John Burns: “He has said repeatedly that it is the duty of the people, something Hitler also said, in effect to die for him.”

There's a major problem ahead. The renegotiation of the constitution will go to some very, very divisive issues.

I think the pressure that has been brought to bear on Mr. Maliki has been very considerable. And I think he was bound to make some movement in this direction.

The problem is Iraqi history, Anderson. You have a Shiite community that won power at the polls under American protection, that had waited a thousand years for this opportunity.

The idea that you have a political leader, the prime minister, right involved in the operational chain of command, picking targets, picking who you go after and who you don't go after.