Sadr an enigma

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen says that he feels Muqtada al Sadr is an enigma who has been helpful to peace in Iraq, but also has proved a negative influence in the last few weeks in attacks in Basra. (0:40)
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Crocker: If we pull out, we risk an al-Qaida base in Iraq

Testifying before the House Foreign Relations Committee, Ambassador Ryan Crocker says that if there is a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq one risk is al-Qaida establishing a base in the Middle East. (0:29)
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"We're here because we're here"

During a hearing of the House Foreign Relations Committee Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) criticizes the war, saying it is an endless loop. (0:45)
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More troops, more time, more money

Speaking at a press conference on the cost of the war Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) says that "every event in Iraq can not be a justification for more troops, more time, more money." (0:20)
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