Turner is well-known for his aggressive drinking habits and fervent atheism, which led to his breakup with Jane Fonda when she rediscovered Christ and became a born-again Christian, according to Barbara Walters.
When facetiously asked if he were going to run for President, Turner thought that it's too late for that now.
Turner had other regrets, including getting kicked out of his own company.
Turner, 67, said he regrets losing control of CNN, which he founded in 1980, to Time Warner Inc. after its merger with America Online. "I had a sacred trust there and I let it go," Turner said. "I thought there was no way they could phase me out, and I was wrong." In 2003, Turner resigned as vice chairman of what was then AOL Time Warner Inc. Then, last month, he said he wouldn't seek re-election to the board of what is now simply Time Warner.
Turner went on to demonstrate his deep understanding of foreign policy.
"We can't afford the war in Iraq," Turner said. "This is a big waste of time."
"I wish we would say, 'We won and we are going home.' We shouldn't be there. Bombing isn't a way of changing people's minds. You do that with education."
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