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afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was the u.k. advisor -- ambassador to kabul. but i do not think that we really thought through -- if we think that we could do this politically and operationally, how we organize our team to use a little leverage? adding the other team, we need a coordinator to coordinate afghanistan and pakistan policy. if you're one to be an on board, you probably need to be in the region. you cannot just me with one guy. you have to sit down and get to know somebody and have launched multiple times. after you establish a relationship of trus
afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was...
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afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review act which seeks to resolve some of the habeas issues. to talk about that bill, afghanistan, and anything else he would like to talk about, let me welcome senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> without food, i would have been worried. if you came here to figure out how al green paid his filing fee in south carolina or whether or not it is a good idea to dabble in witchcraft, whether obama was born in america, or whether the dream act will help senator harry reid in the upcoming election, you have come to
afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention...
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in afghanistan. this is the first one in taking place at some secretary gates has been in office. that is a new development as of today. all right? thank you. good to see you all. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> join us tomorrow when president obama will be hosting a news conference in the white house. he hopes to focus on new economic initiatives. that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. eastern, and you can see it live here on c-span. the associated press is reporting that obama is planning four political rallies this fall in wisconsin, pennsylvania, nev. and wyoming. saturday marks the anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. we will be live it with aviation pilots to recount their experience that day. that will get underway at 2:00 p.m. eastern. tonight, on book tv prime time, the discussion about coming to the united states and the like the author left behind. then, at the plight of the sienese after the fall
in afghanistan. this is the first one in taking place at some secretary gates has been in office. that is a new development as of today. all right? thank you. good to see you all. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> join us tomorrow when president obama will be hosting a news conference in the white house. he hopes to focus on new economic initiatives. that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. eastern, and you can see...
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afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted to help fight the enemy. who is the enemy? and how you engage them? does it matter if you resort to all law enforcement model? i think it matters greatly. ladies and gentlemen, the difference between it fighting a crime and a war is enormous. and i believe we are at war. the eny has declared war on us. the question is will we declare war on them? here is the state of play in america in september, 2010. the cia is out of the interrogation business in the war on terror. i say that boldly and prove me wrong. th
afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted...
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policy toward afghanistan and pakistan. this is particularly important because the president has laid out a strategy come a plan of withdrawal and the future. as xe as a threat is itself to withdrawal, -- as the youngest aids raises up to withdraw, will it encourage them to become involved? to answer the question, to do this ride is not going to be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well is going to be difficult. first of all, the engine procurement system, bu should ally the book, the picture of procurement is shot. secondly, indians themselves have articulated that the weapons purchases are going to be used as leverage for technology transfers. that raises a whole other host of issues. if the primary goal of the indian government is to have greater access to technology, then they're going to have -- then it is going to raise some issues with the technology control regimes in the u.s. and that is where the problem is. if the administration wants to change that or thinks that this is the way to go, then th
policy toward afghanistan and pakistan. this is particularly important because the president has laid out a strategy come a plan of withdrawal and the future. as xe as a threat is itself to withdrawal, -- as the youngest aids raises up to withdraw, will it encourage them to become involved? to answer the question, to do this ride is not going to be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well is going to be difficult. first of all, the engine procurement system, bu should ally the...
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afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate natnal-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in suppo of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. hecondemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review act which seeks to resolve some of the habeas issues. talk about that bill, afghanistan, and anything else he would like to talk about, let me welcome senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> without food, i would have been worried. if you came here to figure out how al green paid his filing fee in south carina or whether or not it is a good idea to dabble in witchcraft, whether obama was born in america, or whether the dream act will help senator harry reid in the upcoming election, you have come to the wrong
afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate natnal-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in suppo of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. hecondemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review...
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you talked about afghanistan let me ask you a question about afghanistan. for the last seven years, as you know, the united states of america and international alliances have not been successful in afghanistan. they did not reach their mission. now, 50% of the country is directly under the role of the taliban. -- control of taliban. my question is whether mistakes have been committed by the bush administration that should not be repeated for the obama administration? the question is for all of the. -- all of you. >> the question was essentially the taliban it is enormously influential in major parts of the country, and the questioner said that represents a failure by the united states in afghanistan, and what are the errors that caused the failure? is that fair? >> the errors committed by the bush administration in the last seven years that should not be repeated by the obama administration. >> as one would have to say, that is a very large question. some things were done right, and some things were done wrong. some things were done right at certain times t
you talked about afghanistan let me ask you a question about afghanistan. for the last seven years, as you know, the united states of america and international alliances have not been successful in afghanistan. they did not reach their mission. now, 50% of the country is directly under the role of the taliban. -- control of taliban. my question is whether mistakes have been committed by the bush administration that should not be repeated for the obama administration? the question is for all of...
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host: general smith from kabul, afghanistan, about the future of afghanistan. thank you for being on the program. in a few minutes, we will be talking to barbara kiviat, the author of that this recent "time" magazine article. >> 9:13 a.m. eastern eastern time. afghans are voicing anchor about the plans of a georgia church to burn copies of the qaran. hundreds gathered to chant, "death to america." the israel foreign minister said they are hoping to and settlements. they have promised that the slowdown would end in a few weeks. palestinians say they will quit the talks if settlement construction continues. united nations say they need it additions to get food, water, medicine to pakistan is had by the flood. they need at least double the four murdered $6 million they asked for last month that the start of the -- double the four murdered $60 million. tropical storm hermine is moving through the gulf of mexico and is expected to bring rain to northern mexico and south texas. >> congress returns from break next week. here's a look at some of the prime-time programm
host: general smith from kabul, afghanistan, about the future of afghanistan. thank you for being on the program. in a few minutes, we will be talking to barbara kiviat, the author of that this recent "time" magazine article. >> 9:13 a.m. eastern eastern time. afghans are voicing anchor about the plans of a georgia church to burn copies of the qaran. hundreds gathered to chant, "death to america." the israel foreign minister said they are hoping to and settlements....
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in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were absolutely taliban territory, and now the district governor is setting up schools and bazaars are open. i walked down those markets with out any helmet or flak jacket. i am optimistic about our military forces of all our services that they will be able to do their mission. i just cannot tell you how long we will need to be on the ground and what size force. >> a final topic. the traditional role of the marine corps is to conduct amphibious operations, to go across the beach into areas denied us. over the last 10 years now, the marine corps
in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were...
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caller: killing 3000 innocent women and children a month in afghanistan. afghanistan. karzai's brother is so corrupt and c.i.a.-backed, by the way. i want to know after 9/11, what gave us the right to attack afghan, pakistan, yemen, somalia, iraq, and you notice there has never been a trial. this i would like to see the ksm trial as soon as possible because i would like to know if we it actually raped and killed the children or we did not. host: let us go to jasper, tennessee. good morning. caller: i just got done reading sebastian young girl's book. book. er's the contractor that we are giving the money to talk about corruption. it is ridiculous. why are we blaming -- we can track the money from iran because we want to go to war with iran but we are fighting the saudi arabian and pakistan, our allies. host: book she is talking about is "war"from sebastian junger. the brother of hamid karzai being probed by u.s. prosecutors. they did not know where he may fit into the web of illicit business dealings. but officials say they mapped to 3000 of hours of wiretaps and infor
caller: killing 3000 innocent women and children a month in afghanistan. afghanistan. karzai's brother is so corrupt and c.i.a.-backed, by the way. i want to know after 9/11, what gave us the right to attack afghan, pakistan, yemen, somalia, iraq, and you notice there has never been a trial. this i would like to see the ksm trial as soon as possible because i would like to know if we it actually raped and killed the children or we did not. host: let us go to jasper, tennessee. good morning....
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in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were absolutely taliban territory, and now the district governor is setting up schools and bazaars are open. i walked down those markets with out any helmet or flak jacket. i am optimistic about our military forces of all our services that they will be able to do their mission. i just cannot tell you how long we will need to be on the ground and what size force. >> a final topic. the traditional role of the marine corps is to conduct amphibious operations, to go across the beach into areas denied us. over the last 10 years now, the marine corps
in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were...
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afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but the president must do more to emphasize his commitment to ensure success rather than focusing on an arbitrary deadline for withdrawl. and he also must place a greater emphasis on ensuring successful implementation of both the military and civilian components of his strategy. using campaign progress as yard sticks to measure projects and success in afghanistan runs the risk of triggering artificial spricktri laps and preem withdrawal dates unconnected to conditions on the ground. after years of hard fighting, are which has come at a hig
afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but...
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afghanistan was not in the bad situation yet. a lot of them moved into afghanistan. crap started to happen. they were not prepared for it. you would want them to change, but the holding action that the senator talk about would have never been possible. were they the best? could they have done more? yes. were they critical to make it possible we won at the end? yes. >> at the same time, remember all of the criticism of the administration after 9/11, we turned it down the natives' support. we wanted to go it alone. all of a sudden, we turned to nato and said, "we want you to fight," and they did not have the capability at the time. the alternative is we get criticized of being unilateral. we cannot win no matter when we give. [laughter] >> i would say in iraq first strategy is possibly the correct strategy because they are more strategically important in the long run. if you are serious about the war, do not send the bundesfare first. they were not prepared. there would be in the guard of securing a larger -- . it was a choice we made. to blame data for their short --
afghanistan was not in the bad situation yet. a lot of them moved into afghanistan. crap started to happen. they were not prepared for it. you would want them to change, but the holding action that the senator talk about would have never been possible. were they the best? could they have done more? yes. were they critical to make it possible we won at the end? yes. >> at the same time, remember all of the criticism of the administration after 9/11, we turned it down the natives' support....
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what can we win afghanistan could mark >> we definitely can win in afghanistan. there is a long way to go in iraq, but with the right tactics, leadership, and tragic, we see a good future for iraq. that same hope can be in afghanistan if we follow the direction complete the mission. general petraeus said he thinks he can stall the insurgency's progress or stop it relatively quickly, and then began to turn it back our way. will take a little time. our country and our people will require patients to get this done successfully. >> but long-term, if the goal is to -- if you push them to -- that will go to another country or another part of the world. >> i have been to iraq five times and three times to afghanistan. i think we have a long-term war against terror that is going to show up in different places and different times around the globe. we will have to get after it in different ways to stay vigilant and protect the security and protect the united states of america. what you see in afghanistan is a very troubling and challenging situation. we need to see that th
what can we win afghanistan could mark >> we definitely can win in afghanistan. there is a long way to go in iraq, but with the right tactics, leadership, and tragic, we see a good future for iraq. that same hope can be in afghanistan if we follow the direction complete the mission. general petraeus said he thinks he can stall the insurgency's progress or stop it relatively quickly, and then began to turn it back our way. will take a little time. our country and our people will require...
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it was bin laden when the russians went into afghanistan, attacked afghanistan that the c.i.a. got in touch with and him and amadge din, i believe, ran the russians out. he was our friend. he knows all about the c.i.a. it was america that came to saddam hussein's rescue when they threw the shah out. who are we kidding? obama doesn't want him caught. it was 19 obamas that came from saudi arabia. host: more this morning in the new york post. the memorial service in the city and also the reflecting pool where governors paid their tribute. also michael bloomberg in attendance. this, from one of our regular tweeters. john joining us. independent line good morning. caller: good morning, sir. i just wanted to say, for example, a lot of people who try to take advantage of this situation for their own personal gains. for example, we have soldiers right now in korea. we have soldiers in germany. so it would only stand to reason that, after we leave iraq, we would still have soldiers in iraq. and as far as, for example, our security on our borders, i'm pretty sure in every state in the un
it was bin laden when the russians went into afghanistan, attacked afghanistan that the c.i.a. got in touch with and him and amadge din, i believe, ran the russians out. he was our friend. he knows all about the c.i.a. it was america that came to saddam hussein's rescue when they threw the shah out. who are we kidding? obama doesn't want him caught. it was 19 obamas that came from saudi arabia. host: more this morning in the new york post. the memorial service in the city and also the...
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in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were absolutely taliban territory, and now the district governor is setting up schools and bazaars are open. i walked down those markets with out any helmet or flak jacket. i am optimistic about our military forces of all our services that they will be able to do their mission. i just cannot tell you how long we will need to be on the ground and what size force. >> a final topic. the traditional role of the marine corps is to conduct amphibious operations, to go across the beach into areas denied us. over the last 10 years now, the marine corps
in his part of afghanistan, in helmand. militarily, i have to believe that that is taking place throughout the other provinces, where other servers brothers and sisters are. so i am confident that we are headed in the right direction with this thing. i cannot tell you how long the forces will be needed to be on the ground. i know there are pockets of the helmand province that are optimistic we improving every day. there is marked improvement in places like nawa, that just a year ago were...
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now, especially, in iraq and afghanistan. clearly, your air force provides global vigilance, reach, and how were like no other in the world create we all have much to be proud of, but the job of remain prepared for what the future holds will never end. from the doolittle raid through vietnam, the cold war, the gulf war, and today's fights, the u.s. air force has continued to evolves, incorporating new technologies and operational concepts, to meet emerging challenges. the air force we are building today and for the future is shaped by the broad stroke of potential threats and uncertainties in the global environment. from terrorist movements to a newly developing nuclear powers, from failed states and uncovered areas of the world to rising regional powers whose ambitions are unclear. it is also being shaped by the globalization of information and other technologies, and the rapid pace of technological change. for example, global commerce and security are increasingly dependent on the assured access to interconnected sovereign
now, especially, in iraq and afghanistan. clearly, your air force provides global vigilance, reach, and how were like no other in the world create we all have much to be proud of, but the job of remain prepared for what the future holds will never end. from the doolittle raid through vietnam, the cold war, the gulf war, and today's fights, the u.s. air force has continued to evolves, incorporating new technologies and operational concepts, to meet emerging challenges. the air force we are...
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i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the historically fought on the lines of tribal militias and not on military, and we are supporting militias to fight the taliban. i think it is going to be a very long fight, but i would like to see the bulk of the fighting not done by americans. at the end of the day, it is the afghans who have to win the war for afghanistan and not the united states. host: congressman mike coffman of colorado, a republican, a first term member of congress, a veteran of the army and marine corps, and a member of the armed services committee in the house of representatives is 7:18 in colorado. we appreciate you spending e
i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the...
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afghanistan became a second party. starting in 2003, the taliban regrouped, rebuild their ranks, reconstituted themselves and safe havens and creating -- and the reentered afghanistan. violence increased significantly in 2005 and has grown worse ever since. we have the resources, the troops, the equipment, military, and civilian, needed for this. the total international military commitment will reach approximately 150,000, more than three times the number one i became defense secretary going on four years ago. this includes some 45,000 troops from our allies and other partners. this dramatic increase in military capability is amplified by a tripling of deploy its ability and a substantial influx of trainers. going forward, the afghan people must accept responsibility for the future of their country, we are making slow but steady headway on that front half with about 85% of the national army and now partnered with our forces in the field train together, planning together, and fighting together general petraeus has worke
afghanistan became a second party. starting in 2003, the taliban regrouped, rebuild their ranks, reconstituted themselves and safe havens and creating -- and the reentered afghanistan. violence increased significantly in 2005 and has grown worse ever since. we have the resources, the troops, the equipment, military, and civilian, needed for this. the total international military commitment will reach approximately 150,000, more than three times the number one i became defense secretary going on...
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in afghanistan we back the war lords. when the taliban were in charge i remember suppress the heroin trade, the warlords were no longer able to have private armies. today we back the corrupt area. during world war ii when we went to italy, mussolini for all of his impossible way of doing things, had suppressed the mafia. when we went to sicily, week reignited the mafia, worked with lucky luciano. host: we will leave it there, jeremy. looking at reporting in politico, they say bob woodward's 16th book -- 16 books have all been best sellers. politico speculating on what the white house hopes this book reveals or how it comes across. goes on to say if there bet turns out wrong, white house aides will have little grounds for complaining he was out of the loop. at times during the reporting, according to administration officials and other sources, woodward surprised top defense and intelligence officials for coming in to interviews armed with classified nappes, in some cases labeled with code names for clandestine operations.
in afghanistan we back the war lords. when the taliban were in charge i remember suppress the heroin trade, the warlords were no longer able to have private armies. today we back the corrupt area. during world war ii when we went to italy, mussolini for all of his impossible way of doing things, had suppressed the mafia. when we went to sicily, week reignited the mafia, worked with lucky luciano. host: we will leave it there, jeremy. looking at reporting in politico, they say bob woodward's...
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we have a son in college and one in afghanistan. in afghanistan. financially, i am on disability. i had a bad accident and cannot work. we did not get a raise in disability this past year. i think they need to give him a break. it is not going to be settled in just a short amount of time. the banks have ruined everything, with all of the lobbyists. you get rid of the lobbyists i think things would work better. host: morgan, thank you for the call. "the washington post" and "the new york times" abc news president david westin is stepping down. he faced calamity during his 13- year tenure as the head of abc news. back to the issue of the economy, john says -- the republican line is next. arlington, virginia. caller: how are you this morning? i just wanted to go through a little bit of this history. it started off with a certain national socialist who spent this kind of money before. now, barack needs a crowd like unions because a lot of this money is being funneled to unions which will return to one party in campaign contributions. but let us get to the history of this. lb creativej
we have a son in college and one in afghanistan. in afghanistan. financially, i am on disability. i had a bad accident and cannot work. we did not get a raise in disability this past year. i think they need to give him a break. it is not going to be settled in just a short amount of time. the banks have ruined everything, with all of the lobbyists. you get rid of the lobbyists i think things would work better. host: morgan, thank you for the call. "the washington post" and "the...
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unfortunately, we got distracted and we didn't complete the work in afghanistan and we're still in afghanistan, and now this war, of course, has been going on for almost 10 years and there's a real question of how we're going to complete our military operations in afghanistan. but i think at least the initial thrust was one in which the international community was strongly with the united states. i think number unanimous view in this country that we had to take military action against afghanistan. host: turn to iraq. the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell had a comment in kentucky. we should be thankful that another president -- he referred to president bush -- had the determination and will to have the will that made tonight's announcement possible. and should have more credit for the surge in iraq. guest: i think president obama heeded that correctly, he never questioned president obama's motives, he did it for patriotic reasons. i think the history will judge whether the campaign was -- we should have been in iraq and whether we waged it appropriately. but i think all of us agree, as pr
unfortunately, we got distracted and we didn't complete the work in afghanistan and we're still in afghanistan, and now this war, of course, has been going on for almost 10 years and there's a real question of how we're going to complete our military operations in afghanistan. but i think at least the initial thrust was one in which the international community was strongly with the united states. i think number unanimous view in this country that we had to take military action against...
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i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the historically fought on the lines of tribal militias and not on military, and we are supporting militias to fight the taliban. i think it is going to be a very long fight, but i would like to see the bulk of the fighting not done by americans. at the end of the day, it is the afghans who have to win the war for afghanistan and not the united states. host: congressmanike coffman of colorado, a republican, a first tm member of congress, a veteran of the army and marine corps, and a member of the armed services committee in the housue of >> search the term, "mideast peace" on the c-span library, and you'l
i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the...
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the question for you and the minister on afghanistan. when we hear from commanders on the ground, they give a fairly upbeat assessment. it is cautiously optimistic, but clearly upbeat that they are seeing signs of progress. you are on the record as saying those concrete signs of progress -- you will have to show the american public between now and december to get their support for the strategy. what is your assessment? what concrete signs of progress are you seeing? are you confident it will be sustainable and will even expand? will you continue the strategy after the december review? is there any gap between your assessment of progress, and will your public continue to support the afghan mission? >> first of all, i would say as i said in afghanistan when i was in kandahar that i was encouraged by what i had seen. i think that most of us try to bear on the side of caution -- try to err on the side of caution because previous experiences, particularly in iraq, of people being too optimistic, and certainly optimistic prematurely. that said
the question for you and the minister on afghanistan. when we hear from commanders on the ground, they give a fairly upbeat assessment. it is cautiously optimistic, but clearly upbeat that they are seeing signs of progress. you are on the record as saying those concrete signs of progress -- you will have to show the american public between now and december to get their support for the strategy. what is your assessment? what concrete signs of progress are you seeing? are you confident it will be...
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afghanistan became a second party. starting in 2003, the taliban regrouped, rebuild their ranks, reconstituted themselves and safe havens and creating -- and the reentered afghanistan. violence increased significantly in 2005 and has grown worse ever since. we have the resources, the troops, the equipment, military, and civilian, needed for this. the total international military commitment will reach approximately 150,000, more than three times the number one i became defense secretary going on four years ago. this includes some 45,000 troops from our allies and other partners. this dramatic increase in military capability is amplified by a tripling of deploy its ability and a substantial influx of trainers. going forward, the afghan people must accept responsibility for the future of their country, we are making slow but steady headway on that front half with about 85% of the national army and now partnered with our forces in the field train together, planning together, and fighting together general petraeus has worke
afghanistan became a second party. starting in 2003, the taliban regrouped, rebuild their ranks, reconstituted themselves and safe havens and creating -- and the reentered afghanistan. violence increased significantly in 2005 and has grown worse ever since. we have the resources, the troops, the equipment, military, and civilian, needed for this. the total international military commitment will reach approximately 150,000, more than three times the number one i became defense secretary going on...
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one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt people are on the u.s. payroll? and on the middle east, do you believe that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the settlement moratorium as a gesture to peace? and if he doesn't, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> okay. on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why we're there -- the day before september 11th. we're there because that was the place where al qaeda launched an attack that killed 3,000 americans. and we want to make sure that we dismantle al qaeda, and that afghanistan is never again used as a base for attacks against americans and the american homeland. now, afghanistan is also the second poorest country in the world. it's got an illiteracy rate of 70 percent. it has a multiethnic population that mistrusts, oftentimes, each other. and it doesn't have a tradition of a
one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt people are on the u.s. payroll? and on the middle east, do you believe that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the settlement moratorium as a gesture to peace? and if he doesn't, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> okay. on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why...
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there are many differences between the soviets in afghanistan, americans and afghanistan. the preeminent different is the majority of afghans want us in their country. when the soviets weren't there, a standard technique for the army was to -- were there, and the standard technique for the army was to kill anything that moved. certainly, those rules in afghanistan have been loosened, but you do not want to get in a position where you are slaughtering more innocent than you are killing taliban. the primary project it -- objective of general petraeus, if i and understand what he is doing, is to do what he did in iraq, which is to protect civilians. that is where you should put the emphasis, not on going out and can the taliban. although that is also an important thing to 2. host: north carolina. john on the independent line. you know the rules, you have to turn down the volume on your tv. another john from tennessee. caller: i want to point out the usa is a republic, not a democracy. russia was a democracy, converted into a republic, and is now going back to a democracy. i w
there are many differences between the soviets in afghanistan, americans and afghanistan. the preeminent different is the majority of afghans want us in their country. when the soviets weren't there, a standard technique for the army was to -- were there, and the standard technique for the army was to kill anything that moved. certainly, those rules in afghanistan have been loosened, but you do not want to get in a position where you are slaughtering more innocent than you are killing taliban....
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and of course, but not just in afghanistan. if confirmed, general amos will assume leadership of the marine corps at a difficult time. foremost among concerns is that the marine corps has to strain mightily to support ongoing operations in afghanistan in support of our overall efforts there. and in other places around the world. the marine corps is facing the prospects of moving operations from okinawa to qualm -- guam to support the government to government agreement with the japanese regarding the long-term presence of marine corps forces in the western pacific. even at this date, there are concerns about the implementation of this agreement, how much will cause, and the potential disruption to or -- to marine corps operating forces. in the spring of 2010, secretary gates made several public statements in which he appeared to question the need for and the size of the navy's and devious fleet in future defense plans and budgets. -- amphibious fleet in future defense and plan and budgets. since that time, he is also questioned
and of course, but not just in afghanistan. if confirmed, general amos will assume leadership of the marine corps at a difficult time. foremost among concerns is that the marine corps has to strain mightily to support ongoing operations in afghanistan in support of our overall efforts there. and in other places around the world. the marine corps is facing the prospects of moving operations from okinawa to qualm -- guam to support the government to government agreement with the japanese...
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then we have our iraq and afghanistan. we have other issues that we're not fully addressing that we will have to deal with. we have to recognize that we are going to have the bill do that is more significant than we can ever imagine of these conflicts we have been engaged in. that is the cost of going to war. after our discussion and my review of the efforts you have done, i am not going to sit here and try to second-guess doctors, scientists, and others who have gone through this. you have an obligation to follow the law. you did. many vietnam veterans in my state are appreciative of the steps you have taken for the illnesses that they have as well as the disability component. i want to take you for the work you have done. we can argue. we will. oversight is good. that is part of the process of the committee. oversight leads us to understanding what the next issues are going to be. the next generation of veterans and the costs that are going to be associated will be staggering. this is an increasing cost in the sense of w
then we have our iraq and afghanistan. we have other issues that we're not fully addressing that we will have to deal with. we have to recognize that we are going to have the bill do that is more significant than we can ever imagine of these conflicts we have been engaged in. that is the cost of going to war. after our discussion and my review of the efforts you have done, i am not going to sit here and try to second-guess doctors, scientists, and others who have gone through this. you have an...
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most republicans support his search in afghanistan. republicans like msupport some of his education initiatives, where he is saying we will move schools to look performance model rather than a seniori model. we will hold teachers more accountable. the could of been a bipartisan solution in health care reform and reform of financial institutions. but in each case, he had to choose between further embracing harry reid and nancy peli are bringing in republicans, he embraced nancy pelosi and harry reid, to the detriment of his presidency and to the detriment of the nation. >> you have been testing the waters f possible 2012 bid. what is the temperature? >> i have focused on trying to help candidates who are running in 2010. the speeches and activities i am doing are geared towards helping those candidates. i have often set i have left open the dooto what might do after that. i will make a decision early in 2011 about 2012. the country clearly has left the door back open to republican ideas and thoughts. that does not mean we have them auto
most republicans support his search in afghanistan. republicans like msupport some of his education initiatives, where he is saying we will move schools to look performance model rather than a seniori model. we will hold teachers more accountable. the could of been a bipartisan solution in health care reform and reform of financial institutions. but in each case, he had to choose between further embracing harry reid and nancy peli are bringing in republicans, he embraced nancy pelosi and harry...
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military personnel are being held in afghanistan and iraq. since the vietnam war, achieving this fully as possible accounting of p.o.w.'s and m.i.a.'s has been a national priority. the department of defense organizations principally responsible for the accounting effort have made significant progress even at the cost of the lives of some involved in the physically demanding dangerous field work required. i want to especially commend the efforts of the defense p.o.w. missing persons office, the joint p.o.w.-m.i.a. accounting command, the arm forces identification laboratory, the life sciences equipment laboratory, and each of the military services. they make up the core of the deps of defenses accounting community. yet with all the progress that has been made, more needs to be done. the house armed services committee took the lead a year ago with the enactment of the first time of the statutory requirement that the p.o.w.'s and missing from all americans wars be fully accounted for. in addition to legislation mandated that by 2015 the departme
military personnel are being held in afghanistan and iraq. since the vietnam war, achieving this fully as possible accounting of p.o.w.'s and m.i.a.'s has been a national priority. the department of defense organizations principally responsible for the accounting effort have made significant progress even at the cost of the lives of some involved in the physically demanding dangerous field work required. i want to especially commend the efforts of the defense p.o.w. missing persons office, the...
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afghanistan. i went there on a trip earlier this year. i went to go to iraq and afghanistan last november. the schedule change. i came back and then i went back over to afghanistan, pakistan, and india. they are all involved in the dynamic over their care quite frankly, i believe that our mission has creeped into afghanistan. we went into takeout al qaeda training camps. we now have morphed into nation- building. this is a nation that has no tradition of the central government. it is a tribal society with a literacy rate of around 25%. the absolutely hate central government. they hate for an folks being in their country. -- foreign folks being in their country. there is tradition in the wake transactions happen. i arranged to meet with 6 pashtun tribal leaders. they came from far away, wearing their traditional dress. each one of them spoke and had some version of the statement -- the government is an affliction. i ask them, what do you mean by that? they said, the competent and respected people i
afghanistan. i went there on a trip earlier this year. i went to go to iraq and afghanistan last november. the schedule change. i came back and then i went back over to afghanistan, pakistan, and india. they are all involved in the dynamic over their care quite frankly, i believe that our mission has creeped into afghanistan. we went into takeout al qaeda training camps. we now have morphed into nation- building. this is a nation that has no tradition of the central government. it is a tribal...
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most republicans support his surge in afghanistan. many like me to support some of his education initiatives. he says we will move schools to a performance model, rather than seniority model. there could have been a bipartisan solution and health care reform. there could have been bipartisan support in reform for financial institutions. he had to choose between further embarrassing harry reid and nancy pelosi, or bringing in republicans. i think he embraced the prior two to the detriment of the nation. >> you have been testing waters for possible 2012 bid. what is the temperature? >> i have been running around, tried to help candidates for 2010. everything i'm doing with speeches is try to help them. i have left open the door after that. as for 2012, we will see. i will make an early decision in 2011. the country has clearly left the door back open to republican sideas and thoughts. we have to convince swing voters, richard base voters -- reassure the base voters. and say this time we will do what we say we will. i think i have done t
most republicans support his surge in afghanistan. many like me to support some of his education initiatives. he says we will move schools to a performance model, rather than seniority model. there could have been a bipartisan solution and health care reform. there could have been bipartisan support in reform for financial institutions. he had to choose between further embarrassing harry reid and nancy pelosi, or bringing in republicans. i think he embraced the prior two to the detriment of the...
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one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt -- people on the u.s. payroll? on the middle east, to you believe is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the summit moratorium as a gesture to appease and if he does not, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why we are there. the day before september 11. we are there because that was the place where al qaeda launched an attack that killed 3000 americans. and we want to make sure that we dismantle al qaeda and that afghanistan is never again used as a base for attacks against americans and the american homeland. afghanistan is also the second poorest country in the world. it's gotten a literacy rate of 70%. it has a multi-ethnic population that mistrusts, oftentimes, each other. and it doesn't have a tradition of a strong central government. so,
one on afghanistan. how can you lecture hamid karzai about corruption when so many of these corrupt -- people on the u.s. payroll? on the middle east, to you believe is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu should extend the summit moratorium as a gesture to appease and if he does not, what are you prepared to do to stop the palestinians from walking? >> on afghanistan, we are in the midst of a very difficult but very important project. i just want to remind people why we are there....
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military pursued al- qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. we helped to turn the tide against al-qaeda in iraq. key leaders were captured and provided information useful in thwarting future attacks. these and other actions have made us safer, but ironically, the very fact that we have less attacked hasg the tr weakened the bonds of unity that held us together after the attack. we lack the urgency and commitments the necessary to succeed in war. some in government refused to even speak the name of our adversary lest they offend, but one of the first rules of war is to know your enemy. the enemy is a corrupted ideology that seeks to destroy it liberal western culture and governance and replace it with the medieval concept and islamic council governed by sharia law. a failure to appreciate what the enemy wants and how it intends to win would be fatal to our efforts to combat this ideology. is also important to differentiate this militant ideology from the muslim faith practiced by over a billion people all around the globe. focus on islam rather
military pursued al- qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. we helped to turn the tide against al-qaeda in iraq. key leaders were captured and provided information useful in thwarting future attacks. these and other actions have made us safer, but ironically, the very fact that we have less attacked hasg the tr weakened the bonds of unity that held us together after the attack. we lack the urgency and commitments the necessary to succeed in war. some in government refused to even speak the name of...
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in afghanistan? >> none most enduring impression -- might most enduring impression or the people to continue to work in afghanistan and how they are willing to do something most people will not do. they are willing to do it again. i guess my most enduring thought is how tough the guys around me really are. >> i have interviewed half a dozen metal of honor recipients. i always ask them the same question. i am going to give you a chance. are you a hero? man that me, every woman in the military, everyone that goes to be on known is a hero. if you think that is a hero, as long as you include everyone with me. you for your time. i know it is getting late there. thank you again for your service, both of you. we look forward to seeing you at the white house pretty soon. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> sunday on "washington journal," dante chinni on why he thinks the nation is experiencing economic anxiety. then, reid wilson
in afghanistan? >> none most enduring impression -- might most enduring impression or the people to continue to work in afghanistan and how they are willing to do something most people will not do. they are willing to do it again. i guess my most enduring thought is how tough the guys around me really are. >> i have interviewed half a dozen metal of honor recipients. i always ask them the same question. i am going to give you a chance. are you a hero? man that me, every woman in the...
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it is not iraq or afghanistan. it is all who have served in combat, whether it is world war ii, korea, vietnam, the gulf war, or our current operations. these are the new rules. [applause] we provided $4.50 billion of mental health programs, and hired another 1000 mental health professionals in 2009. this year we are spending an additional $379 million on mental health. our mental have -- mental health staff today numbers over 20,000. our priority is to diagnose, treat, and your. if you're is not possible, then diagnose, treat, and care will be the standard. [applause] we are not going to allow our veterans who have carried the responsibilities of our national security squarely on those missions that secretary gates described for you in detail. we are not going to allow our veterans to carry those missions to language for the rest of their life without hope for ailments they cannot explain. for traumatic brain injury, we have a new disability rating that greatly improves her claims are to die rated. we have made en
it is not iraq or afghanistan. it is all who have served in combat, whether it is world war ii, korea, vietnam, the gulf war, or our current operations. these are the new rules. [applause] we provided $4.50 billion of mental health programs, and hired another 1000 mental health professionals in 2009. this year we are spending an additional $379 million on mental health. our mental have -- mental health staff today numbers over 20,000. our priority is to diagnose, treat, and your. if you're is...
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at this point, a military occupation can't cure what als afghanistan. it can -- ails afghanistan. it can only spread the disease. but an influx of humanitarian aid can deliver a brighter, peaceful future for afghanistan. elections that are free and fair, government leaders with legitimacy and integrity, schools that educate all children, even the afghan girls. or especially the afghan girls. and an economy that creates opportunity and list -- lifts people out of poverty. the current problem is not redeemble. it will continue to engender death, destruction, instability and chaos. there is only one answer, mr. speaker. bring our troops home. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. ms. foxx from north carolina. mr. defazio from oregon. mr. tiahrt from kansas. ms. kaptur from ohio. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. it's a presk and honor to have the opportunity to -- privilege and an honor to have the
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in afghanistan and an attack on the airport. there has been some high points, like the russian intelligence and the significant intelligence gained by the c.i.a. and d.o.d. but the danger is as high as it ever was. our enemies are motivated to strike us as they've always have been. the constant threat from violent extremists reinforces that now more than ever. we must give the intelligence community the resources and flexibility it needs to thwart the continuing and emerging threats to u.s. national security. since 2004, this country has gone without an intelligence authorization bill. each year the house intelligence committee has passed a bill, but we've not seen one signed into law in recent years. the intelligence community needs strong and independent oversight. this bill would make great strides in that direction. first, it would create a statutory inspector general for the anti-intelligence community. this bill also contains a new provision that i believe the chairman talked about in reforming the gang of eight process. i
in afghanistan and an attack on the airport. there has been some high points, like the russian intelligence and the significant intelligence gained by the c.i.a. and d.o.d. but the danger is as high as it ever was. our enemies are motivated to strike us as they've always have been. the constant threat from violent extremists reinforces that now more than ever. we must give the intelligence community the resources and flexibility it needs to thwart the continuing and emerging threats to u.s....
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afghanistan was much less developed than iraq was. and it had no significant traditions of a strong central government that could provide services to its people, or a civil service, or -- just the basic infrastructure of a modern nation state. itwe're not going to get perfect there. it is messy, it is hard, and the toughest job i have is when i deploy young men and women into a war theater because some of them don't come back, and i'm the one who signs those letters to family members offering condolences for the enormous sacrifice of their loved ones. but i do think that what we are seeing is the possibility of training up afghan forces more effectively, keeping pressure on al qaeda so that they're not able to launch big attacks, and that over the next several years as we start phasing down, those folks start lifting up. here's the impact it will have on our budget. there are going to be still some hangover costs from these two wars -- the most obvious one being veterans, which we haven't always taken care of as well as we should have
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we have a war in afghanistan. he is inviting this government to second-guessed the police. i would think he would know better. >> hear, hear. >> duncan hames. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, a serving police officer was jailed for an appalling assault committed in a police station in my constituency. whilst i believe that we can draw confidence from the brave officer who blew the whistle, does the deputy agree that the defendant officers should not continue on full pay? for more than two years after the attack? >> that the prime minister. >> we are deeply shocked to see the pictures of the offense which was perpetrated by the police officer. i'm sure i share people's dismay that action was not taken more speedily. however stressful the conditions are under which police officers were, it is absolutely essential that they uphold the very high standards of their own conduct in whatever situation. that clearly was not the case here. i'm glad that action has finally been taken. i wish it could have been taken earlier. >> gregg mcclymont. >> the business secretary reaffirme
we have a war in afghanistan. he is inviting this government to second-guessed the police. i would think he would know better. >> hear, hear. >> duncan hames. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, a serving police officer was jailed for an appalling assault committed in a police station in my constituency. whilst i believe that we can draw confidence from the brave officer who blew the whistle, does the deputy agree that the defendant officers should not continue on full pay?...
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in afghanistan, we have troops serving there and doing a heroic job. our job as a party and a future government is to always make sure that the mission is being carried out properly. this language is reprehensible. >> he hat and said that gordon brown had a maligned attitude. >> defense spending went up by over 10%, and in the teen years before 1997 it went down by 30%. the equipment was there. i think he move in an unseemly way from being a military leader. playing politics is a mistake. [applause] >> i think he discredited himself. everyone knows i am the only candidate against the iraq war. no western occupying army has won a war in afghanistan into centuries. americans would still be in vietnam if we thought like that. we need to put our considerable skills into supporting them with nation-building and development. we have to bring our troops home. >> thank you very much indeed. it is time for the closing statements from the five candidates, each of whom wants to lead the labour party. starting with andy burnham. >> labor has been in the grip of a
in afghanistan, we have troops serving there and doing a heroic job. our job as a party and a future government is to always make sure that the mission is being carried out properly. this language is reprehensible. >> he hat and said that gordon brown had a maligned attitude. >> defense spending went up by over 10%, and in the teen years before 1997 it went down by 30%. the equipment was there. i think he move in an unseemly way from being a military leader. playing politics is a...
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of october in afghanistan. it is called in the morning and night -- cold in the morning and cold at night. gets warm in the daytime. overwatch the second platoon down in the village below us as they entered the village to try to engage the elders and let were there for them. that simply, we set up on the ridge line above the village provide security for them down into the village and also provide security for ourselves. we dead at 360. 360. it was about to do our what to get set up at our location. we set out before dawn. and brought basic inventory weapons -- platoon weapons. team radius and so we could all stay that we could all stay . we were picking up chatter about the enemy setting up. they were going to do something. i was told that in afghanistan you could expect to hear that true or not. waiting for them. were trying to engage them. on you but it going to change the mission. the engaged the villagers. they came out into the village. the sun was going over the mountain. night was falling. helicopters ab
of october in afghanistan. it is called in the morning and night -- cold in the morning and cold at night. gets warm in the daytime. overwatch the second platoon down in the village below us as they entered the village to try to engage the elders and let were there for them. that simply, we set up on the ridge line above the village provide security for them down into the village and also provide security for ourselves. we dead at 360. 360. it was about to do our what to get set up at our...
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and now with afghanistan, i don't know what the answersr but i would have hoped that from vietnam we learned not that we couldn't win, because we find out from the true history vietnam was winnable, but we didn't have the will. washington could have decided to win the vietnam war whenever it got ready, but instead, we kept sending people over there piecemeal to die. if you are going to send american men and women into harm's way, you send with them everything they need to win and you let them fight. and the rule of engagement in afghanistan are causing losses of life because we're so tying our own hands that it puts our people at risk. any wonder erp people are hesitant to be our allies? the northern alliance could tell them, watch out. i hope and pray that the northern alliance leaders were wrong, that our administration here is not indirectly sending messages to the taliban if you just hang in there you guys can divide things up, because it does mean our allies in afghanistan will be dead. and it's rather hard to hear people in this administration say that the republican party has
and now with afghanistan, i don't know what the answersr but i would have hoped that from vietnam we learned not that we couldn't win, because we find out from the true history vietnam was winnable, but we didn't have the will. washington could have decided to win the vietnam war whenever it got ready, but instead, we kept sending people over there piecemeal to die. if you are going to send american men and women into harm's way, you send with them everything they need to win and you let them...
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afghanistan presents a little different challenge. in fact, may be a rather dramatically different challenge, the tribal nature of -- and what constitutes afghanistan's people. the graveyard of empires and all such things -- makes what goes on there if a different the challenge for the ambassador there than it is for the best ambassador in iraq. how we bring u.s. influence, military or otherwise, ought to be keyed it through the challenge of the ambassador's office. host: marine times, air force times, navy times, army times, these are publications for military officers. the story about your survey is in each edition. why was an important for you to get that story in this type of publication? guest: these publications are a wonderful spokesperson effort for the military forces all the way down to the new seamen coming into boot camp. you will see them in the rooms and mass deaths of every ship, army base and airforce the installation. this is the way we have to communicate not just to the generals and the folks on the front line, but
afghanistan presents a little different challenge. in fact, may be a rather dramatically different challenge, the tribal nature of -- and what constitutes afghanistan's people. the graveyard of empires and all such things -- makes what goes on there if a different the challenge for the ambassador there than it is for the best ambassador in iraq. how we bring u.s. influence, military or otherwise, ought to be keyed it through the challenge of the ambassador's office. host: marine times, air...
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policy toward afghanistan /pakistan? this is particularly important, because the president has laid out a plan of withdrawal in the future. as the united states readies itself to withdrawal, will it encourage pakistan to become more involved in afghanistan, and how does that play into the relationship? >>to answer the question beforei go any further, we think to do this right will not be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well, it will be difficult. the indian procurement system -- you should all read my book -- it is pretty shocked. it is very difficult to think about how india can move fast enough to be able to procure the weapons that are being sold. secondly, indians themselves have articulated that the weapons purchases are going to be used as levers for technology transfers, and that raises a whole other host of issues. if the primary goal of the indian government is to have greater access to technologies, and they're going to have -- it will raise issues with technology control regime so within t
policy toward afghanistan /pakistan? this is particularly important, because the president has laid out a plan of withdrawal in the future. as the united states readies itself to withdrawal, will it encourage pakistan to become more involved in afghanistan, and how does that play into the relationship? >>to answer the question beforei go any further, we think to do this right will not be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well, it will be difficult. the indian...
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he says we are making progress in afghanistan. his speech is next. later, president obama addresses the united nations general assembly. he will testify tomorrow about the allegations that the new black panther party intimidated voters in philadelphia during the last election. ben bernanke will talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the current stated the u.s. economy. live coverage from princeton university and for 30 p.m. eastern. >> i under estimated -- at princeton university at 4:30 p.m. eastern. >> i underestimated the job. i suddenly leaped. >> newt gingrich as his tenure -- on his tenure. that is sunday on c-span. >> robert gates talked to reporters about afghanistan and is asked about bob woodward's latest book. >> good afternoon. i would like to give a brief update on our efforts to change the way we do business. yesterday, our top military and civilian leadership discuss progresed progress . it included our 10 combatant commanders. it is critical that they be involved in shaping all aspects of these initiatives, especially those with the
he says we are making progress in afghanistan. his speech is next. later, president obama addresses the united nations general assembly. he will testify tomorrow about the allegations that the new black panther party intimidated voters in philadelphia during the last election. ben bernanke will talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the current stated the u.s. economy. live coverage from princeton university and for 30 p.m. eastern. >> i under estimated -- at princeton university at...
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did not have troops in iraq or afghanistan. the superintendent, perhaps the greatest offense meant he had in the peace process. that is when bin laden was blowing up our embassies in tanzania. they have no shortage of issues to gravitate towards to bang the drum to summon people. we are talking about people from one particular demographic group who have somehow been in fews, been responsive to, in some cases theological justification, in some cases, men pumped up with testosterone , and i think the fundamental issue is that people from a wide variety of walks of life have become much more susceptible to these calls, in part because of the war on terror has lasted nine years, longer than world war ii. they have found more fertile ground, more recruitment. i think their messages and their means of recruiting people, using a diverse array of lures, have become more effective. the u.s. has caught up with europe. this is a problem especially since the suicide attacks on the london underground. britain also thought they could remain
did not have troops in iraq or afghanistan. the superintendent, perhaps the greatest offense meant he had in the peace process. that is when bin laden was blowing up our embassies in tanzania. they have no shortage of issues to gravitate towards to bang the drum to summon people. we are talking about people from one particular demographic group who have somehow been in fews, been responsive to, in some cases theological justification, in some cases, men pumped up with testosterone , and i think...