If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. It's not clear how they will do it, but it never is.

He lost the lower part of one leg in combat and received the Medal of Honor for action near Nha Trang Bay in South Vietnam on 14 March 1969. Enrollment increased by 44% to over 10200 and online course enrollment doubled. During this time he more than doubled the endowment taking it from $94 million in 2001 to $206 million today.

From 2001 to 2010 Kerrey served as president of The New School a university in New York City. In 2012 Kerrey sought election to his old Senate seat to succeed retiring Democratic incumbent Ben Nelson. Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27 1943) was the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001.