Ex-CIA director Michael V. Hayden : The sectarian strife in Iraq was predictable . The substantial U.S. military presence and its large training mission were also used to prod the Iraqi military along the path of nonsectarian professionalism . He says the background of the nation and prime minister set stage for tension and violence . Score: 6 Hayden : Withdrawing troops may have fulfilled campaign promise , but move was too risky .
Ex-CIA director Michael V. Hayden : The sectarian strife in Iraq was predictable . He says the background of the nation and prime minister set stage for tension and violence . Score: 6 Hayden : Withdrawing troops may have fulfilled campaign promise , but move was too risky .