Could this march to madness have been stopped in 2003 if highly regarded public figures had taken unequivocal stands against it? If Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and others had publicly supported the anti-war effort before the invasion could it have stopped the war machine? I have just lost any respect for David Gergen. He seemed like a even-handed commentator and a man of public spirit. Here's his interview on CNN:

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Meanwhile, as the nation mourns the death of former President Gerald Ford, we are now learning he strongly disagreed with President Bush on the war in Iraq. And in a never before published interview, he bluntly called the administration's justification a big mistake.

CNN's Brian Todd has been following that story all day. Brian, what's the scoop?