February 2009

AC: "Let's see what the playing field is like in the beginning of next year."



Fourteen hours after his first appearance this morning, Michael talks to Anderson Cooper (as well as Ed Henry) about the announced plans for withdrawing the troops from Iraq.

Length: 3:56

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CB: "Iraq needs its intellectual strength back. Let's hope they come back."



Wolf sits in for Campbell Brown and takes a lengthy look at the plans for withdrawing the troops from Iraq in a discussion with Michael, Christiane Amanpour, and Chris Lawrence.

Length: 9:18

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TSR: "Mexico is essentially at war with itself."



Wolf Blitzer talks to Michael about the Mexican drug cartels' war with the police/Army there, and Michael points out some unpleasant parallels to the civil war he covered in Iraq.

Length: 3:10

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CNN/I: World News Europe



Michael discusses the logistics of the drawdown with Max Foster.

Length: 2:49

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CNN/I: BackStory



Michael Holmes asks whether Iraq is ready for the drawdown.

Length: 3:46

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NR: "None of this is hardly a declaration of bold resolve."



TJ Holmes talks to Michael as well as Joe Klein from Time Magazine about the president's plans for removing the troops from Iraq.

Length: 7:56

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CNN/I: International Desk



Michael speaks with Hala Gorani about the plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq. One of the president's points was that we will continue training Iraqi security forces as long as they stay clear of sectarian alignments; when Hala asks whether that can even be measured, Michael retorts "How long is a piece of string?"

Length: 4:28

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CNN/I: Your World Today



Jim Clancy speaks with Michael (in NY) and Barbara Starr (in DC) about the plans to withdraw the troops from Iraq. Jim also asks about the 800-pound gorilla in the room: Iran.

Length: 4:14

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AAM: "Perhaps we have to see: what do we call a win in Afghanistan?"



John Roberts discusses the Iraq/Afghanistan war plans with Michael, Christiane Amanpour, and General George Joulwan (Ret.). During the discussion, Michael says he may soon be heading for Afghanistan. Stay tuned...

Length: 5:59

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AC: Double-duty: budget for Iraq & Juarez drug wars



Two very different pieces tonight: first, Michael joins Anderson Cooper in the NY studio and David Gergen (by video) to discuss the budget plans as they will affect the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then, his "360 Dispatch" about the cartel wars in Juarez, Mexico, followed by more discussion with Anderson.

Length: 4:46 / 6:36

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CNN.com & International



Michael is in Juarez, Mexico, reporting on the drug cartels and their apparent intimidation of a local police chief. The first clip is from CNN.com; the second one is part of a longer piece that ran on International. (Sharon pegged the translator VO in the second piece as Tommy. Good ears!)

Length: 4:32 / 0:35

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GPS: "America is holding the live grenade in its hand -- of Iraq -- and the pin is still pulled."



Fareed Zakaria hosts a panel consisting of Michael (in New York), Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk (in Washington), and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih (in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq). They discuss the provincial elections and the way forward.

Length: 11:20

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AAM: "It's a brutal, brutal business."



Michael speaks with John Roberts about a woman arrested in Iraq who had been recruiting female suicide bombers. How and why she had found so many who were willing to participate is truly heartbreaking.

Length: 3:29

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CB: "President Obama...is on the cusp of history here."



Michael talks to Campbell Brown about the Newsweek article and whether sending another 30,000 troops will really help. (Seems like he's been answering that one for months. Oh wait... he has been!) They also discuss the Iraqi elections.

Length: 3:50

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TSR: "This could just be the beginning of the true political warfare in Iraq."



Wolf Blitzer talks to Michael about the Iraqi elections as well as what faces US troops as they are more deeply involved in Afghanistan, long known as "the graveyard of empires."

Length: 3:25

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AAM: "These parties are waiting to see what they're going to get out of the process."



Michael talks to Kiran Chetry about the weekend elections in Iraq and what they might signal for the future.

Length: 2:11

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