He was a ‘dissenting voice’ on Iraq.

Former President George W. Bush says he was a "dissenting voice" on the decision to invade Iraq because he "didn't want to use force" but ran out of options. "I was a dissenting voice. I didn't want to use force," Bush told NBC's Matt Lauer in his first interview promoting his new memoir, "Decision Points." "I mean force is the last option for a President," he continued, according to an NBC News transcript e-mailed to Raw Story. "And I think it's clear in the book that I gave diplomacy every chance to work. And I will also tell you the world's better off without somehow in power. And so are 25 million Iraqis.".Link

U.S. futures steady ahead of Fed decision.

U.S. stock futures tilted mildly higher Wednesday after a private report had companies hiking payrolls by 43,000 in October and as the Federal Reserve considered more stimulus. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJZ10 11,120, -32.00, -0.29%) gained 15 points to 11,167, and those for the S&P 500 index (SPZ10 1,186, -6.70, -0.56%) added 1.8 points to 1,194.5. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index (NDZ10 2,141, -9.25, -0.43%) edged up 1.75 points to 2,152. “You’ve got a bit of a buy-the rumor, sell-the-news type of situation here. From a stock-market perspective, this 18% rally we’ve enjoyed over the last couple of months may have priced in” bullish fundamentals, said Phil Orlando, equity market strategist at Federated Investors, citing improvements in the economy, solid third-quarter earnings, expectations of another round of quantitative easing from the Fed and Republican gains in midterm elections.Link