NOVAK:   James, I think Saddam Hussein should be subject to the death penalty if he's convicted. And I think the trial should be in the hands of the Iraqis. Do you agree with that? 
CARVILLE:   Yes. I don't think -- If there is a death penalty, how does he not get it? I mean, it's like McVeigh. Why have one if he don't get it, you know? So I mean, yes. And I think that crimes were committed against him. The question is going to be, are they going to let the Iranians in? 
NOVAK:   James, I want to show you a brand new CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup poll. Was Iraq worth going to war over? Yes, 62 to 33 percent. Let's look at Democrats. 
CARVILLE:   Right. 
NOVAK:   Democrats, no, 59 percent. Yes, 31 percent. Aren't the Democrats out of touch with the rest of America? 
CARVILLE:   Of course, they're not out of touch with the rest of America. And course, I -- and the people say it's not worth it. You were against this war too. And the truth of the matter is, the most colossal mistake we've ever made. People are still bogged down in there. There's no exit plan to get them out. We should have never gone in in the first place. 
NOVAK:   Let's just think for a minute about politics. If those figures are correct, that means almost all the rest of Americans are on the other side. 
CARVILLE:   First of all, no. 
NOVAK:   You... 
CARVILLE:   Eight percent -- 80 percent said right after the war -- this poll was taken right after the capture of Saddam Hussein, just about every other poll shows that it's 50/50. You take a one-night poll with an error of plus or minus 8 percent... 
NOVAK:   You're making that up. 
CARVILLE:   Look there, you're a better journalist than that. Look under there. Look under there. You're a better journalist than that, Bob. What does it say under that, plus or minus what? 
NOVAK:   Eight percent. 
CARVILLE:   Eight percent. OK. From the left I'm James Carville. That's it for CROSSFIRE. 
NOVAK:   From the right I'm Robert Novak. Join us again next time for another edition of CROSSFIRE. "WOLF BLITZER REPORTS" starts right now.
