Chris Dodd: “The purpose of the surge was to provide breathing space for Iraqis to engage in political reconciliation.”

The truth is that the catastrophe was years in the making caused by regulatory negligence and Wall Street gambling.

President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue.

I frankly don't see the sovereignty issue as playing a role as an impediment as much as the sheer ability of the cartels to corrupt.

It's far more complicated than a common language.