March 19th, 2013

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reflects on covering the Iraq war

Ten years later, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reflects on covering the Iraq war in 2003. “During that attack [Kuwait City mall] we were all urged to go down into a sealed bunker.  I decided to stay on the air, report on the dramatic developments.  Luckily, it wasn’t a chemical or biological weapons attack, but I did have my gas mask right next to me just in case.  Ten years later, the killing continues in Iraq without end.  Our senior international correspondent, Arwa Damon, who’s spent a lot of time over these past ten years in Baghdad, is joining us from there right now.  Arwa, how bad is the situation  right now?