The CIA chief told program host Tim Russert about 70 percent of Basra had been controlled by militias, armed gangs and criminal elements, and government control needed to be restored.

• 海登告诉“同媒体见面”节目的主持人鲁塞斯特，巴士拉的大约70%25的地区已经被民兵、武装团伙和犯罪集团控制，政府需要恢复控制。