Sanders: Wall Street, War And Tax Breaks Caused Deficit

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) declared before an audience in the Dirksen Senate office on Thursday that there certainly is a deficit, but it was caused by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, tax breaks and Wall Street, not by Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. (0:30)

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U.S. Policies Are More Harmful Than WikiLeaks, Says Nader

Ralph Nader says the military and foreign policies of both the Bush and Obama administrations have caused more damage to the United States’ security and reputation than Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. (0:54)

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McCain Laments Lack Of Plan For Sending More Troops To Afghanistan

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) says waiting to deploy troops to Afghanistan because of lack of a plan adds to the time it already takes to get military bases started. :44
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Gates: U.S. in Iraq for years to come

Speaking about troop reductions, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says that there are many options for the next president in terms of the war in Iraq and that that president should expect to have troops in Iraq for years to come. (0:40)
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Veterans express their support for Obama

The Obama Campaign held a conference call today with veterans of the war in Iraq to discuss why they have chosen to support the Illinois Senator (26:24).
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Transitions set to begin in Baghdad

Col. Ted Martin, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division stationed in south Baghdad explains the transitioning of security overwatch from U.S. troops to Iraqi security forces. He speaks positively about their progess predicting additional turn overs this month. Martin does say, that they are not opperating on any sort of timeline. (1:15)
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Soldiers in Baghdad will have a chance to vote

Col. Ted Martin, commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stationed in south Baghdad, says he pledges that all of his soldiers will have a ballot and a chance to vote in the upcoming election. (0:36)
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Kucinich: War in Iraq was "totally unnecessary"

Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) says that the war in Iraq was totally unnecessary, unprovoked and unjustified. (0:32)
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How many troops to Afghanistan up to the next president

During a press briefing at the Pentagon, spokesman Geoff Morell said that while the U.S. is committed to bringing more troops to the war in Afghanistan the nubmer of combat brigades will most likely be a question for the next administration. (0:54)
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Army: Progress for the last surge brigade

Col. Terry Ferrell, commander of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, the last surge brigade to leave Iraq says that the progress in his area of operation is sustainable in the future. (0:42)
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Spending on veterans versus spending on the war

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) expresses his concern about the cost of the war and spending on Iraq war veterans. (0:21)
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The war and the cost of oil

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that the war has contributed to the cost of oil. (0:23)
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Crocker: Status of forces will not tie the hands of the next president

Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) questions Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Multinational Forces Iraq, and Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker about the future of U.S. politics and Iraq. (1:51)
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Petraeus recommends a 45-day pause to evaluate troop reductions

Gen. David Petreaus, commander of Multinational Forces Iraq, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, calls for a 45-day evaluation period before continuing withdrawal of U.S. troops beyond scheduled draw downs in July. (0:46)
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Crocker: al-Qaida is our mortal enemy

Answering questions from Sen. John Warner (R-VA) Ambassador Ryan Crocker says that al-Qaida is the mortal and strategic enemy of the United States. (0:42)
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Petraeus: Iran is behind Iraqi extremists

Answering questions from Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of Multinational Forces Iraq says that Iran is responsible for training and equipping some Iraqi extremist groups that target the American military. (1:17)
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Clinton: the purpose of the surge has not been achieved

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), a presidential criticizes the strategy of the Bush administration regarding the war in Iraq. She saysv that the longer the United States stays in Iraq, the more opportunities that are lost elsewhere in the world. (0:56)
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Clinton Campaign: McCain has credentials, but he is wrong on Iraq

During a conference call with reporters Howard Wolfson, Communications Director for Hillary Clinton, says that John McCain has foreign policy credentials in a political context but he is wrong on the most pressing foreign policy-- the war in Iraq. (0:30)
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$527 billion spent in war on terror since Sept. 11

Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell tells reporters the cost of the war on terror in dollars and lives lost. (1:07)
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Secretary of the Army, Pete Geren, says the Army is stretched, but not hollow

Sec. Geren, testifiying at the House Armed Services Committee hearing, says that the Army is tretched from six years of war, but it is not the "hollow force" of the 1970s. (0:31)
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