Iraqi political and religious figures met today for U.S.-sponsored meeting to discuss the rebuilding of Iraq. Experts assess the U.S. game plan for creating new governing structures for Iraq.

Eason Jordan, CNN chief news executive, and Franklin Foer, associate editor of The New Republic, discuss the recent controversy stemming from CNN's coverage of Iraq prior to the start of the war.

U.S. ground forces swarmed the city of Tikrit Monday, backed by warplanes and attack helicopters as they worked to rout resistance in Saddam Hussein's ancestral home, believed to be the last major stronghold of regime supporters.