Mayor Wades Into Arena of Foreign Policy

One day after Mayor Bloomberg said he was not an expert on the war in Iraq, he weighed in on the latest National Intelligence Estimate that found Iran halted its nuclear weapons work in 2003, saying: "If it turns out they're not pursuing nuclear weapons, that's good."

"I think the report did not say that they have stopped refining uranium and other things that would be useful in creating nuclear weapons," he said yesterday. "I don't think we should stop worrying."

Mr. Bloomberg, who is considered a possible presidential candidate, has reportedly been brushing up on his foreign policy skills with a foreign policy adviser from the Clinton administration, Nancy Soderberg.

On Monday, when asked about reports indicating the troop surge in Iraq is working, he said: "Everybody wants to see the conflict in Iraq ended and our troops brought home safely."

There are many news reports that say General Petraeus and American troops are doing a good job and making some progress, he added.

"What we can all do is pray that he can bring peace to a part of the world that is clearly troubled," he said. "It's in everybody's interest to have everybody get along."