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the commander of nato and american forces in afghanistan. by all accounts, petraeus, who assumed control the joint forces this summer, was not pleased by karzai's latest complaints. >> from everything we heard, general petraeus was very upset and communicated that to the afghans and basically said, you know, if president karzai continues with, you know, really wants to push this vision that, you know, it makes it difficult to achieve his goals. >> ifill: secretary of state hillary clinton also defended petraeus's approach. >> we believe that the use of intelligence-driven precision targeted operation against high-value insurgents and their networks is a key component of our comprehensive civilian military operations. there is no question that they are having a significant impact on the insurgent leadership and the networks that they operate. >> ifill: the reclusive afghan taliban chief omar also weighed in appealing to muslims worldwide to assist in the war effort. and promising that the taliban would increase operations throughout the count
the commander of nato and american forces in afghanistan. by all accounts, petraeus, who assumed control the joint forces this summer, was not pleased by karzai's latest complaints. >> from everything we heard, general petraeus was very upset and communicated that to the afghans and basically said, you know, if president karzai continues with, you know, really wants to push this vision that, you know, it makes it difficult to achieve his goals. >> ifill: secretary of state hillary...
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sanctions and increasingly in afghanistan. and we become, we lose all credibility on the problem stopping nuclear proliferation. margaret, there are only two governments in the world that would not like to see this treaty ratified. the government in tehran and the government in north korea. >> warner: a brief word from you mr. woolsey, and do address, if would you, the point that rick burt just made about why he thinks this treaty is having a harder time with republicans than former treaties did with democrats. >> well, the whole atmosphere of washington is much more sour now than it has been in some time in the past. but the may to make it sourer is for the administration to try to ram this treaty true in -- through in a lame duck session. rather than working carefulfully with the incoming senate, and to satisfy a, 67 senators that they are doing a good job of looking at the negotiating record of the treaty carefulfully, remembering all of the problems we had with the narrow versus broad interpretation of the treaty and the r
sanctions and increasingly in afghanistan. and we become, we lose all credibility on the problem stopping nuclear proliferation. margaret, there are only two governments in the world that would not like to see this treaty ratified. the government in tehran and the government in north korea. >> warner: a brief word from you mr. woolsey, and do address, if would you, the point that rick burt just made about why he thinks this treaty is having a harder time with republicans than former...
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but it's the escalating war in afghanistan that's expected to dominate tomorrow's meeting. members planned to consider how, and how fast, to let the afghans take over. >> here in lisbon, i look forward to working with our nato and isaf partners as we move to a new phase, a transition to afghan responsibility that begins in 2011, with afghan security forces taking the lead for security across afghanistan by 2014. >> woodruff: the american commitment was reinforced by reports today that heavily armored m-1 abrams battle tanks are being sent to afghanistan for the first time. but afghan president hamid karzai may have complicated the task of getting the allies to stay through the transition. in an interview with "the washington post" last weekend, he pushed for reducing the international troop presence and stopping night raids. secretary of state hillary clinton met with karzai today on the sidelines of the lisbon summit to talk things over. >> we believe that it is important for us to listen closely to the government and people of afghanistan about their concerns and to try t
but it's the escalating war in afghanistan that's expected to dominate tomorrow's meeting. members planned to consider how, and how fast, to let the afghans take over. >> here in lisbon, i look forward to working with our nato and isaf partners as we move to a new phase, a transition to afghan responsibility that begins in 2011, with afghan security forces taking the lead for security across afghanistan by 2014. >> woodruff: the american commitment was reinforced by reports today...
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troops in afghanistan. paul solman weighs in on ireland's debt crisis and how it compares with economic problems in spain, greece, and elsewhere. and we break down some data on congressional earmarks. use our interactive map to see how your state stacks up. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are nine more. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corpora
troops in afghanistan. paul solman weighs in on ireland's debt crisis and how it compares with economic problems in spain, greece, and elsewhere. and we break down some data on congressional earmarks. use our interactive map to see how your state stacks up. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs...
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and india are pretty far apart on afghanistan and pakistan. they don't really agree on iran. india isn't ready to cut commercial ties. on china, india is really focused on the north eastern border, the territory dispute. the u.s. more on naval issues. on climate change, don't see eye to eye. on trade there's a lot of tough talk. in fact, the u.s.-india confrontation really stalled the trade negotiations. my bottom line is it looks good over the horizon but don't say things that you can't actually back up in the near term. >> suarez: that's pretty daunting litany from charles kupchan. >> i have to say i don't fully agree with charles on this one. i think one of the things is that india's rhetoric has been somewhat... it's been disconcerting from the u.s. point of view. i agree that on the trade agreement there were clear problems. on the other hand, india sees in trade at least and that's the key part here with the president who is facing the domestic economic downturn that we have here, jobs are very important. the trade is very important. what india has i think... what you'r
and india are pretty far apart on afghanistan and pakistan. they don't really agree on iran. india isn't ready to cut commercial ties. on china, india is really focused on the north eastern border, the territory dispute. the u.s. more on naval issues. on climate change, don't see eye to eye. on trade there's a lot of tough talk. in fact, the u.s.-india confrontation really stalled the trade negotiations. my bottom line is it looks good over the horizon but don't say things that you can't...
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russia has agreed to let nato troops take armored vehicles to afghanistan across its soil. the russian foreign minister announced the deal. the northern supply route will decrease reliance on routes through pakistan which have been volatile in recent months. it's all part of the thawing relationship between russia and nato, which includes combating the spread of drugs across central asia from afghanistan and participating in a european missile defense shield. more mexican troops and police are heading to the border zone next to texas to try and rein in drug violence. police said the goal is to reinforce government authority where there has been a split in two drug gangs, leading to a surge in violence. the new effort also aims to keep the two cartels from regrouping, after some of their key leaders were killed or captured. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: a little more than five years ago, tom delay was one of the most powerful lawmakers in washington. late yesterday, a texas jury found him guilty of laundering corporate money into
russia has agreed to let nato troops take armored vehicles to afghanistan across its soil. the russian foreign minister announced the deal. the northern supply route will decrease reliance on routes through pakistan which have been volatile in recent months. it's all part of the thawing relationship between russia and nato, which includes combating the spread of drugs across central asia from afghanistan and participating in a european missile defense shield. more mexican troops and police are...
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perhaps afghanistan and pakistan put together. al qaeda has been changing its venue over the course of several years. the united states is on to that. the obama administration has been focusing since it came into office on yemen. and trying to work with the government there. the government there is anti-al qaeda, increasingly so. but the institutions there are weak. so the united states, the saudis, and others are trying to help the government in yemen increase its capability to fight al qae. that will take a while. >> brown: all right. richard clarke, rafi ron, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> lehrer: again, the other major developments of the day. candidates had a frantic final day of campaigning in the midterm elections of 2010. iraqi christians held funerals for 58 hostages killed after gunmen seized a roman catholic church in baghdad. and nearly 70,000 people took shelter in indonesia as a volcano staged a violent new eruption. and to hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, for a preview of our election coverage tomorrow
perhaps afghanistan and pakistan put together. al qaeda has been changing its venue over the course of several years. the united states is on to that. the obama administration has been focusing since it came into office on yemen. and trying to work with the government there. the government there is anti-al qaeda, increasingly so. but the institutions there are weak. so the united states, the saudis, and others are trying to help the government in yemen increase its capability to fight al qae....
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. >> so far as the contents relating to afghanistan and the leaks concerned there is not much in the document that might surprise us, and we don't see anything substantive in the document that will strain the relationships. >> ifill: the russian foreign minister traveling today in india also played down any fallout. >> well, this of course makes for amusing reading. on the one hand it widens our knowledge of human potential but in politics we prefer to be guided by the specific deeds of our partners. we will continue in the future to use this criteria. >> ifill: but u.s. leaders of both parties predicted diplomatic repercussions. they spoke on sunday talk shows hours before the wikileaks release. >> leaking the material is deplorable. i agree with the pentagon's assessment that the people at wikileak could have blood on their hands. >> the people who are leaking these documents need to do a gut check about their patriotism. >> ifill: secretary clinton suggested today that other governments are not all that offended. >> in my conversations at least one of my counterparts said to me, w
. >> so far as the contents relating to afghanistan and the leaks concerned there is not much in the document that might surprise us, and we don't see anything substantive in the document that will strain the relationships. >> ifill: the russian foreign minister traveling today in india also played down any fallout. >> well, this of course makes for amusing reading. on the one hand it widens our knowledge of human potential but in politics we prefer to be guided by the...
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and he did not come to afghanistan. don't accept this news from the foreign press regarding meeting s with the elders of the taliban because most of them are propaganda. >> sreenivasan: general david petraeus, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, confirmed there has been outreach to the taliban over the past six to eight months. speaking to reporters in berlin, petraeus said there had been long-held doubts about one of the alleged taliban representatives. >> some of these have been recognized as being legitimate. all are very preliminary. in fact, as we have described at most have been talks about talks or pre-preliminary. there was skepticism about one of these all along, and it may well be that that skepticism was well founded. >> sreenivasan: the taliban has denied talks are taking place at any level. the death toll from a stampede in cambodia rose to nearly 380 people today, as rescuers searched for more victims. the disaster happened late yesterday in phnom penh, during a festival celebrating the end of the rainy
and he did not come to afghanistan. don't accept this news from the foreign press regarding meeting s with the elders of the taliban because most of them are propaganda. >> sreenivasan: general david petraeus, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, confirmed there has been outreach to the taliban over the past six to eight months. speaking to reporters in berlin, petraeus said there had been long-held doubts about one of the alleged taliban representatives. >> some of these have...