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forces in afghanistan. in nato summit in lisbon, talking now about a 2014 deadline for transferring combat responsibilities to the afghan forces, i've also heard, is that an absolute date? >> yes, it is. >> absolute. >> yes, it is one everybody signed up to. >> all combat operations will be handed over to afghans at the end of 2014. >> i would describe it much like what we just went through in iraq where clearly they have the lead for their own security. we are then in some capacity in a training, advising and assist mode, which we would expect to be for some time, but in terms of combat operations they would have the lead. >> so you see post-2014 just like we see in iraq today? >> as best we can tell, absolutely. >> any more? >> any more? >> troops, operations, i mean i ask you because right now how many areas have even been transferred to afghan control? >> well, one of the things that happened -- one of the things that happened in lisbon was the commitment to start the transfer in the spring, and that wi
forces in afghanistan. in nato summit in lisbon, talking now about a 2014 deadline for transferring combat responsibilities to the afghan forces, i've also heard, is that an absolute date? >> yes, it is. >> absolute. >> yes, it is one everybody signed up to. >> all combat operations will be handed over to afghans at the end of 2014. >> i would describe it much like what we just went through in iraq where clearly they have the lead for their own security. we are...
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to be in afghanistan, because the taliban is not in afghanistan. >> i agree there's not enough focus being pushed on to some of these questions about governance and the rule of law. too much focus on handing over to the afghan security forces without really looking at or trying to shape the political environments that underlies much of the conflict that we're seeing. i was just in kandahar a couple of weeks ago and looking into some more recent allegations of human rights abuses by rasick, and i think it sends a terrible message that this was the year that the u.s. and nato, looking at going into kandahar and sorting out governance, and look who their partner is. it's a man notorious for past human rights abuses, narcotics smuggling, a whole host of problems. and this is the man that they're standing shoulder to shoulder with. >> a lot of the reason why we've been so dependent on these malign actors is because we have not had a lot of our own troops in afghanistan. we have not been able to exert our own power or put a lot of money and effort into training the al qaeda security forces
to be in afghanistan, because the taliban is not in afghanistan. >> i agree there's not enough focus being pushed on to some of these questions about governance and the rule of law. too much focus on handing over to the afghan security forces without really looking at or trying to shape the political environments that underlies much of the conflict that we're seeing. i was just in kandahar a couple of weeks ago and looking into some more recent allegations of human rights abuses by...
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to be in afghanistan. al qaeda is not in afghanistan. >> some of the questions about government, the governance and rule of law, and too much focus on short term military gains, too much focus on handle over to the afghan security forces without looking at or trying to shape the political environment that underlies much of the conflict that we're seeing. i was just in kandahar a couple of weeks ago and looking into some more recent allegations of human rights abuses by razak and i think it sends a terrible message that this was a year the americans and nato, talking about going into kandahar and sorting out governance and look who their partner is, a man notorious for past human rights abuses, narcotics smuggling, a host of problems. and this is the man they're standing shoulder to shoulder with. >> a lot of the reason why we're dependent on the warlords and local power brokers is because we have not had a lot of our own troops in afghanistan. we've not been able to exert our own power and not put a lot of
to be in afghanistan. al qaeda is not in afghanistan. >> some of the questions about government, the governance and rule of law, and too much focus on short term military gains, too much focus on handle over to the afghan security forces without looking at or trying to shape the political environment that underlies much of the conflict that we're seeing. i was just in kandahar a couple of weeks ago and looking into some more recent allegations of human rights abuses by razak and i think...
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that drove the afghanistan review process, almost like isn't there more? somebody give me more options. >> more options, more information, right. he was demanding, and we pushed a lot of the intelligence. so i-- i think we got a very good-- very well used by this administration in terms of informing policy. there really-- there are really two different aspects we've talked about in this conversation so far as a function of intelligence. one is informing wise policy, getting it right at the front end. these are the president's daily briefing at the white house, meetings of the national security council. you can be a little bit general but you have to know what you're doing there. then there is supporting effective action. this is when it's out in the field. where is the i.e.d.? where is the terrorist going to be tonight so you conduct a raid? what city is going to be under siege? you have to do both from the intelligence point of view, sit in the situation room and support policy and get really down and dirty in the field trying to get individuals. i though
that drove the afghanistan review process, almost like isn't there more? somebody give me more options. >> more options, more information, right. he was demanding, and we pushed a lot of the intelligence. so i-- i think we got a very good-- very well used by this administration in terms of informing policy. there really-- there are really two different aspects we've talked about in this conversation so far as a function of intelligence. one is informing wise policy, getting it right at...
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there's no anbar awakening in afghanistan. the taliban seems to be on the up-and-up, and there seems to be a huge emphasis of talking to the right elements of the taliban, if you talk to the ordinary afghans who benefitted enormously from the nato occupation, they don't want to deal with the taliban, because we want our daughters to go to school, we want women to be able to work. there's an awful lot at stake here and there's real fear that some sort of shoddy deal will be made down the line so nato can withdraw with a fig leaf of degnyty. >> you mentioned the afghans, but president karzai is ushering in thisdate saying we don't want you anymore. >> he's mercurial to say the least, he seems to be changing his mind almost on a daily base, and he's a very tricky ally to deal with, everyone is tearing their hair out about what you can expect from president karzai, there was the fraud in the elections, he's difficult to work with, but he's the ally you have. you go to war with the army you have, not the army you want. do you remem
there's no anbar awakening in afghanistan. the taliban seems to be on the up-and-up, and there seems to be a huge emphasis of talking to the right elements of the taliban, if you talk to the ordinary afghans who benefitted enormously from the nato occupation, they don't want to deal with the taliban, because we want our daughters to go to school, we want women to be able to work. there's an awful lot at stake here and there's real fear that some sort of shoddy deal will be made down the line so...
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you've come back from afghanistan and iraq with a congressional delegation. and there's a story in "the washington post" about how president karzai seems to be at odds fundamentally with u.s. policy there. did that come up at all in your conversations with him? >> you know, christiane, i'm just stunned. we had a great meeting. we had dinner with senator mccain, lieberman myself and petraeus and with president karzai. the focus of the article is the night raids. we were briefed by our military commanders that the night raids are -- we own the night militarily, are making huge impact on the taliban, insurgency as a whole and having afghan partners. this didn't come up at all. we talked about, quite frankly, looking long term with afghanistan about having two air bases in a permanent fashion in afghanistan to provide stability so at the end of the day there was no discussion about a difference between petraeus and karzai in terms of strategy, and i would just add this, if we cannot use night raids with our afghan partners, then that's a big loss in terms of gain
you've come back from afghanistan and iraq with a congressional delegation. and there's a story in "the washington post" about how president karzai seems to be at odds fundamentally with u.s. policy there. did that come up at all in your conversations with him? >> you know, christiane, i'm just stunned. we had a great meeting. we had dinner with senator mccain, lieberman myself and petraeus and with president karzai. the focus of the article is the night raids. we were briefed...
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no representation of al-qaeda even left in afghanistan. >> it's not about how many members are in afghanistan. there's in fantasy land, this idea that folks think that we can just leave and if we do, things will get better or al-qaeda's not there anymore so they won't come back. they'll come back. we've seen this before. either commit now and get it down in a strategy the president has laid forward, or pass this problem to the next generation. >> it's like ground hog day. brian, what are we missing? >> i think one thing we're missing and you've talked about this, we've talked about this, the simple fact that 3,000 americans is the simple fact is that 3,000 americans were killed on 9/11. we're inst afghanistan because that. the previous administration didn't get the job done. it actually distracted country by going into an unnecessary war in iraq and now we're actually got to get bin laden and this administration the obama administration's committed more resources in doing that and rather than being passive like the bush administration in pakistan, we actually are much more aggressive there an
no representation of al-qaeda even left in afghanistan. >> it's not about how many members are in afghanistan. there's in fantasy land, this idea that folks think that we can just leave and if we do, things will get better or al-qaeda's not there anymore so they won't come back. they'll come back. we've seen this before. either commit now and get it down in a strategy the president has laid forward, or pass this problem to the next generation. >> it's like ground hog day. brian,...
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war in afghanistan ends. which means we're going to very quickly change gears in this country from nobody talk about the war in afghanistan to everybody freak out about the war in afghanistan. we started to see a preview of this from republican senator john mccain this weekend. where else? on "meet the press," after david axelrod broached the idea of a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> you just heard david actioxe say any withdrawal would be condition-based. >> i would like to see the president say it's only condition-based. according to mr. woodward's book, his problem is the base of the democratic party. you win and then you leave, and that's what we've done in iraq. >> that statement from john mccain is so perfect in so many ways. first of all, he's already setting the stage that no matter what president obama will say this week habit leaving afghanistan, john mccain is already against it because it's from the liberal left. also, what exactly does he think we did in iraq? >> i'd like to see the pr
war in afghanistan ends. which means we're going to very quickly change gears in this country from nobody talk about the war in afghanistan to everybody freak out about the war in afghanistan. we started to see a preview of this from republican senator john mccain this weekend. where else? on "meet the press," after david axelrod broached the idea of a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan. >> you just heard david actioxe say any withdrawal would be condition-based. >> i...
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as well, all of this speaks to the long-term commitment to afghanistan, though afghanistan clearly must take the lead. >> and what is the footprint that you envision will be left in afghanistan after 2014? we know there are still 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq, although combat forces had been brought out. what's it going to look like in afghanistan? >> very difficult to know, candy, at this point what it would look like. it's too far off. clearly we have an expectation that it will be dramatically reduceded from where it is now, we have almost 100,000 troops there today, but in terms of specifics it's just too soon to tell. >> do you have a ballpark? could it be, do you foresee thaw might need more troops to help with the training, and that sort of thing, after 2014 than you'd need in iraq, given the complexity of afghanistan? >> no, we really haven't sat down and done that detailed work right now. there are just too much uncertainty between now and then to say this is what the footprint size would be at 2014. >> let me try to get you to subtract how many forces are currently, u.s. forces a
as well, all of this speaks to the long-term commitment to afghanistan, though afghanistan clearly must take the lead. >> and what is the footprint that you envision will be left in afghanistan after 2014? we know there are still 50,000 u.s. troops in iraq, although combat forces had been brought out. what's it going to look like in afghanistan? >> very difficult to know, candy, at this point what it would look like. it's too far off. clearly we have an expectation that it will be...
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. >> cooper: in order to pull out of afghanistan, the u.s. needs to build a strong afghan police force. but as this video shows, getting the police to do basic exercises, let alone turning them into professional officers, has been difficult. you must have known you were taking on a huge challenge when you got this assignment. were you surprised, though, at what you found with the police? >> um... ( sighs ) that's a great question. >> stahl: the curtain goes up for previews tonight on "spiderman: turn off the dark"... ♪ ♪ the broadway show with music by bono and the edge of u2. >> ♪ hear a voice inside your head... ♪ >> stahl: with high-velocity flying and special effects, it's the most daring and most expensive broadway show ever. >> yeah! >> it has been one of the funnest, more joyful rides of our artistic life, for sure. >> pelley: justice john paul stevens has shaped more american history than any supreme court justice alive. and for most of his 35 years on the court, he hasn't talked about those cases. but tonight, he will, includ
. >> cooper: in order to pull out of afghanistan, the u.s. needs to build a strong afghan police force. but as this video shows, getting the police to do basic exercises, let alone turning them into professional officers, has been difficult. you must have known you were taking on a huge challenge when you got this assignment. were you surprised, though, at what you found with the police? >> um... ( sighs ) that's a great question. >> stahl: the curtain goes up for previews...
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i want to go to afghanistan. we know there's going to be a plan presented to nato in the coming week. is iraq a model here? it's the surge and then withdrawal, what happened here, is this a working model, in your mind, as an analyst. i know i'm not presenting you as an expert on the situation on the ground in afghanistan, but is this a fair model? >> believe me i know more about afghanistan than i ever wanted to. i can tell you what has been done in iraq is indeed a model in the following sense, after the security situation was calmed down it became politics, and the u.s. was very much engaged in getting various sides who don't like each other a lot, don't exchange new year's greetings but nonetheless sitting down in the same room and trying to work stuff out. i think that process has actually begun in afghanistan. and i think the inspiration for it is from iraq. >> and i've got ask you one final question, afghanistan, we have karzai saying he wants to see some troops pulled out fairly as soon as, a presence lowe
i want to go to afghanistan. we know there's going to be a plan presented to nato in the coming week. is iraq a model here? it's the surge and then withdrawal, what happened here, is this a working model, in your mind, as an analyst. i know i'm not presenting you as an expert on the situation on the ground in afghanistan, but is this a fair model? >> believe me i know more about afghanistan than i ever wanted to. i can tell you what has been done in iraq is indeed a model in the following...
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frankly afghanistan wasn't an issue in the recent election and the economy was. >> i certainly wish afghanistan was a larger point as well. i was disappointed to see. to brian's point, the bush administration may not have fought the afghan war correctly. fine. and it's good that we're going into pakistan and taking on elements there. those are all good things. but that doesn't mean -- why would we abandon afghanistan? what part of abandoning afghanistan is positive? >> this is going to come across as antiwar and i don't know what. i don't know what the mission is. i don't know why we're still there. i don't know why we're spending all this money. bin laden is not there. he's in the tribal regions of pakistan. that's where place we're not, where we should be. >> absolutely. and we're spending about $100 billion this year in afghanistan. and that actually is the amount we spend on the department of homeland security and all intelligence agencies kboin y i. when you're getting your pat-down on thanksgiving, it's all of that. we need to realign our priorities to yemen and pakistan and other places.
frankly afghanistan wasn't an issue in the recent election and the economy was. >> i certainly wish afghanistan was a larger point as well. i was disappointed to see. to brian's point, the bush administration may not have fought the afghan war correctly. fine. and it's good that we're going into pakistan and taking on elements there. those are all good things. but that doesn't mean -- why would we abandon afghanistan? what part of abandoning afghanistan is positive? >> this is going...
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you talk about, in your new book how the president's afghanistan policy evolved. i want to talk to you first because, last week, after an interview in "the washington post" in which afghan president karzai was highly critical of the united states policy in afghanistan, secretary of state clinton came on this broadcast and said he is now totally on board. do you take her literally? >> well, for the moment it is... i point out karzai is a diagnosed manic depressive, somebody who has mood swings. sometimes it's controlled, sometimes it's not. if you just look at what he has said in public and on the record, you know, one moment he's totally embracing us, the next moment he's denouncing the united states. the problem for the united states is... and this is one of the legacies of vietnam-- when you're in one of these wars, you have to go with the leader the country gives you. you can't try to manage that because too often that has backfired, so karzai is the elected president of afghanistan. so they have to deal with him. and this is one of the most unreliable, erratic
you talk about, in your new book how the president's afghanistan policy evolved. i want to talk to you first because, last week, after an interview in "the washington post" in which afghan president karzai was highly critical of the united states policy in afghanistan, secretary of state clinton came on this broadcast and said he is now totally on board. do you take her literally? >> well, for the moment it is... i point out karzai is a diagnosed manic depressive, somebody who...
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i'd cite afghanistan. we bailed out of afghanistan after the russians were defeated. who came into the vacuum? it was the taliban and al qaeda and we paid a big price. people have that in their minds as they should. i'm not sure this is as different from what we knew a week ago as you're saying. i think it's pretty much the same in terms of the numbers of troops that will be involved. >> david, it's katty here. one of petraeus's arguments is americans are on the verge of doing something that hasn't been done before in afghanistan which is effectively success, that they are changing the game. they are winning over the taliban into negotiations and if they could stay a little bit longer, then actually they could achieve something there. centuries show that hasn't been very possible before. do you think that's true? is that a realistic assessment? >> it's impossible form me to say, katty, without having been there. i'll be there again next month. general petraeus's en thus hasn't seemed to be clearly anchored in real reports from the battlefield. the last that we knew, t
i'd cite afghanistan. we bailed out of afghanistan after the russians were defeated. who came into the vacuum? it was the taliban and al qaeda and we paid a big price. people have that in their minds as they should. i'm not sure this is as different from what we knew a week ago as you're saying. i think it's pretty much the same in terms of the numbers of troops that will be involved. >> david, it's katty here. one of petraeus's arguments is americans are on the verge of doing something...
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in afghanistan, sorry. >> i wouldn't make that assumption. in afghanistan, yeah. but not to say they couldn't come back if it's a regime welcoming them to give them safe haven again. i would say that put yourself in the position of a young girl in afghanistan and realize that her life will be incredibly brutalized and or thwarted by people like the taliban and the fundamental question, is it worth it? that's the question to ask. does it matter to our own national security or our conscience that women will be mistreated? i argue it does. and i understand it's difficult. >> it is. and women are mistreated in a lot of different parts of the world. >> but nothing like they were during the taliban. >> it was brutal. it was brutal. i guess people look and say there's a lot of places we could go but this gets us to the notion of national building. you talked about. >> yes. >> here's what you said in your book talking about the war in afghanistan. i knew it would take time to help the afghan people build a functioning democracy. our government was not prepared for nation
in afghanistan, sorry. >> i wouldn't make that assumption. in afghanistan, yeah. but not to say they couldn't come back if it's a regime welcoming them to give them safe haven again. i would say that put yourself in the position of a young girl in afghanistan and realize that her life will be incredibly brutalized and or thwarted by people like the taliban and the fundamental question, is it worth it? that's the question to ask. does it matter to our own national security or our...
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if he stays in afghanistan? howard. >> the to quote david axelrod who i interviewed he was very strong to send a message to the base we're sticking to the timetable. whoever those unofficial administration sources were he was saying it's not -- chris: still 12. >> >> gloria. >> still 12. and i think the base is going to make him stick to it. >> it's important they're talking conditions. they're reinforcing that possibility of staying longer. chris: so 14. >> i think we're going to officially pull out. and unofficially stay in like we always do. every place. chris: i think they're leaning toward 2014. thanks to howard fineman gloria borger, kelly o'donnell and clarence page. that's the show. thanks for watching. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but there's an even deadlier predator
if he stays in afghanistan? howard. >> the to quote david axelrod who i interviewed he was very strong to send a message to the base we're sticking to the timetable. whoever those unofficial administration sources were he was saying it's not -- chris: still 12. >> >> gloria. >> still 12. and i think the base is going to make him stick to it. >> it's important they're talking conditions. they're reinforcing that possibility of staying longer. chris: so 14. >>...
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may be in afghanistan for years. a new government takes shape in iraq. wool ask o we'll ask our sunday panel about the latest developments in america's two wars and our power player of the week, an academy award winner makes it his mission to end childhood hunger. all, right now on fox news sunday. hello again from fox news in washington. congress gets back to work this week, on some key issues, that were left unfinished before the election. with a new political reality here, after the midterms, we want to discuss the president's agenda with white house senior adviso axelrod, let's start with the bush tax cuts. there seems to be confusion about where the president stands, let's clear that up. does the president rule out a permanent extension of all of the tax cuts for the middle class as will as those who make more than $250,000 a year. >> yes, chris, i think the president's position has not changed at all and he made it clear again overseas. the president believes he should extend the tax cuts for the middle class, and the middle class have taken a terr
may be in afghanistan for years. a new government takes shape in iraq. wool ask o we'll ask our sunday panel about the latest developments in america's two wars and our power player of the week, an academy award winner makes it his mission to end childhood hunger. all, right now on fox news sunday. hello again from fox news in washington. congress gets back to work this week, on some key issues, that were left unfinished before the election. with a new political reality here, after the...
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when they hear that the president of afghanistan says we're being intrusive there? what do you say to those people? >> well, we say and the president, of course, you know, signs a letter to every family that loses someone in afghanistan. we say we are making progress on the ground. that is indisputable. it's not only something we believe. the afghans believe it. all of our nato allies believe it. number two. because this is a war against an enemy that doesn't fight fairly, that is, you know, picking off civilians, using i.e.d.s, going after our troops, we have to be always as clear as we can that we're going after the real enemy and not just, you know, making an offensive move that doesn't have a positive military reason behind it. but, you know, that 19-year-old who is out on an outpost in afghanistan is standing up for american national security interests. maybe there is always a question when you're trying to win the hearts and minds of a population while killing an enemy that lives and hides amid that population how best to do it. i think our young men and women
when they hear that the president of afghanistan says we're being intrusive there? what do you say to those people? >> well, we say and the president, of course, you know, signs a letter to every family that loses someone in afghanistan. we say we are making progress on the ground. that is indisputable. it's not only something we believe. the afghans believe it. all of our nato allies believe it. number two. because this is a war against an enemy that doesn't fight fairly, that is, you...
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operations in afghanistan. senator joe lieberman is senior member of the armed services committee, and just returned from the war zones in iraq and afghanistan. senator, thank you very much. first let's go to this dispute. hamid karzai calls "the washington post" saying he wants the footprint of u.s. troops reduced almost immediately. general pap tray is clearly concerned in sunday meetings saying that -- that that would not make -- make his work even possible. he expressed "astonishment and disappointment" that karzai's position made his own untenable. what is your reaction to this? what do we do with hamid karzai? >> well i share general petraeus' surprise and disappointment. i mean, this strategy we're following is one that we have agreed on with the afghans and it's -- we're being tough on the bad guys, on the taliban, on al qaeda in afghanistan, but we're doing it to try to protect the lives of the great majority of the afghan people. as far as i could tell on my trip talking to a lot of them way out into
operations in afghanistan. senator joe lieberman is senior member of the armed services committee, and just returned from the war zones in iraq and afghanistan. senator, thank you very much. first let's go to this dispute. hamid karzai calls "the washington post" saying he wants the footprint of u.s. troops reduced almost immediately. general pap tray is clearly concerned in sunday meetings saying that -- that that would not make -- make his work even possible. he expressed...
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withdrawal from afghanistan? >> reporter: well, wolf, one of the things we're hearing is that they hope to get out of this by the end of it, they want to have president karzai, they hope to have him sign some sort of an agreement that lays out specific benchmarks to get us to 2014 which is the ideal date u.s. force would like to end combat operations in afghanistan. certain areas are identified for transition. they may flood those specific provinces with a vast increase in manpower, money, resources to try to get it over that champion point to turn it over to the afghans. overriding message that's going come out of this conference is that if you're sitting at home and think the u.s. effort in afghanistan is wining down in 2014 looks like an end date, everything that we've been hearing is that the u.s. presence will continue well beyond that. that even if the troops are no longer say designated as combat troops they may be in a situation like they are in iraq right now where there's still tens of thousands of troo
withdrawal from afghanistan? >> reporter: well, wolf, one of the things we're hearing is that they hope to get out of this by the end of it, they want to have president karzai, they hope to have him sign some sort of an agreement that lays out specific benchmarks to get us to 2014 which is the ideal date u.s. force would like to end combat operations in afghanistan. certain areas are identified for transition. they may flood those specific provinces with a vast increase in manpower,...
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we thought afghanistan was an unwinnable war. we didn't think the president should have given the generals three times the troops. and i didn't say this to you, but i told other high-ranking officials, you're going to get your troops, and then the generals, they're going to have their way with you, and they're going to keep pushing that date out and -- and it's happened. we've gone from 2011 to the end of 2014. >> no. >> we can't stay there for another four or five years, can we? >> no. i don't think we can stay there for five years with 100,000 american forces 150,000 nato or isaf forces combined. but, joe, what we said back last thanksgiving and repeated again and we've gotten the living devil beat out of us by good friends like john mccain and others, we said, look, beginning the summer of 2011, we're going to begin the transition. we're going to begin the transition out of iraq -- i mean, afghanistan. >> right. >> we are going to begin to transition. we're keeping that commitment. that commitment will be kept. we said the pac
we thought afghanistan was an unwinnable war. we didn't think the president should have given the generals three times the troops. and i didn't say this to you, but i told other high-ranking officials, you're going to get your troops, and then the generals, they're going to have their way with you, and they're going to keep pushing that date out and -- and it's happened. we've gone from 2011 to the end of 2014. >> no. >> we can't stay there for another four or five years, can we?...
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changing the way it's dealing with afghanistan. did one have anything to do with the other? >> reporter: those remarks got the attention of military and pentagon officials overt weekend. when hamid karzai wanted the u.s. military to end nighttime operations and special forces raids and actually reduce the overall footprint of american troop there's in afghanistan, and one senior pentagon official told me this morning, this raises new questions about karzai's reliability as a partner in the way ahead in the war in afghanistan, but most officials i talked to, they say they've got reassurances from the karzai government that karzai said these things for domestic political purposes. that he's getting beaten up politically there in kabul for some of the u.s. military operations, and the overall presence of troop there's in afghanistan, and they felt that it had something to say now. the timing is not really good, because the u.s. and nato are about to reveal this new overall strategy in lisbon later this week, at which point the new strategy is that beginning in july 2011, you re
changing the way it's dealing with afghanistan. did one have anything to do with the other? >> reporter: those remarks got the attention of military and pentagon officials overt weekend. when hamid karzai wanted the u.s. military to end nighttime operations and special forces raids and actually reduce the overall footprint of american troop there's in afghanistan, and one senior pentagon official told me this morning, this raises new questions about karzai's reliability as a partner in...
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if he sta in afghanistan? howard. >> the to quote davidxelrod who i interviewed he wasery strong to send a message to the base we're sticking to the timetable. whoever those unofficial administration sources were, he was saying it's not -- chris: still 12. >> >> gloria. >> still 12. and i think the base is going to make him stick to it. >> it's important they're talking conditions. they're reinforcing that possibility oftaying longer. chris: so 14. >> i think we're going to officially pull out. and unoficially stay in like we always do. ery place. chris: i think they're leaning toward 2014. thanks to howard fineman, gloria borger, kelly o'donnell and clarence page. gloria borger, kelly o'donnell and clarence page. that's (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they'reinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage. (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. i'm hugh jidette. i'm running for president. if elected i promise our 13 trillion dol
if he sta in afghanistan? howard. >> the to quote davidxelrod who i interviewed he wasery strong to send a message to the base we're sticking to the timetable. whoever those unofficial administration sources were, he was saying it's not -- chris: still 12. >> >> gloria. >> still 12. and i think the base is going to make him stick to it. >> it's important they're talking conditions. they're reinforcing that possibility oftaying longer. chris: so 14. >> i think...
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or army and lose or risk his or her life in afghanistan. why? >> it's the toughest question of all and tough in any war no matter how much one believes in the cost because of the way war, the cruelty and randomness of war and in this war particularly because so many of the casualties are from improvised explosive devices, ieds. you can't say anything which undoes the loss. it's impossible. the fact that it's not a draftee war, but a professional army war makes a big difference. people signed up knowing they were risking their lives. the individual commitment on the part of the troops. their commitment to the nation, their buddies, is extraordinarily high and a palpable difference from the era of vietnam which i remember so well. >> this is a story we are very fo focused on here. >> your program is one of the reasons i like to come on is whether i agree or not with your comments, which are mainly critical, i think you've made your program the epicenter of the discussion of afghanistan and i would add pakistan, which we talked about last time on t
or army and lose or risk his or her life in afghanistan. why? >> it's the toughest question of all and tough in any war no matter how much one believes in the cost because of the way war, the cruelty and randomness of war and in this war particularly because so many of the casualties are from improvised explosive devices, ieds. you can't say anything which undoes the loss. it's impossible. the fact that it's not a draftee war, but a professional army war makes a big difference. people...
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and afghanistan, the u.s. pays tribute to the sacrifices they are making. ♪ >>> vice president biden at arlington national cemetery this morning. laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> a afghanistan, u.s. and nato forces remember their fallen comrades. >>> in germany first lady michelle obama serving food to soldiers and their families. while in south korea, today, from the g-20 summit, president obama saluted u.s. troops. >> we salute fallen heroes and keep in our prayers those who are still in harm's way. we also remember that honoring those who serve is about more than the words we say on veterans day or memorial day. it's about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. >>> this hour, how are we meeting the challenge of taking care of our men and women in uniform? with tammy duckworth from the department of federal affairs. >>> korea, a failed trade deal. and the exit strategy from afghanistan. with former bush national security adviser steven hadley. >>> the gaping budget deficit
and afghanistan, the u.s. pays tribute to the sacrifices they are making. ♪ >>> vice president biden at arlington national cemetery this morning. laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. >>> a afghanistan, u.s. and nato forces remember their fallen comrades. >>> in germany first lady michelle obama serving food to soldiers and their families. while in south korea, today, from the g-20 summit, president obama saluted u.s. troops. >> we salute fallen heroes...
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look at how unimportant iraq and afghanistan were in this election. if the economy is on a better track and he can reclaim the post partisan identity that he lost over the last two years i think that won't matter as much. >> imagine his reelection if he had to fight his base in the nominating process that would help him. republicans are not going to buck him on afghanistan. >> but who is going to challenge him? >> an area of bipartisan cooperation. it would be a moment of bipart sanship and my spence about it is he will have trouble with the antiwar left. every president does. right or left. democrat or republican. that is not a big deal. >> chris: thank you, panel. see you next week. don't forget to check out panel plus where our group picks up with the discussion on our website foxnewssunday.com and we will post the video before noon eastern time. up next, our power player of the week. [ announcer ] how do you plus up breakfast? introducing total plus omega-3 honey almond flax cereal. all the nutrition of total, plu10% daily value omega-3 ala, and a
look at how unimportant iraq and afghanistan were in this election. if the economy is on a better track and he can reclaim the post partisan identity that he lost over the last two years i think that won't matter as much. >> imagine his reelection if he had to fight his base in the nominating process that would help him. republicans are not going to buck him on afghanistan. >> but who is going to challenge him? >> an area of bipartisan cooperation. it would be a moment of...
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next, also, we're live in afghanistan where u.s. forces are honoring service members past and present on this veterans day. >>> first, let's do washington speak and veterans day washington speak. armistice day. until 1954 veterans day was known at armistice day. history here. on the 11th hour ever the 11th day of the 11th month ever 1918, armistice was declared to end the fighting between germany and the allied nations in the first world war, the war to end all wars, the following year, november 11, 1919, the event was kplemerated as armistice day became a legal holiday in 1938 and prez eisenhower signed legislation changes the flame to veterans day as a way to honor those who served in all american wars. >>> washington speak you'd like to us clarify, send an e-mail. "daily rundown" on msnbc.com. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ i was young and i was stupid ♪ i had just turned 17 ♪ a harmonica and a box guitar ♪ ♪ in a canvas-covered wagon stuffed... ♪ [ male announcer ] while the world's been waiting on the electric car, mayb
next, also, we're live in afghanistan where u.s. forces are honoring service members past and present on this veterans day. >>> first, let's do washington speak and veterans day washington speak. armistice day. until 1954 veterans day was known at armistice day. history here. on the 11th hour ever the 11th day of the 11th month ever 1918, armistice was declared to end the fighting between germany and the allied nations in the first world war, the war to end all wars, the following...
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news communists have veterans in afghanistan and iraq. there are people all over america today who listen to glenn beck who now believe iava is a communist front group because glenn beck said so. they are not a communist group. they don't have a commucommunist. they have do not take money from move on or fox men. even if they did, it would still be the patriotic equivalent of a mortal sin to do what glenn beck did this week when he in totally made-up detail launched this 100% false attack on iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. a nonpartisan group that does nothing wrong and nothing like what all glenn beck's listeners now think they do. i generally try to be of good cheer when it comes to people being dumb in the media. this is just disgusting. leave the veterans alone. d she'n with no protective gear? her hands could dry out. [ female announcer ] dawn hand renewal with olay beauty. it helps your hands seal in moisture while you do the dishes. dawn does more... [ spongecaster ] so it's not a chore. we fill them with extraordinary cr
news communists have veterans in afghanistan and iraq. there are people all over america today who listen to glenn beck who now believe iava is a communist front group because glenn beck said so. they are not a communist group. they don't have a commucommunist. they have do not take money from move on or fox men. even if they did, it would still be the patriotic equivalent of a mortal sin to do what glenn beck did this week when he in totally made-up detail launched this 100% false attack on...
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you were in iraq and afghanistan. you just heard david axelrod say any withdrawal will be conditions based. is that not enough to satisfy you? >> well i'd like to see the president say it's only condition based. according to mr. woodward's book his problem is the political, the left base of the democrat party. you don't fight and conduct wars that way. you win and then you leave. that's what we've done in iraq and the fact is the perception is amongst friends and enemies alike that we may be leaving and that has caused them to make certain accommodations because they can't leave. just a fact. down to the governor, down to the police chief level. they say, yes, the taliban are telling us we're leaving and they're going to cut off our heads. famous captive, taliban captive said to his american interrogator you've got the watches. we've got the time. >> hamid karzai whom you met with says in "the washington post" this morning that it's time for the u.s. to reduce the intrusiveness in the daily afghan life, that they ough
you were in iraq and afghanistan. you just heard david axelrod say any withdrawal will be conditions based. is that not enough to satisfy you? >> well i'd like to see the president say it's only condition based. according to mr. woodward's book his problem is the political, the left base of the democrat party. you don't fight and conduct wars that way. you win and then you leave. that's what we've done in iraq and the fact is the perception is amongst friends and enemies alike that we may...
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they are working to hard in afghanistan today. i was lucky enough to go to the south and visit with the 10th mountain division, which are stationed out of ft. drum in new york state. the work they're doing is extraordinary. they're giving opportunity to the afghan people. i was able to visit successes that we had in the south, in particular where open markets were now in business for selling produce and other products. i was able to visit a school. we are creating a possibility for peace and stability in that country. to your question, i have grave concerns about president karzai, because of his record. and because of the sometimes apparent unwillingness to crack down on corruption. we cannot sustain the successes that we've had if we can't have rule of law in afghanistan. there are instances where we have evidence of corrupt government officials, the drug trade going on, all of these elements of corruption. we need a judicial system that con prosecute these criminals and then give them sentences without fear of reprimand or fear
they are working to hard in afghanistan today. i was lucky enough to go to the south and visit with the 10th mountain division, which are stationed out of ft. drum in new york state. the work they're doing is extraordinary. they're giving opportunity to the afghan people. i was able to visit successes that we had in the south, in particular where open markets were now in business for selling produce and other products. i was able to visit a school. we are creating a possibility for peace and...
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tonight you'll hear the story of his heroism while fighting in afghanistan's deadly korengal valley. this is the single greatest honor that the military can bestow on its own. it comes right from the president of the united states himself. that's pretty good for a mediocre soldier. >> think how good the great soldiers are. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bob simon. >> i'm lara logan. >> i'm byron pitts. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories and andy rooney tonight on "60 minutes." look at all the toyota's for sale. let's go with... i'm selling my toyota rav4. do you know anything at all about the escape? it's a nice light blue color. much like my eyes. my goodness, it's true. the mileage is extraordinary. 28 miles per gallon on the highway. it's a voice-activated sync system. all around, it's better than my toyota. get our best deals. 0% financing and, as a holiday bonus, we'll give you $1500 to use toward your first three payments. is it wrong to drive a toyota to ford's year end celebration? not if you leave it behind. [ man ] i thought our family business would always
tonight you'll hear the story of his heroism while fighting in afghanistan's deadly korengal valley. this is the single greatest honor that the military can bestow on its own. it comes right from the president of the united states himself. that's pretty good for a mediocre soldier. >> think how good the great soldiers are. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bob simon. >> i'm lara logan. >> i'm byron pitts. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories...
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he is believed to have funneled weapons from afghanistan to russia. he is known as a family man, but also a bully who would barge in on government meetings. >> if you look at the wars directly impacted by his weapons delivery, they escalate directly to the amount of weapons arriving, so tens of thousands of people suffered is or if not hundreds of thousands due to the weapons he sold. >> reporter: at that time, he denied that he sold weapons to the afghanistan. >> reporter: have you met osama bin laden? >> well, if i had, i would have done something to stop it. >> reporter: did he appear to you as a big guy? >> no, he wanted the record straight and i'm innocent. no vibes that he was malevolent, but it is impossible to judge. >> reporter: western officials say there was evidence that bout shipped weapons to africa for blood diamonds. and he routinely met with liberian leader and other war louts. but bout, a former soviet officer is extradited and the russians are angry. why are they so humiliated? >> because he has ties to go high into the russian infr
he is believed to have funneled weapons from afghanistan to russia. he is known as a family man, but also a bully who would barge in on government meetings. >> if you look at the wars directly impacted by his weapons delivery, they escalate directly to the amount of weapons arriving, so tens of thousands of people suffered is or if not hundreds of thousands due to the weapons he sold. >> reporter: at that time, he denied that he sold weapons to the afghanistan. >> reporter:...
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>> the taliban are not popular in afghanistan. the afghan people experienced them for five or six years, and they continue to want them back, but because of the presence of foreigners, and it's not just americans. it's europeans, it's other countries as well. so i think they should go after the terrorists, and once they eliminate them and cap color them, then they can declare victory and move out of afghanistan. >> mr. ambassador, thank you so much for coming in. >> it's always good to see you, wolf. thank you. >>> she's the leader of the tea party movement. at least one of the main leaders of the tea party movement and fresh off her own re-election victory. congresswoman michele bachmann here to talk about what's next. >>> plus, the story behind that dazzling ring and diana's influence on her son's wedding. my interview with a royal biographer, mark saunders, coming up as well. sure i'd like to diversify my workforce, i just wish that all of the important information was gathered together in one place. [ printer whirs ] done. ♪
>> the taliban are not popular in afghanistan. the afghan people experienced them for five or six years, and they continue to want them back, but because of the presence of foreigners, and it's not just americans. it's europeans, it's other countries as well. so i think they should go after the terrorists, and once they eliminate them and cap color them, then they can declare victory and move out of afghanistan. >> mr. ambassador, thank you so much for coming in. >> it's...
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a remarkable anecdote in one of these cables is that the former vice president of afghanistan was found entering dubai with $52 million in cash. hard to imagine how you even transport that much cash. and it was picked up by a cooperative program between the u a e and the drug enforcement administration. they allowed him to continue with that money. now, does that kind of exposure for what looks like potentially some shenanigans with money coming out of afghanistan, is that going to make things worse or better for american efforts to encourage president karzai to crack down on corruptions? you know, i would certainly think it was possible that it would increase pressure. as david suggested, these... arab states that are now being sort of spotlighted in their extreme anxiety about iranian nuclear weapons, is that going to strengthen the hand of the united states in trying to combat iranian nukes? certainly secretary clinton today suggested that that might be one ofkt. she also said something that i thought was sort of interesting, which is the.... >> meacham: secretary clinton? >> yes, se
a remarkable anecdote in one of these cables is that the former vice president of afghanistan was found entering dubai with $52 million in cash. hard to imagine how you even transport that much cash. and it was picked up by a cooperative program between the u a e and the drug enforcement administration. they allowed him to continue with that money. now, does that kind of exposure for what looks like potentially some shenanigans with money coming out of afghanistan, is that going to make things...