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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy to fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue until the longest time is nato presence threatening your internal security in relations to your immediate neighbors we have. being working through day one to ensure sure our neighbors that the presence of new to a life force in afghanistan for security and stability in afghanistan for the fight against terrorism and extremism is not directed against any other country and so far you have kept that reassuring god we need to have a regional competition as i mentioned to to defeat terrorism extremism kabul has very good relations with washington and with
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful are a product of our foreign policy to fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is regional cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be...
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is there a future for afghanistan? an open interview with president hamid karzai is next on larry king. great mrepleasure to welcome to larry king president hamid karzai. he is the president of afghanistan. he comes to us from the presidential palace in kabul. thank you for being with us. we've just marked the ninth anniversary of this war. did you ever think it would take so long? >> no, sir. i never thought it was going to take so long. in 2001 when this whole effort against extremism and terrorism began, the afghan people and the international community joined hands and the victory came within a month and a half. subsequent to that, we all felt that now it was going to be the rebuilding of afghanistan and towards a more secure, brighter future. parts of it we achieved. parts it which was security and the absolute defeat of terrorism, not yet. >> larry: many americans, as you know, mr. president, are anxious about our being there. many are asking, what is the united states' purpose? what can we still achieve in your
is there a future for afghanistan? an open interview with president hamid karzai is next on larry king. great mrepleasure to welcome to larry king president hamid karzai. he is the president of afghanistan. he comes to us from the presidential palace in kabul. thank you for being with us. we've just marked the ninth anniversary of this war. did you ever think it would take so long? >> no, sir. i never thought it was going to take so long. in 2001 when this whole effort against extremism...
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when we're fighting them in afghanistan, it's a war. but when they kill 3,000 americans here and go back someplace and they're difficult to get ahold of and move from one country or another. the congress of the united states has authorized the president to kill them or capture them whenever they are because of what they can do to us. that gives us special powers to do that. we believe we're fighting a war against that enemy even though at times it was in iraq, times it was in afghanistan. some of it is in pakistan. some of it is in other places. we believe that meets the definition. >> okay, we're going another question here. >> sure. >> first off i want to thank the panel for speaking to us tonight. and this question is for all three panelists. general mcmaster, you mentioned the necessity to have -- set your objectives ahead of time and presumably that imperative applies to war or states of emergency or whatever conflict and however you describe it. >> in the military, we're going to go no matter what you call it. we're going. [laughi
when we're fighting them in afghanistan, it's a war. but when they kill 3,000 americans here and go back someplace and they're difficult to get ahold of and move from one country or another. the congress of the united states has authorized the president to kill them or capture them whenever they are because of what they can do to us. that gives us special powers to do that. we believe we're fighting a war against that enemy even though at times it was in iraq, times it was in afghanistan. some...
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change afghanistan enormous costs and you've changed afghanistan period. afghanistan does not resonate. >> i have the greatest respect for tom ridge. excuse me. tom ricks, i have the greatest report for. mr. friedman was wrong about iraq. he said we couldn't succeed in iraq. we would fail and had to withdraw. enough said. >> the question still stands. what do you win if you win? how does it resonate? >> you win stability in the region. you win a reduction in the threat of radical islamic extremism. you win elimination of a goal for attacks on the united states of america. clearly taliban and al qaeda would work together if we were able to succeed and you don't send a message of an american defeat which would reverbrate throughout the region and the word. i'm confident with the right kind of military and civilian team in kabul that we can succeed and it will be long and hard and tough. >> do we stick it out at any costs? >> i sound tough to you but i just talked on the phone to a young man who is an amputee. i met him at walter reed. he's now at bethesda. i
change afghanistan enormous costs and you've changed afghanistan period. afghanistan does not resonate. >> i have the greatest respect for tom ridge. excuse me. tom ricks, i have the greatest report for. mr. friedman was wrong about iraq. he said we couldn't succeed in iraq. we would fail and had to withdraw. enough said. >> the question still stands. what do you win if you win? how does it resonate? >> you win stability in the region. you win a reduction in the threat of...
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we face a very tough fight in afghanistan. americans do not flinch in the face of difficult truths or difficult tasks. we persevere. we will not tolerate a safe haven for terrorists who want to destroy afghan society from within and launch attacks against innocent man, women, and children in our country and around the world. make no mistake -- we have a clear goal. we will break the taliban's momentum. we will build an afghan capacity. we will relentlessly applied pressure on al-qaida and its leadership, strengthening the ability of both afghanistan and pakistan to do the same per. that is the strategy we agreed to last fall and that is the policy we are carrying out in afghanistan and pakistan. in that effort, we are honored to be joined by allies and partners who have stood by us to pay the ultimate price through loss of their young people to war. they are with us because the interests and values that we share and because this mission is fundamental to the ability of free people to live in peace and security in the 21st cent
we face a very tough fight in afghanistan. americans do not flinch in the face of difficult truths or difficult tasks. we persevere. we will not tolerate a safe haven for terrorists who want to destroy afghan society from within and launch attacks against innocent man, women, and children in our country and around the world. make no mistake -- we have a clear goal. we will break the taliban's momentum. we will build an afghan capacity. we will relentlessly applied pressure on al-qaida and its...
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military in afghanistan. "mr. mortenson who for a time lived out of his car in berkeley, california has spoeng at dozen of military bases, seen his books on required reading lists for military commanders and had lunch with general david petraeus. he was recently in florida at centcom headquarters and met with the head of special operations command. his new book is "stones into schools, promoting peace with books not bombs in afghanistan and pakistan." here is our conversation with him, taped yesterday. a pleasure to meet you. very much so. for a man who tries to scale k-2 and find himself in a village of people who bring him back, so to speak and then -- pick up the story. >> 1993, i went to k-2 -- i went there in honor of my sister krista who died from epilepsy, to honor her, i got within 600 meters of the summit, didn't quite make it to the top so i came off the mountain and i was very weak and emaciated and i walked five days and i stumbled into a little village called korfe where i was befriended by the people
military in afghanistan. "mr. mortenson who for a time lived out of his car in berkeley, california has spoeng at dozen of military bases, seen his books on required reading lists for military commanders and had lunch with general david petraeus. he was recently in florida at centcom headquarters and met with the head of special operations command. his new book is "stones into schools, promoting peace with books not bombs in afghanistan and pakistan." here is our conversation...
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why afghanistan? there are so many other areas around the world where there is gender inequality. why afghanistan? >> afghanistan is one of the top -- in terms of the worst of the worst for gender inequality and women's rights. but i think it's a place where women can be the solutions. i think there is a ripple effect that can be implemented in afghanistan. and it's a country that certainly is of great need. >> help people understand as well. i'm sure you were probably the same way. so many people would like to help out in so many places around the world. but quite frankly, they just don't know what to do or how to do it or have the courage to drop everything and go. now, what was your challenge? you essentially gave up a life in denver to make this now our new life's work. >> i did. i decided to literally make the leap. and it does take a big leap of faith because it's giving up the norm. it's giving up a home. it's giving up a lot. but i believe that the people that we are working to help deserve th
why afghanistan? there are so many other areas around the world where there is gender inequality. why afghanistan? >> afghanistan is one of the top -- in terms of the worst of the worst for gender inequality and women's rights. but i think it's a place where women can be the solutions. i think there is a ripple effect that can be implemented in afghanistan. and it's a country that certainly is of great need. >> help people understand as well. i'm sure you were probably the same way....
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afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was the u.k. advisor -- ambassador to kabul. but i do not think that we really thought through -- if we think that we could do this politically and operationally, how we organize our team to use a little leverage? adding the other team, we need a coordinator to coordinate afghanistan and pakistan policy. if you're one to be an on board, you probably need to be in the region. you cannot just me with one guy. you have to sit down and get to know somebody and have launched multiple times. after you establish a relationship of trus
afghanistan, not the case. there were leaked memos from the embassy in kabul that our ambassador had his own idea about what would work and would not work in afghanistan and he did not think the counterinsurgency strategy would work. they had a problem. for a couple of reasons, they did not see eye to eye with the u.s. commander. the commanders are now the nato commanders and they do not answer to the u.s. ambassador. it is a coalition warfare with all the problems that it entails. there was...
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is fighting for the wrong cause in afghanistan and paying too big a price for that i. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join us acknowledging update on our jeep. our stop we are going to come back. we'll have a rally will sell lots of beer will wrong wrong they will wear uniforms that will damage is down the black for them moving but very little damming to white. and they are the key to our problem are already. wealthy british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. fifty five. ft. a pullout a triple bombing in baghdad and dozens dead bring doubts over whether romney forces and manage in the wake of the withdraw all u.s. combat troops. instant karma the internet's rise in russia with more people to highlight problems like crime and drugs and that in the past might have been overlooked. also what a house is not a
is fighting for the wrong cause in afghanistan and paying too big a price for that i. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join us acknowledging update on our jeep. our stop we are going to come back. we'll have a rally will sell lots of beer will wrong wrong they will wear uniforms that will damage is down the black for them moving but very little damming to...
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of course, we have afghanistan on top of that, which is even bigger. just to pause for a moment on the retrograde from iraq , it is not as large in terms of tonnage as was the retrograde from iraq after desert storm, however, it takes place in a -- on a particular timetable, we need to get down to certain level by august. it takes place in hand environment where there is still threat. it goes on while we are continuing to operate. and -- i don't think this is inconsequential, the retrograde from iraq takes place after being there for many years, so this wasn't like checking out of a hotel that you had been in for a short time, as in iraq of a desert storm. this is like leaving a home you've lived in for a while. we were more settled in, more equipment. and -- so we had a lot to do. we started out with 350 fobs in iraq . about a year ago, and we're closing them, getting those numbers down. 147,000 contractors by the way. now down to about 100,000, going down to about 75,000. you know the troop levels will be going down to 50,000. 3.4 million items of eq
of course, we have afghanistan on top of that, which is even bigger. just to pause for a moment on the retrograde from iraq , it is not as large in terms of tonnage as was the retrograde from iraq after desert storm, however, it takes place in a -- on a particular timetable, we need to get down to certain level by august. it takes place in hand environment where there is still threat. it goes on while we are continuing to operate. and -- i don't think this is inconsequential, the retrograde...
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brings together afghanistan to she can stand. to discuss how to cool drug trafficking terrorism and settle into with. the major cool's of instability. classes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely odd to hear but if you can see the troops are dressed in their uniform will have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job takes me to the front line of the county drugs finds who want to go it's a put through tough training for the mission ahead. i started to look at the american history of old ticks and realize it but old boyhood would like to ideals gone sour all hundreds of us nationals who nerika dreamhouse failed them and choose to denounce those bits and say. also coming up in the business of the past so fine you should have no real cynical. example of find out why area between the world and that's an area i don't know about and. a very warm welcome to you this is almost the line from the russian capital i'm alice habit police in moscow have been put
brings together afghanistan to she can stand. to discuss how to cool drug trafficking terrorism and settle into with. the major cool's of instability. classes are held every day despite the time of year and weather conditions right now it's extremely odd to hear but if you can see the troops are dressed in their uniform will have to get used to it since this is what they'll have to wear on the job takes me to the front line of the county drugs finds who want to go it's a put through tough...
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>> can we stay on afghanistan? >> you want to stay on afghanistan? >> the ambassador mentioned a piece jirga coming later this month. what does the u.s. want to see out of that specifically? >> i know that's going to be a topic of discussion will get a chance to talk about it after the two leaders talk about it. >> alright, a follow-up then. the ambassador also mentioned the need to improve accountability. what needs to happen that demonstrates that? >> again, there are a series of things that president karzai has outlined. there are things that we have asked for. not all of which i'm going to get into. >> can you give a couple of examples? >> i would point you to what ambassador eikenberry talked about in terms of improving the run-up to parliamentary elections as important steps for the government. >> given the fact that everything we have heard this morning suggest that this is definitely a work in progress and eshoo said, not going all that quickly, what confidence do you have it by the time american troops are ready to leave, according to the sc
>> can we stay on afghanistan? >> you want to stay on afghanistan? >> the ambassador mentioned a piece jirga coming later this month. what does the u.s. want to see out of that specifically? >> i know that's going to be a topic of discussion will get a chance to talk about it after the two leaders talk about it. >> alright, a follow-up then. the ambassador also mentioned the need to improve accountability. what needs to happen that demonstrates that? >>...
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and afghanistan, what the u.s. needs, what afghanistan needs, there was something that was -- general jones said on the plane en route over to afghanistan that caught my attention in the pool report. when he was asked about the relationship between the u.s. and afghan officials, specifically karzai, and jones said that karzai is a, quote, adequate strategic partner, which doesn't sound to me like a huge pat on the back. what are the major problems that the u.s. has with this strategic partner? >> well, candy, that's a very interesting choice of words from general jones, the national security adviser, because it's a direct kind of referral to the secret descent that an ambassador sent on november 7th in the middle of the afghan review saying that karzai was not an adequate strategic partner. now that privately held dissent leaked and "the new york times" has published it themselves. so when you've got the ambassador in kabul raising real questions about karzai's inadequate strategic partner and now you have jim jone
and afghanistan, what the u.s. needs, what afghanistan needs, there was something that was -- general jones said on the plane en route over to afghanistan that caught my attention in the pool report. when he was asked about the relationship between the u.s. and afghan officials, specifically karzai, and jones said that karzai is a, quote, adequate strategic partner, which doesn't sound to me like a huge pat on the back. what are the major problems that the u.s. has with this strategic partner?...
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because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product in war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will be in deep trouble because that will continue and take longer time sir he told the u.n. general assembly and i quote you to complement our efforts towards eliminating. poppy production will wish to see greater action to counter smuggling of precursors into our country and to reduce demand and consumption of drugs in other countries as of today over two and a half million russians are addicted to afghan heroin this is where mr why has your administration and your allies failed to tackle the poppy production first of all the poppy production in afghanistan have to result of thirty years of war an
because the security in afghanistan the stability of afghanistan is not only for afghanistan it took effect disability and security of the region including russia so wonderful our product in war foreign policy the fight against terrorism and extremism and stability of afghanistan in the region is a region of cooperation because the fight against terrorism and extremism is not only individual afghanistan it is a regional issue so if you cannot find a solution the additional solution for it will...
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so afghanistan stores a huge amount of drugs russia and other countries estimate it's about thirteen to fifteen thousand tons of opium so even if drug production stops in afghanistan the country will still be able to supply the international market with heroin for another twenty or even thirty years. what about the main mode of transportation of the drugs could you talk about the roads or the countries to which the drug trade flows into russia. out of i.c.u. there is the northern route which is sometimes called the northern silk route after the seventeenth century trade route the reason the silk route is popular is because after the collapse of the soviet union new nations are merged and while their borders exist on paper in reality they're not even properly guarded so essentially there are no effective borders between afghanistan and russia with such poor borders it's very easy for traffickers to transport drugs the biggest part of drugs flows through stan and kazakstan and onward to russia another part goes through iran across the caspian sea and the caucasus ridge and ends up. nor
so afghanistan stores a huge amount of drugs russia and other countries estimate it's about thirteen to fifteen thousand tons of opium so even if drug production stops in afghanistan the country will still be able to supply the international market with heroin for another twenty or even thirty years. what about the main mode of transportation of the drugs could you talk about the roads or the countries to which the drug trade flows into russia. out of i.c.u. there is the northern route which is...
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afghanistan. i want to commend the gentleman from ohio for having the courage and strength of his conviction for having the courage to debate this issue for people in my congressional district, unequivocally and without a doubt are in agreement. i strongly support passage of this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. >> madam chair, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from pennsylvania, mr. sestak, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: mr. sestak of pennsylvania is recognized for three minutes. mr. sestak: thank you, madam speaker. i was stationed at the pentagon when 9/11 happened. a few weeks, months later, i was on the ground in afghanistan, head of the navy's anti-terrorism unit for a short mission. i watched as the taliban and al qaeda flowed across the boarder to pakistan and then came that tragic misadventure in iraq. we took that oedipus -- edfass of security in special forces and others, and what we might better have done with the other elements of the power,
afghanistan. i want to commend the gentleman from ohio for having the courage and strength of his conviction for having the courage to debate this issue for people in my congressional district, unequivocally and without a doubt are in agreement. i strongly support passage of this resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. >> madam chair, i'm pleased to yield to my friend from pennsylvania, mr. sestak, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: mr. sestak of...
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afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to deduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a world in the region should do did it for to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common if word of reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to two groups something poppy but also working to reduce the consumption and the demand for the trucks. watch the full interview with the afghan foreign minister coming your way this sunday here on r.t. meanwhile the latest pentagon report shows that violence in afghanistan has reshapes highest point in the nine years since the u.s. led invasion american military officials admit that progress in afghanistan has been limited with only modest gains made against the taliban leadership are now based in pakistan his policy or looks at the relocation of u.s. forces from iraq to afghanistan the latest attempt to break the deadlock. i will what she's trying to do is coming to an end he's part of the america
afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to deduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a world in the region should do did it for to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common if word of reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to two groups something poppy but also working to reduce the consumption and the demand for the trucks....
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>> they have ruled afghanistan for years. until the soviets arrived they predominantly subjugated the minorities. a dozen minority and ethnic groups. so the ethnic question in afghanistan has always been terribly important. karzai is a peshtoon. the taliban, also, are peshtoon. so in many ways this is a fight between two tribal groups. the peshtoons livelive under a tribal code and tribal úyñhierarchy. one of the tests has been how to move this tribal hierarchy into a modern state structure. because the old kings of afghanistan are ruled by basically buying off the tribes. doing favors for one tribe, buying another one, whatever. and obviously you can't do this in a modern state structure. you want education, economy, and all the rest of it. this has been one of the challenges. >> let me read some of the decree. "if women are going outside with -- going outside with fashionable, ornamental, tight and charming clothes to show themselves, they will be cursed by the slamic sharia and should never expect to go to heaven." >> we
>> they have ruled afghanistan for years. until the soviets arrived they predominantly subjugated the minorities. a dozen minority and ethnic groups. so the ethnic question in afghanistan has always been terribly important. karzai is a peshtoon. the taliban, also, are peshtoon. so in many ways this is a fight between two tribal groups. the peshtoons livelive under a tribal code and tribal úyñhierarchy. one of the tests has been how to move this tribal hierarchy into a modern state...
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by the precursor which are not produced in afghanistan is proof outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to reduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a war in the region should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common effort commonly for reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy elections have also been a lot in needs lately two actions have taken place since the nato led invasion both sat fraudulent with the rigging with results published only two months after the poll what do you say to those who are claiming you and your allies are planning an unsustainable political system afghanistan a democratic system afghanistan after thirty years of war and lawlessness no government practically with different kind of government has now system to democratic process is taking root but you know you cannot make democracy in one day a new country especially in a country that had been at war
by the precursor which are not produced in afghanistan is proof outside afghanistan and came inside afghanistan we will do our things our job to reduce and eliminate poppy cultivation afghanistan but also a war in the region should do did it forced to reduce the demand because because because the demand the production of poppies there so it's a common effort commonly for reducing the cultivation giving too far out of afghanistan the alternative which they would accept to to grow something poppy...
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ramification for the afghanistan policy. earlier today, the nation's top defense officials said they fully support the president's decision to replace general mcchrystal with general david petraeus. speaking at the pentagon, secretary of defense robert gates and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen spoke about the event that led to general mcchrystal's resignation. >> i believe the poor judgment exercise bid general mcchrystal with regard to the "rolling stone" profile has made his continued service in that post and as a member of the national security team untenable. >> the statements and attitudes reported in the news media are unacceptable under our form of government and are inconsistent with the high standards expected of military leaders. as i said tuesday, our troops and coalition partners are making extraordinary sacrifices in the fight against al qaeda and its extremistist allies. our singular focus must be on succeeding in this mission without distraction or division. >> honestly, when i first
ramification for the afghanistan policy. earlier today, the nation's top defense officials said they fully support the president's decision to replace general mcchrystal with general david petraeus. speaking at the pentagon, secretary of defense robert gates and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen spoke about the event that led to general mcchrystal's resignation. >> i believe the poor judgment exercise bid general mcchrystal with regard to the "rolling...
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afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention review act which seeks to resolve some of the habeas issues. to talk about that bill, afghanistan, and anything else he would like to talk about, let me welcome senator lindsey graham. [applause] >> without food, i would have been worried. if you came here to figure out how al green paid his filing fee in south carolina or whether or not it is a good idea to dabble in witchcraft, whether obama was born in america, or whether the dream act will help senator harry reid in the upcoming election, you have come to
afghanistan. i hope he will talk about that as well. he is one of the most articulate national-security experts in the senate and has been outspoken in support of their troops, their mission, and the importance of understanding what is at stake in the war on terror. he condemned the new found process of setting arbitrary deadlines for troop drawdowns and said it would be a mistake to leave iraq with about maintaining a military presence. earlier this year, if he passed the terrorist retention...
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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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we're in afghanistan because if we fail in afghanistan, it will have a direct, immediate danger to us. it will increase al qaeda's worldwide reach. they will come back with the taliban in all likelihood and they will gain a worldwide success which will be very dangerous for our national security interests. so we have to be clear. the american public needs to be clear on why we're in afghanistan. this is not vietnam, a war which i participated in as a state department civilian. this is not the balkans. it's not iraq. this is quite different. this one relates directly to our safety at home. and so you've identified and picked out the number one weak link in our chain. and, luckily for us, so has this administration, starting with the team we've mentioned, david petraeus, general caldwell, general mcdonald, and other people through the chain of command. we're really focused on the police. i can also tell you that in the policy review last fall, which president obama personally conducted, which was the most intense policy review i've ever been involved in, we spent more time on the issue
we're in afghanistan because if we fail in afghanistan, it will have a direct, immediate danger to us. it will increase al qaeda's worldwide reach. they will come back with the taliban in all likelihood and they will gain a worldwide success which will be very dangerous for our national security interests. so we have to be clear. the american public needs to be clear on why we're in afghanistan. this is not vietnam, a war which i participated in as a state department civilian. this is not the...
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came to afghanistan to liberate afghanistan from different of the taliban. carelessness for some tremendous challenges to rebuild the south because for thirty years of the war the country which solidly was a poor country has been completely destroyed for the challengers the hard rebuilding the country giving the normal life toward people who are our children go to school to have a health care i try but you cation. that this what you're trying to do now would or friends british defense chief general sir david richards said that nato should prepare for another thirty forty years to stay in afghanistan which makes and mockery of the plans transition in two thousand and fourteen why do you think nato changed its strategy and do you think that strategy defeating the tribal opposition was right in the first place number one it's not a tribal position it is a fight against terrorism and extremism and to try. chief in the tribal people of the first victim of terrorism which are being killed every day. date of two thousand and fourteen afghan proposal president karza
came to afghanistan to liberate afghanistan from different of the taliban. carelessness for some tremendous challenges to rebuild the south because for thirty years of the war the country which solidly was a poor country has been completely destroyed for the challengers the hard rebuilding the country giving the normal life toward people who are our children go to school to have a health care i try but you cation. that this what you're trying to do now would or friends british defense chief...
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afghanistan 2010 is not afghanistan 1980. we are not the soviet union, and we do not face a national upricing, like the soviet union faced. when we fought against the soviets in afghanistan, we had the benefit that virtually the entire afghan population was sympathetic to us. uzbeks, pashtuns. the taliban insurgency as aexpires to be that, but is in fact a pashtun community. the good news for us, the majority of afghans are not pashtuns. and even a majority of pashtuns do not want to see a return to the medieval hell that mullah omar created in the second half of the 1990's. smart policies can still reverse the momentum here. just a word about pakistan. pakistan is in the midst of an extraordinarily difficult transition, from military dictatorship to democracy. we should support this transition enthusiastically, but we should recognize this is pakistan's fourth attempt at doing so. you have to believe in the triumph of hope over expectation, to expect pakistan will get there, but it is in hour interest to encourage them to do
afghanistan 2010 is not afghanistan 1980. we are not the soviet union, and we do not face a national upricing, like the soviet union faced. when we fought against the soviets in afghanistan, we had the benefit that virtually the entire afghan population was sympathetic to us. uzbeks, pashtuns. the taliban insurgency as aexpires to be that, but is in fact a pashtun community. the good news for us, the majority of afghans are not pashtuns. and even a majority of pashtuns do not want to see a...
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up next concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the hunt for al qaida is a deeply for all flawed strategy that's the view of former marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy in the country he thinks washington is being in inconsistent in its military pursuits as he explains the artes guy nature to cuba. does the goal match the cost that is something many americans are asking when it comes to the u.s. strategy in afghanistan and members of the of ghana's then study group call on the president to bring the majority of the u.s. troops home abandoning the strategy of defeating the taliban and matthew hoh is heading that group he's a marine officer who resigned from the state department in protest of obama's policies the in afghanistan it happened last year and he he's here with me now thank you so much for joining me in that matthew so the war in afghanistan is the longest and it has cost a lot to the united states who are saying american interests at stake in afghanistan do not warrant this level of sacrifice please explain
up next concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the hunt for al qaida is a deeply for all flawed strategy that's the view of former marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy in the country he thinks washington is being in inconsistent in its military pursuits as he explains the artes guy nature to cuba. does the goal match the cost that is something many americans are asking when it comes to the u.s. strategy in afghanistan and...
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troops to afghanistan. the pulitzer prize winners inside account a discourse the issues and conflicts among several of the obama administration's key players. mr. woodward appeared briefly on c-span's "washington journal." the program is 45 minutes. >> host: and on this friday morning the "washington journal" is pleased to welcome bob woodward of the "washington post" here to talk with you about his latest book about presidential leadership at a time of war and it's called "obama's wars." mr. woodward, thanks for being here guessed that thank you. >> host: i watch your chart rose together and as i was telling you, i want to start a conversation with your very last thought on that program. i will play for our audience and pick up the conversation from there. let's listen in. >> right here is we are on thin ice, and that not enough has been done to clarify and set the direction of the war, which will not -- it's not just going to define in part the obama presidency your it's going to define where this country
troops to afghanistan. the pulitzer prize winners inside account a discourse the issues and conflicts among several of the obama administration's key players. mr. woodward appeared briefly on c-span's "washington journal." the program is 45 minutes. >> host: and on this friday morning the "washington journal" is pleased to welcome bob woodward of the "washington post" here to talk with you about his latest book about presidential leadership at a time of war...
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so why afghanistan? why now? >> senior administration official says this is something that the president has wanted to do for quite some time and believed this is really a critical moment, coming off what they say was a successful effort in pushing the taliban mback in marjah and focusing in kandahar, also trying to push back on taliban. they believe that they need to get a viable partner there on the ground. the president wanted to sit down with hamid karzai there but the president said the reason he wanted to go there was meet directly with u.s. troops and thank them for the sacrifice. take a listen. >> i know that sometimes when you are watching tv, the politics back home may look a little messy, people yelling and hollering, democrats this and republicans that i want you to understand this, there's no daylight when it comes to support of all of you. there's no daylight when it comes to supporting our troops. >> now, in summarizing the meetings there, u.s. officials traveling with the president say that the me
so why afghanistan? why now? >> senior administration official says this is something that the president has wanted to do for quite some time and believed this is really a critical moment, coming off what they say was a successful effort in pushing the taliban mback in marjah and focusing in kandahar, also trying to push back on taliban. they believe that they need to get a viable partner there on the ground. the president wanted to sit down with hamid karzai there but the president said...
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afghanistan. nor is it our responsibility. we should not use our troops to prop up a corrupt government. it's simply not good to sacrifice more lives and more money on this war. we must rethink our policy. if we do not we are doomed to failure and to further loss of american lives. in late 2001, we undertook a justified military action in afghanistan in response to the attacks of 9/11. and with moral clarity and singular focused, we destroyed the al qaeda camps, drove the taliban from power and pursued the perpetrators of mass terrorism. i supported that action. today, however, our presence in afghanistan has become counterproductive. we are bogged down the longstanding war of feuding afghanistan of different tribes, classes and regions whose goals have little to do with our own. moreover, our very presence in afghanistan is fueled at the rising insurgency and embolden those who impose intervention or occupation of any kind who see us as foreign invaders. in seeking security and stability in afgha
afghanistan. nor is it our responsibility. we should not use our troops to prop up a corrupt government. it's simply not good to sacrifice more lives and more money on this war. we must rethink our policy. if we do not we are doomed to failure and to further loss of american lives. in late 2001, we undertook a justified military action in afghanistan in response to the attacks of 9/11. and with moral clarity and singular focused, we destroyed the al qaeda camps, drove the taliban from power and...
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host: tie that into afghanistan. how are these militias relating to our question this morning about afghanistan? caller: it is the same thing here in michigan as in afghanistan. these people are dangerous. we have people in our own country walking into churches and murdering people or spitting on people on the white house steps. people putting our elected officials in their gunsights. host: let us hear from marathon, florida. caller: i have a question. is this gentleman is credible, what makes incredible? president obama speaks of many things and why things are credible. i would like to know, if he is critical, -- credible, and 1 cents. i did not see him as a credible partner at all. i do not think he is a true person are good for his word. host: what is the most distinctive thing about him not being a credible partner. what does he have to get right for him to be credible partner? caller: i think he has to stay on target. many people don't. he have to stop -- has to stay on target. what is his purpose? i would like
host: tie that into afghanistan. how are these militias relating to our question this morning about afghanistan? caller: it is the same thing here in michigan as in afghanistan. these people are dangerous. we have people in our own country walking into churches and murdering people or spitting on people on the white house steps. people putting our elected officials in their gunsights. host: let us hear from marathon, florida. caller: i have a question. is this gentleman is credible, what makes...
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afghanistan? >> there's afghans in there, john, who have been named and who have been identified as to where they live. those people are in danger right now of being murdered and their families of being murdered. critics on this panel, i would think, and opponents of the afghan war. this man is a saboteur of american foreign policy and of the war effort and i think this is deeply damaging and the people that did this aught to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. i do believe this, john, there's no question this put a brand-new focus on the afghan war and the key thing about it is, is the revelation in detail of how the pakistani intelligence services are not only working with us, they are also working training and plotting with the afghan taliban to kill american soldiers so this created real problems between us and pakistan and i think it's brought a new focus on the debate. and frankly, it will be to the president's war effort. >> eleanor, do you agree with that? >> the purpose of these
afghanistan? >> there's afghans in there, john, who have been named and who have been identified as to where they live. those people are in danger right now of being murdered and their families of being murdered. critics on this panel, i would think, and opponents of the afghan war. this man is a saboteur of american foreign policy and of the war effort and i think this is deeply damaging and the people that did this aught to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. i do believe this,...
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watch frontline. >> frontline's "the dancing boys of afghanistan" is available on dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. with major funding from the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund. >> you're watching pbs. >> coming in may. >> we reinvented the university. >> they'll give you a degree... >> it's a very profitable business. >> ...find you a loan... >> they're doing it at the expense of the federal taxpayer. >> ...but will they give you an education? >> they're there to make money. they're there for profit. >> martin smith investigates. >> do you have the credibility to be determining the future of colleges around the country? >> no, but i'm doing it. >> "college, inc." watch frontline. >> and now, exclusively on-line. in the days af
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in afghanistan. did bin laden set that attack? if al qaeda's on the run, why do they seem on the attack? and finally, command and control. has barack obama been too much the candidate and not enough the executive? has he shown real control of the government bureaucracy? in fighting this war? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. elisabeth bumiller covers the pentagon for "the new york times." joe kleine is a time magazine columnist. andrea mitchell is chief foreign affairs correspondent at nbc news. and david ignatius is a "washington post" columnist. first up, president obama reminded the country this week that enemies of america are still very much a threat. >> we are at war. we are at war against al qaeda. a far-reaching network of violence and hatred that attacked us on 9-11, that killed nearly 3,000 innocent people, and that is plotting to strike us again. chris: today we examine that threat with these four reporters who cover national security. we'll look at how al qaeda threatens us abroad
in afghanistan. did bin laden set that attack? if al qaeda's on the run, why do they seem on the attack? and finally, command and control. has barack obama been too much the candidate and not enough the executive? has he shown real control of the government bureaucracy? in fighting this war? i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. elisabeth bumiller covers the pentagon for "the new york times." joe kleine is a time magazine columnist. andrea mitchell is chief foreign affairs...