Mistaken Wars such as Viet Nam & Iraq Exposed

Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow live from Baghdad about the factions in conflict in Iraq and the surrounding region, and the complexities of U.S. interests in what will likely become civil war.

 

Examples of past wars such as, Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan

Rachel Maddow looks back at examples of the challenges of transitioning from a state of war to a stable government and questions whether the United States wants to commit itself militarily to propping up governments in Iraq and Afghanistan indefinitely.