JUDY WOODRUFF:

Well, as we mentioned earlier, there's been a passionate reaction to Jim Fallows' piece.

And joining me now to discuss it is former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey. You heard Margaret mention him. He's a former Army infantry officer. He is now a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. And former Marine intelligence officer and former spokesman for the Senate Armed Services Committee John Ullyot. He's now a managing director at the High Lantern Group. That's a business consulting firm.

And we welcome you both.