wish we buy with a women not Afghanistan to.

Well that we are not required beginning. Now when we get -- Iraq we paid Iraqi generals want to fight it's a good thanks. A lot it is the latest. Of course Rushmore. But it triple -- I understand. -- That explosives. In respect your fitness. But -- it is one thing but the the bush administration's own inspectors. For two years couldn't find this many conflicts I got I get I get it turmoil of him. But that was a CIA want. Inspection. And they replaced at a better remember once. And both of those guys came back what they had done it and --

But all they you know the thing is so colonel hunt I mean days and nobody can. No nobody can account for -- Saddam Hussein was so ops that you'd still be alive today. What --

India vetoed it yes but that's that's -- getting at -- to have this discussion if you believed. If you wanna believe it comes -- on that -- why would they lie a lot and that the Internet has been consistent he didn't believe we were attacked. That doesn't that that has just slipped intelligence community.

Big mistake on my -- I -- big mistake but that was it that was say a workable scenario until September 11. Then not so much right yeah.

It's it can't just to step we reject hotly it was what eighteen months.

So after nine elevenths that we we invaded Iraq and it wasn't in immediate response to -- took a long time to go after Afghanistan. Because some military wasn't ready to Marine Corps was. And it does not speak well the army but the wrinkle ready to go -- yeah it was indigo it was -- army to slow down the attack -- Iraq was a lot lot different. I -- Italian that it didn't do this still being written but it close the what I'm telling you about. What actually happened and it's unfortunate that a lot of lot of guys can help --

Right thanks for the call Steve rob your next with how we card colonel David Hunt go ahead rob.

It could pick -- call eight kernel a couple of things didn't Saddam Hussein have. The UN vote for not to attack from Germany France and that's why it was so I got this -- number one and number still. Did Rick Santorum. -- She CIA LO OK caller on -- nobody was buying into mainstream media what complain output. But I never BitTorrent. I'm allotted on fox shows. I parading around about finding a positive about theology which you can better believe -- audience and I am. And that third point is they don't underestimate Bibi Netanyahu. It can attack because the alternative is. Israel attacked and they come out where you'll all the trigger could be out in the -- Thank god that.

Do you read this not -- was okay if -- Santorum. Did talk about finding some. Enriched uranium. The Bush Administration try to verify that if they could have -- they would if they can that would -- if they get out how we -- it slugger. My yellow -- in Iraq. It would then frontpage. -- could not find it there was also people they -- they buried it in -- they bury it Lebanon.

No I don't know yet they took it across the border are now that.

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He wouldn't dare won't what with. He steered the -- a lot of things -- believed the do you he would.

Your data and he gave these flight bombard this feed off that mountain now.

You have OK colonel hunt we -- appreciate -- being a weather send -- thanks for coming on the show will report to see you tonight on fox with Bill O'Reilly. Thank you okay provide such colonel David 187746.