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and today nato has done the same. so this leaves no doubt that as afghans stand up and take the lead, they will not be standing alone. as we look ahead to a new phase in afghanistan, we also reach an agreement in the second area, a new strategic concept for nato that recognizes the capabilities and partners of the alliance to meet the challenges of the 21st century. it to give special thanks to secretary general mussan for his outstanding leadership for enduring the strengths of the alliance while adapting it to meet the missions of the future. as i said yesterday, we have reaffirmed the central premise of nato. our article 5 commitment that an attack on one is an attack on all. and to ensure this has meaning, we agree to take action in a third area, to modernize our conventional forces that we need to defend our nation. we'll invest in technologies so forces can dmou and operate effectively. we'll have threats such as cyber attacks and refirm alliance command structures to make them more flexible and efficient. most
and today nato has done the same. so this leaves no doubt that as afghans stand up and take the lead, they will not be standing alone. as we look ahead to a new phase in afghanistan, we also reach an agreement in the second area, a new strategic concept for nato that recognizes the capabilities and partners of the alliance to meet the challenges of the 21st century. it to give special thanks to secretary general mussan for his outstanding leadership for enduring the strengths of the alliance...
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there was a meeting of the 28 nato member nations. hamid karzai on the table went to transition nato forces, hand over the security, the responsibility for security of that nation to the afghans themselves. remember the controversial date, alex, july of 2011, when the president said when he reveals his new strategy about a year ago that u.s. forces would start to withdraw from afghanistan. that's still the case. they are still standing by that, but there's a new emphasis now, that's 2014. by the end of 2014 say nato and president obama, then afghans should be able to stand up on their own and take care of security. and they are still seeing a controversy over how many nato forces remain after that. and the other controversy, s.t.a.r.t. the russian president dmetry medvedev is meeting with countries as well. of course, john kyl, the republican senator from arizona, a leader of republicans on the arms control issues, has said he doesn't think s.t.r.a.t. will pass this year. and now president obama is trying to get through there the sena
there was a meeting of the 28 nato member nations. hamid karzai on the table went to transition nato forces, hand over the security, the responsibility for security of that nation to the afghans themselves. remember the controversial date, alex, july of 2011, when the president said when he reveals his new strategy about a year ago that u.s. forces would start to withdraw from afghanistan. that's still the case. they are still standing by that, but there's a new emphasis now, that's 2014. by...
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give us some context here for the nato decision today. >> this is not what nato forces and nato commanders had been hoping for. you have to remember this war has been going on for nine years already. so then with the prospect of four more years of combat operations, that brings it to 13 years of isaf, which is the code name for nato operations in this country. then followed by a training mission, training missions, alex, can take a long time. four years, five years. if they go to seven years, that means there will be an international military commitment in afghanistan for 20 years and that is, i don't think, what u.s. commanders, the american people or certainly nato forces had expected when they first signed on to this mission after 9/11. >> richard, do all the nato forces have to comply as a group or might individual nations just decide to withdraw on their own? >> that could certainly happen. and you could also have troops -- and this is already happening on the ground now -- where different nato partners put different rules on their own individual national troops. so italian troops wil
give us some context here for the nato decision today. >> this is not what nato forces and nato commanders had been hoping for. you have to remember this war has been going on for nine years already. so then with the prospect of four more years of combat operations, that brings it to 13 years of isaf, which is the code name for nato operations in this country. then followed by a training mission, training missions, alex, can take a long time. four years, five years. if they go to seven...
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the president meets with the heads of afghanistan and nato to plot an exit strategy. but when will u.s. troops be out? >>> the patdown controversy. the tsa is making a key change, but it won't affect flyers during the busiest travel time of the year. >>> deadly mistake, authorities take action after the accidental youth nausea of a hero war dog. >>> gold rush, more people cash in on the rising price of gold, but how do you know you're getting the best price available out there? >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. it's 8:00 a.m. on the east coast. there we go. we have new developments today on the war in afghanistan as president obama sits down for another day of meetings with nay row leaders in pore you to gal. let's go to nbc's monica kerry live at the white house for us. good saturday morning to you, mike. good morning,el alex. >> what do you know? >> there are two issues on the table here. this is the nato summit, the third international summit he's had in the last ten days. those issues are the s.t.a.r. treaty and how it's being held up in the united states
the president meets with the heads of afghanistan and nato to plot an exit strategy. but when will u.s. troops be out? >>> the patdown controversy. the tsa is making a key change, but it won't affect flyers during the busiest travel time of the year. >>> deadly mistake, authorities take action after the accidental youth nausea of a hero war dog. >>> gold rush, more people cash in on the rising price of gold, but how do you know you're getting the best price available...
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of course, it is a nato operation. and witnessing some 28 countries meeting at their annual meeting there. they're led by a man named anders rasmussen. here is what he had to say about nato's role come 2014 in afghanistan. >> i think this is a realistic timetable. and according to that, i don't fores foresee troops in ra combat role beyond 2014. >> of course, a very controversial point all along. ever since that review, the president obama conducked last year, the review of the afghanistan policy, came out december 1st. do you remember that speech at west point, announced that july 2011 would be the date by which american force would be to withdrawal from that country. they still holds true, but they emphasize begin and now 2014, emphasized the end of 2014 when nato and u.s. troops which make up the bulk of those troops fighting in afghanistan will hand over security of that country to afghan military and police forces. the other issue on the table in nato, the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. nothing short of contention between rep
of course, it is a nato operation. and witnessing some 28 countries meeting at their annual meeting there. they're led by a man named anders rasmussen. here is what he had to say about nato's role come 2014 in afghanistan. >> i think this is a realistic timetable. and according to that, i don't fores foresee troops in ra combat role beyond 2014. >> of course, a very controversial point all along. ever since that review, the president obama conducked last year, the review of the...
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and what the united states is briefing nato allies on and want to get nato to sign off on is this plan that would begin the transition to afghan security forces over a three-year period, that it begins in the spring of 2011 and goes through and ends by 2014. karzai is here, president of afghanistan. he's of course got his own opinions, talked about the idea of u.s. combat forces pulling out even faster. so the question is, will nato sign off on this? remember the war is not very popular in the united states right now, even more unpopular in a lot of places -- in aloft nato nations. >> chuck todd, thanks a lot for the update. >>> the countdown is on for a full house vote for charlie rangel's punishment for breaking the house rules. yes, i'm in the dark. let there be light. nbc's luke russert is live on capitol hill. it's interesting how when i say things they just magically appear. let's talk about rangel. the house panel has recommended censure. what happens now with the vote in the house? >> reporter: well, contessa, the house committee recommended the punishment of sen sure, the seco
and what the united states is briefing nato allies on and want to get nato to sign off on is this plan that would begin the transition to afghan security forces over a three-year period, that it begins in the spring of 2011 and goes through and ends by 2014. karzai is here, president of afghanistan. he's of course got his own opinions, talked about the idea of u.s. combat forces pulling out even faster. so the question is, will nato sign off on this? remember the war is not very popular in the...
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nato as well as the afghanis. that doesn't mean we'll have anywhere near 100,000 troops in in 2013. that they seem clear on where they stand. which is a good thing. jack jacobs joins me now. he's a military analyst and a medal of honor recipient. it's awesome. >> it was awesome. it was 42 years ago. >> it's amazing. afghanistan. some people say we have to go large, and say we're staying there for a long time. disspirit the taliban. tell them we're coming for them or just go home schlt that the right way at looking at at it? >> i think it is, as far as the electorate is concerned, you really only have two choices. you have to decide what the objective is first, start the end and work backwards. the electorate already said that. and politicians don't do that to their great peril. so this president decided he's going to lee at a certain time, organize it with some of nato and decided to make the announcement now. it is going to take a long period of time if we make headway. general mcchrystal said it. he got fired for saying it in public. but it's going to take two decades and maybe lo
nato as well as the afghanis. that doesn't mean we'll have anywhere near 100,000 troops in in 2013. that they seem clear on where they stand. which is a good thing. jack jacobs joins me now. he's a military analyst and a medal of honor recipient. it's awesome. >> it was awesome. it was 42 years ago. >> it's amazing. afghanistan. some people say we have to go large, and say we're staying there for a long time. disspirit the taliban. tell them we're coming for them or just go home...
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gentlem jalalabad airport, it's a citizen airport as well as a nato base. what we're hearing is that they were able to kill six insurgents that tried to attack the base. some reports said that there were nato helicopters flying around firing at the insurgents. just like that government spokesperson, the isap also states that they were able to find two explosive vests on two of the six that were killed. but according to a taliban spokesperson, he says that, in fact, 14 of his men attacked a base. he said three were able to leave with their lives. 11 of them died fighting. he also claims that they were able to destroy a jet and three helicopters, a plane that an isap spokesperson laughed off and said no way were the taliban that successful. but we should note that this same air base was attacked twice in the last six months. alex. >> okay. as far as that main attack, do we know how close to the base or how much they permeated any land on that nato base before things got disrupted? >> absolutely. we're getting some come flikting information at the moment, but
gentlem jalalabad airport, it's a citizen airport as well as a nato base. what we're hearing is that they were able to kill six insurgents that tried to attack the base. some reports said that there were nato helicopters flying around firing at the insurgents. just like that government spokesperson, the isap also states that they were able to find two explosive vests on two of the six that were killed. but according to a taliban spokesperson, he says that, in fact, 14 of his men attacked a...
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. >>> taliban insurgents tried to blow up a major nato base in afghanistan early this morning but the attack failed. six insurgents died in the attacks and the government spokesman says two were wearing explosive vests. the attackers tried to storm a base and airport in jalalabad. no nato troops died in the attempted attack. >>> the first major snowstorm of the season is under way right now in minnesota. kids in the twin cities aren't wasting any time enjoying it. it is expected to dump snow from iowa up to wisconsin. let's get more on that. we head to meteorologist bill karins with a good frosty morning if you're in the middle of the country. >> these beginning of the season snow storms, usually a heavy, wet snow. if you get too much, it brings down tree branches and then you get power outages. that's what we have reported in southern minnesota and northern iowa. ten inches of snow near mankato. the snow is so heavy, it is bringing down some of the limbs. minneapolis reports around 4 to 5 inches especially on the south side of town. it is still snowing hard there. it will continue fo
. >>> taliban insurgents tried to blow up a major nato base in afghanistan early this morning but the attack failed. six insurgents died in the attacks and the government spokesman says two were wearing explosive vests. the attackers tried to storm a base and airport in jalalabad. no nato troops died in the attempted attack. >>> the first major snowstorm of the season is under way right now in minnesota. kids in the twin cities aren't wasting any time enjoying it. it is...
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. >> and the president making that remark saturday at the end of the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. major troop reductions won't take place unty till it is clear they can handle their ore security. >>> here at home winter storms came in time. drivers were forced to break out tire chain. a winter storm warning is in effect in the lake tahoe area until this afternoon. let's go to the weather channel ice i ice's alex wallace. >> we're basking in the sunshine and warmth compared to what we're dealing with the west, really dumping in the snow as you mentioned in in parts of the sierra nevada. a batch of thunderstorms actually moving through this spot. so it's a rather active time for us and we'll be piling on more snow over the next 24 to 48 hours. lake tahoe, another one to two feet of snow. mammoth lakes, 10 to 15. and park city, 10 to 15 there. the ski lovers, they're loving that. why don't we zoom ahead to the holiday. thanksgiving eve, what we're going to find is a little bit of weather here. up through the ohio river valley. i think thanksgiving eve will be dry in the northeast. so
. >> and the president making that remark saturday at the end of the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. major troop reductions won't take place unty till it is clear they can handle their ore security. >>> here at home winter storms came in time. drivers were forced to break out tire chain. a winter storm warning is in effect in the lake tahoe area until this afternoon. let's go to the weather channel ice i ice's alex wallace. >> we're basking in the sunshine and warmth...
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the level of concern in the united states had to answer the question from our own chuck todd at the nato conference. travelers are faced with two choices that can be demeaning, humiliating, they think, even unconstitutional. an illegal search and seizure. if you don't go through one of those full body scanners that puts an image on the board that some people come pafr to an avatar of your body, you have to go through the pat-downs which some consider even more an invasion of privacy for those who are trying to get through security and get on their flights. here's a little bit more of what he had to say in response. >> the procedures that they've been putting in place are the only ones right now that they consider to be effective against the kind of threat that we saw in the christmas day bombing. >> reporter: and so he cited that a couple of times. he failed to detonate the device hidden in his underwear. it went undetected at the airports. that's part of what i they've instituted these procedures. the pro has asked officials to constantly rethink an recalibrate what needs to be done to
the level of concern in the united states had to answer the question from our own chuck todd at the nato conference. travelers are faced with two choices that can be demeaning, humiliating, they think, even unconstitutional. an illegal search and seizure. if you don't go through one of those full body scanners that puts an image on the board that some people come pafr to an avatar of your body, you have to go through the pat-downs which some consider even more an invasion of privacy for those...
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. >>> a group of suicide bombers stormed this nato base. six of the assailants were killed two. were wearing explosive vests -- what's the very latest here, atia? >> reporter: it was 6:00 a.m. when they tried to attack this airfield. it is a mixture of an afghan airport as well as a civilian base. they were able to kill six of the insurgents. two of them were wearing a suicide vest as a government spokesperson said as well. but the taliban has a different story. they did claim responsibility. and in a phone call to nbc news, kabul had, in fact, 14 fighters attack the base. all of them wearing suicide vests. the spokesperson said three of the fighters were able to get away. 11 died fighting. he also claimed they were able to destroy one jet and three helicopters when i asked the spokesperson about that. he laughed it off saying, no way was the taliban that successful. we should know this base was also attacked back on june the 30th. >> atia, do you think the reason they successfully fought this off was because of intelligence that was a tip this was coming or because they were pr
. >>> a group of suicide bombers stormed this nato base. six of the assailants were killed two. were wearing explosive vests -- what's the very latest here, atia? >> reporter: it was 6:00 a.m. when they tried to attack this airfield. it is a mixture of an afghan airport as well as a civilian base. they were able to kill six of the insurgents. two of them were wearing a suicide vest as a government spokesperson said as well. but the taliban has a different story. they did claim...
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ramping up its nuclear capability and new insight into the agee grayment on afghanistan hammered out at a nato summit in portugal. secretary of state hillary clinton discussed the strategy this morning on "meet the press." >> the transition to afghan security league begins next year in 2011. it is conditions based. so where it can happen, at what pace it can happen, how many troops can be substituted for that is what geral petraeus and the military leaders are going to be working to on to recommend to the president and the leaders of other countries. >> nbc's mike viqueira is live at the white house. good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> get to north korea in a moment, but first is the administration, how to is framing its plan in afghanistan. how is it going? >> it is interesting. that was that long and some say tortuous process, even by the president's own admission, quite contentious, developing that afghanistan policy at this time last year, culminating at that speech at west point on december 1, 2009, yes laid out the new policy, upping the number of troops by 30,000, a surge, so
ramping up its nuclear capability and new insight into the agee grayment on afghanistan hammered out at a nato summit in portugal. secretary of state hillary clinton discussed the strategy this morning on "meet the press." >> the transition to afghan security league begins next year in 2011. it is conditions based. so where it can happen, at what pace it can happen, how many troops can be substituted for that is what geral petraeus and the military leaders are going to be...
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. >>> nato sources say none of their soldiers were killed in an assault on a base in afghanistan. two of the insurgents were wearing explosive vests. that base is a mix of facilities that include the airport. the taliban is claiming responsibility. >>> one of the world's most prominent political prisoners has been freed after 7 1/2 years of house arrest. several thout thousand supporters greeted aung san suu which is kyi at the gate of her compound. president obama called suu kyi a hero of his. auto scary moment for supporters of qantas airlines. another plane had to turn back after a pilot felt bad vibrations. it happened friday on a flight to melbourne. the plane landed safely and no one was injured. >> there's a lot of nervis laughter and people saying and we were worried and glad that we landed in one piece. >> the qantas spokesman says the recent understand was not related to the latest problems on the a-380. >>> the tsa is catching flack this morning from travelers and pilots. first, there are those body scanners that show more details scanners of people's bodies under their
. >>> nato sources say none of their soldiers were killed in an assault on a base in afghanistan. two of the insurgents were wearing explosive vests. that base is a mix of facilities that include the airport. the taliban is claiming responsibility. >>> one of the world's most prominent political prisoners has been freed after 7 1/2 years of house arrest. several thout thousand supporters greeted aung san suu which is kyi at the gate of her compound. president obama called suu...
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nato and u.s. commanders have yet to confirm that. >>> facebook says it's making a major announcement in just 15 minutes. the rumor is they're launching an e-mail service designed to compete with archrival google. cnbc's jewel ra gores thanh is live inshaping up to be a tete-a-tete, mano a mano. >> something like six announcements. announced facebook places and now facebook is expected to announce a new type of e-mail service. right now facebook, of course, has an e-mail service where you can e-mail internally. e-mail your other facebook friends, but what we've ladder is that this facebook e-mail service is going to allow you, the facebook user, to e-mail absolutely everyone. this, of course, would compete with google's g mail, and it could come to be quite an interesting competition here. facebook, of course, says 550 million users around the world. we don't know details but do think it's going to be e-mail oriented, because the invitation for the event looked like an international e-mail -- inter
nato and u.s. commanders have yet to confirm that. >>> facebook says it's making a major announcement in just 15 minutes. the rumor is they're launching an e-mail service designed to compete with archrival google. cnbc's jewel ra gores thanh is live inshaping up to be a tete-a-tete, mano a mano. >> something like six announcements. announced facebook places and now facebook is expected to announce a new type of e-mail service. right now facebook, of course, has an e-mail service...
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. >>> militants set fire to a nato convoy. this is just one of the stories we're following for you this morning. police say 14 of the convoy's 16 tankers were torched. it happened in the same area where a suicide bomber stormed a nato base saturday. >>> a 22-year-old man is in jail after he left his 3-year-old son home alone so he could go out drinking. neighbors called 911 after they found the child outside in the road crying for his mother who was out of town. >>> rain bon cutting in los angeles for the nation's most expensive public school. the dedication was held saturday. it's built on the site of the ambassador hotel where robert kennedy was assassinated in 1978. >>> the leaders aren't mincing words. in their eyes it's time to pay the bills but that would mean sweeping and painful changes, everything from higher payroll tacks to higher taxes. let's bring in amy and erin billing, deputy editor of rollcall.com. they're calling for significant cuts. let's put up a list of some of the proposals here. as we check this out, i'
. >>> militants set fire to a nato convoy. this is just one of the stories we're following for you this morning. police say 14 of the convoy's 16 tankers were torched. it happened in the same area where a suicide bomber stormed a nato base saturday. >>> a 22-year-old man is in jail after he left his 3-year-old son home alone so he could go out drinking. neighbors called 911 after they found the child outside in the road crying for his mother who was out of town. >>>...
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. >>> militants set fire to a nato convoy. it's just one of the stories we're following this morning. police say 14 of the convoys' 16 tankers were torched. it happened in the same area where would-be suicide bombers stormed a nato base saturday. >>> a 22-year-old tennessee man is in jail after he left his 3-year-old son home alone so he could go out drinking. neighbors call 911 after they found the boy outside of his home crying for his mother who was out of town. >> a ribbon cutting in los angeles for the nation's most expensive school. the school was built on the site of the ambassador hotel where robert f. kennedy was assassinated in 1968. it cost more than $578 million to build. >>> why would thousands of people bid thousands of dollars to get madoff's old slippers and underwear. nbc's glen zimmerman has the story. >> with a -- and a -- >> a lot of yelling and really fast talking. >> hundreds of people filled the conference room at the new york's sheraton hotel and more than a thousand others joined the bidding online. al
. >>> militants set fire to a nato convoy. it's just one of the stories we're following this morning. police say 14 of the convoys' 16 tankers were torched. it happened in the same area where would-be suicide bombers stormed a nato base saturday. >>> a 22-year-old tennessee man is in jail after he left his 3-year-old son home alone so he could go out drinking. neighbors call 911 after they found the boy outside of his home crying for his mother who was out of town. >> a...
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. >> the president made that remark at the end of the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. major troop reductions won't take place until it is clear the afghans can, indeed, handle their own security. >>> back here at home, snow will pound western states today, had heavy accumulation and poor visibility caused traffic trouble near salt lake city. utah will continue to see snowfall throughout date and into the night. for the complete national forecoast, let's go to alex wallace at the weather channel. >> good sunday to you, not necessarily too good for us here in parts of the west, dealing with more in the way of that snow piling on in. lake tahoe, find one to two feet, more in addition to what we have seep, we will follow the storm system, impacting us through sunday of, tracking eastward, dry skies, mild conditions for us setting up in parts of the southeast. now, let's begin in toward ours monday, northward it is cold, coldest air of the season, looking for snow. once we move to our tuesday, another system into the west, another bout with more rain and snow in that area,
. >> the president made that remark at the end of the nato summit in lisbon, portugal. major troop reductions won't take place until it is clear the afghans can, indeed, handle their own security. >>> back here at home, snow will pound western states today, had heavy accumulation and poor visibility caused traffic trouble near salt lake city. utah will continue to see snowfall throughout date and into the night. for the complete national forecoast, let's go to alex wallace at the...
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it's one of a series of attacks in the last 24 hours that have killed at least four nato service members and two civilians. >>> democrats in congress will choose new party members on wednesday. there may not be much of a change in the top of the ranks. nancy pelosi is vying to be the leader. no one is running against her f. . he's being called assistant. not everyone's happy with the idea of keeping the leaders who presided over the democrats' midterm losses. jim mathson of utah joins me live. good morning. >> good morning. >> are you one of those not happy with keeping the same democratic leadership in place? >> yes, i am. i can't believe it. we just went through a -- democrats went through a loss of historic proportions. the worst loss since 1948 in terms of congressional elections, and it seems to me when you go through that type of loss and lose independent voters across the country, why would you keep the same lineup of leadership? it just doesn't make sense on its face, and i'm surpriseded that we're doing this. >> and what would you suggest as an alternative? what do you want to s
it's one of a series of attacks in the last 24 hours that have killed at least four nato service members and two civilians. >>> democrats in congress will choose new party members on wednesday. there may not be much of a change in the top of the ranks. nancy pelosi is vying to be the leader. no one is running against her f. . he's being called assistant. not everyone's happy with the idea of keeping the leaders who presided over the democrats' midterm losses. jim mathson of utah joins...
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service members along with their nato counterparts gathered at camp eggers to reflect on veterans day. >> this day calls to mind the fallen in foreign wars. >> reporter: for the chaplain, veterans day has an added personal significance. >> four generations of my family have served in the united states military. and so first it's a personal thing, and second, i don't think that veterans get the respect that they should sometimes. >> reporter: since 2001, nearly 1,400 american lives have been lost in afghanistan. with 2010 proving to be the deadliest year so far. >> we pray that we work ourselves out of a job. >> reporter: many service members here have served on more than one deployment. they want the people back home to see past the bullets and bombs and concentrate instead on their accomplishments. >> we're making a lot of progress with this transition command. >> reporter: at the u.s. embassy, war veteran and former prisoner of war senator john mccain led a congressional delegation to salute those in uniform. >> it's an honor for all of us to spend this veterans day in afghanistan a
service members along with their nato counterparts gathered at camp eggers to reflect on veterans day. >> this day calls to mind the fallen in foreign wars. >> reporter: for the chaplain, veterans day has an added personal significance. >> four generations of my family have served in the united states military. and so first it's a personal thing, and second, i don't think that veterans get the respect that they should sometimes. >> reporter: since 2001, nearly 1,400...