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afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted to help fight the enemy. who is the enemy? and how you engage them? does it matter if you resort to all law enforcement model? i think it matters greatly. ladies and gentlemen, the difference between it fighting a crime and a war is enormous. and i believe we are at war. the eny has declared war on us. the question is will we declare war on them? here is the state of play in america in september, 2010. the cia is out of the interrogation business in the war on terror. i say that boldly and prove me wrong. th
afghanistan. i am going to ask you a question to try to keep you away. how many people believe the attacks on our country on 9/11 were an act of war? how many people believe it was a crime? manmade disaster? does it matter if you treated as a crime obverses an act of war? yes, it does matter. i would argue that we have drifted away from treating the attacks of 9/11 as an act of war and we are going back to the law enforcemt model, not just here but throughout the alliance that we have enlisted...
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and our support for afghanistan will endure. but make no mistake, this transition will begin because open ended war serves neither our interest nor the afghan people. indeed one of the lessons of our effort in iraq is that american influence around the world is not a function of military force alone, we must use all elements of our power including our diplomacy. a vision that recognizes the real dangers that exist around the world, but also the limitless possibilities of our time. today, old adversaries are at peace and emerging democracies our responsible. now markets of goods stretch from the asian to americas. billions of young people want to move beyond the shackles of poverty and conflict. as the leader of the free world, america will do more than just defeat on the battlefield those who offer hatred and destruction. we will also lead among those who are willing to work together to expand freedom and opportunity if for all people. that effort must begin within our own borders. throughout the history america has been willing
and our support for afghanistan will endure. but make no mistake, this transition will begin because open ended war serves neither our interest nor the afghan people. indeed one of the lessons of our effort in iraq is that american influence around the world is not a function of military force alone, we must use all elements of our power including our diplomacy. a vision that recognizes the real dangers that exist around the world, but also the limitless possibilities of our time. today, old...
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and our support for afghanistan will endure. but make no mistake, this transition will begin because open-ended war serves neither our interests, nor the afghan peoples. indeed, one of the lessons of our effort in iraq is that american influence around the world is not a function of military force alone. we must use all elements of our power, including our diplomacy, our economic strength and the power of america's example, to secure our interests and stand by our allies. and we must project a vision of the future that's based not just on our fears but also on our hopes. a vision that recognizes the real dangers that exist around the world but also the limitless possibilities of our time. today, old adversaries are at peace. and emerging democracies are potential partners. new markets for our goods stretch from asia to the americas. a new push for peace in the middle east will begin here, tomorrow. billions of young people want to move beyond the shackles of poverty and conflict. as the leader of the free world, america will do
and our support for afghanistan will endure. but make no mistake, this transition will begin because open-ended war serves neither our interests, nor the afghan peoples. indeed, one of the lessons of our effort in iraq is that american influence around the world is not a function of military force alone. we must use all elements of our power, including our diplomacy, our economic strength and the power of america's example, to secure our interests and stand by our allies. and we must project a...
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while preventing afghanistan from again, serving as a base for terrorists. and because of our drawdown in iraq, we're now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months nearly a dozen al qaeda leaders and hundreds of al qaeda's extremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan, i've ordered the deployment of additional troops who, under the command of general david petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum. as with the surge in iraq, these forces will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the afghans to bimd their capacity and secure their own future. but as was the case in iraq, we can't do for afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves. that's why we're training the afghan security forces and supporting a political resolution to afghanistan's problems. and next august, we'll begin a transition to afghan responsibility. the pace of our troop reductions will be determined by conditions on the ground and our support for afghanistan when do your. but m
while preventing afghanistan from again, serving as a base for terrorists. and because of our drawdown in iraq, we're now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months nearly a dozen al qaeda leaders and hundreds of al qaeda's extremist allies have been killed or captured around the world. within afghanistan, i've ordered the deployment of additional troops who, under the command of general david petraeus are fighting to break the taliban's momentum....
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data say their forces in eastern afghanistan have launched a series of airstrikes into pakistan. they were in self-defense. >>> chilling details in the case of five army soldiers accused of murdering civilians in afghanistan. army prosecutors say these murders happened that day forward operating base in southern afghanistan. the five soldiers, all in their 20's, have all been charged with premeditated murder. the video shows one of them confess and on tape. >> the ball down one of his grenades. he popped it and threw a grenade. [unintelligible] >> the parents of another soldiers said they tried to alert the army about what was happening but nothing was being done until after three murders. >>> the federal government could soon have access to your e-mail and your facebook account. the obama administration is drafting a bill that would require on-line communication services to be equipped to comply with a wiretap order which includes providers like blackberry, facebook, and skype. they say they knew -- need new regulations because terrorists are using their phones to communicate on
data say their forces in eastern afghanistan have launched a series of airstrikes into pakistan. they were in self-defense. >>> chilling details in the case of five army soldiers accused of murdering civilians in afghanistan. army prosecutors say these murders happened that day forward operating base in southern afghanistan. the five soldiers, all in their 20's, have all been charged with premeditated murder. the video shows one of them confess and on tape. >> the ball down one...
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this is in a remote area of north afghanistan. the first day of school there was registration day and the kids came to register for school and noticed as i walked i looked down at their chinese rubber boots and flip flops and i kept looking at the ground seeing those little impressions of their prints and i thought back to 1969 when neil armstrong stepped on the moon and said one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. one tiefu tiny little print for girl walking in the dirt but years later, dozens of other girls will be behind her and eventually hundreds and it will be one giant leap for they're community. it really was the peaks that first brought me there but the people that bring me back again. when i got to corefa in the spring. kanle was very sad. his wife passed away. first we embrace each other and there's dust flying around and tiers in our ayes and then we go over to the local graveyard. as we walked to the graveyard we saw her buried in the box in the ground facing the sunset. and out of sentiment he said wit
this is in a remote area of north afghanistan. the first day of school there was registration day and the kids came to register for school and noticed as i walked i looked down at their chinese rubber boots and flip flops and i kept looking at the ground seeing those little impressions of their prints and i thought back to 1969 when neil armstrong stepped on the moon and said one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind. one tiefu tiny little print for girl walking in the dirt but...
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afghanistan. hello dr hakim or so the people of afghanistan have been exposed to danger and attacks and there are also reports now of voting violations of these elections really worth the risk they pose to people. actually diego is was a big concern among the people of afghanistan about this election. particularly when the taliban threatened the people of afghanistan to not participate in this election and they threatened that today well as attack the polling stations in afghanistan because of. the level of turnout in general in afghanistan in this election was very low particularly in those areas or under control of taliban or under the threat of threats of taliban even. turned out to was very low in the capital of kabul. and the government of afghanistan tried to assure the people of afghanistan about the curative concerns that in general elections and afghanistan was held in a better situation in comparison to the past. ears and that the taliban of course attacks some places off that can three
afghanistan. hello dr hakim or so the people of afghanistan have been exposed to danger and attacks and there are also reports now of voting violations of these elections really worth the risk they pose to people. actually diego is was a big concern among the people of afghanistan about this election. particularly when the taliban threatened the people of afghanistan to not participate in this election and they threatened that today well as attack the polling stations in afghanistan because of....
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and antiwar activist i think ok so is the shift of attention from iraq to afghanistan is just another way for the top players in washington to profit financially. when you go into the individual characters that are responsible for the invasion of iraq the imperial motivation it's very important to make sure that we're not ascribing this to you know a conspiracy of a handful of men but really a conspiracy of factors that are much more systemic that that in that they continue to this day and will continue under this continued occupation of fifty something thousand troops and indefinitely under our influence in iraq the reason we're able to draw down in iraq is because the powers that be in america that have always sought to have more war that have always sought to concentrate more power that it always benefited from the increased borrowing and spending that comes with war and the inflation that comes with war will always seek to convince the american people that these this military adventurism is in our best interest and now they found a better scam with afghanistan having a like that p
and antiwar activist i think ok so is the shift of attention from iraq to afghanistan is just another way for the top players in washington to profit financially. when you go into the individual characters that are responsible for the invasion of iraq the imperial motivation it's very important to make sure that we're not ascribing this to you know a conspiracy of a handful of men but really a conspiracy of factors that are much more systemic that that in that they continue to this day and will...
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has to abandon any efforts to eradicate him poppy fields in afghanistan what is really striking just recently the same approach has been replicated regarding the fight against corruption the main logic among the us decision makers who are trying to sabotage the general petraeus efforts in afghanistan is based on a false assumption that if you push too hard against the drug farmers or against the evident politicians they will be driven into the hands of the taliban nowadays the us foreign policy in afghanistan is completely torn apart by the turf battles between the different american agencies on the one side the cia provides the political cover for its corrupted and drug infested assets on the other side the d.a. and f.b.i. doing their best trying to overcome the resistance from that afghan president who also provides political cover and protection for he's warlords for his corrupted drug lords and cronies that's why the us president doesn't have the luxury to wait till december for the us afghan policy review. commemorations to mark six years since the best school seeds have begun i
has to abandon any efforts to eradicate him poppy fields in afghanistan what is really striking just recently the same approach has been replicated regarding the fight against corruption the main logic among the us decision makers who are trying to sabotage the general petraeus efforts in afghanistan is based on a false assumption that if you push too hard against the drug farmers or against the evident politicians they will be driven into the hands of the taliban nowadays the us foreign policy...
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but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and if you really want to build school we're going to have to build a bridge first and i hadn't really thought about that. so i came back to america and raised 10,000 more dollars. and then i got back from tack stan and bridge got built and no school yet. i was 38 years old, die hard bachelor and
but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the...
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have iraq and afghanistan really changed the role of snipers in the u.s. military? >> well, i think in talking to the snipers, i talk to about 30 snipers in the conventional army and special operations community, as well as the marine corps, and as best i can tell there's still the capability for the long shot from one ridge to another, and an afghanistan setting. but what has emerged in this war is a capability and urban set that amounts to something called a sniper assaulter, which is where a sniper would place himself on a rooftop or on a number of rooftops, a team maybe, couple teams, and provide covering fire, multiple ranges, for an assault package on the ground. >> which has proven critical in counter-insurgency and urban operations. >> absolutely. and it keeps the ground force safer, to have those guys up there. because you can put infantry men up there too, but these guys are pre-programmed and trained to come up with different mathematical formulas to engage at different ranges quickly. >> is -- the job has changed and they're being used -- obviously the p
have iraq and afghanistan really changed the role of snipers in the u.s. military? >> well, i think in talking to the snipers, i talk to about 30 snipers in the conventional army and special operations community, as well as the marine corps, and as best i can tell there's still the capability for the long shot from one ridge to another, and an afghanistan setting. but what has emerged in this war is a capability and urban set that amounts to something called a sniper assaulter, which is...
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well t's military analyst says the sift of attention from iraq to afghanistan will work until the u.s. sorts out the conflicting agendas of its own the agent says that while the white house puts its spin on the rebranding of the u.s. combat forces in iraq their real drama regarding the u.s. policy is slowly unfolding in afghanistan it was richard holbrooke announced one year ago that the united states has to abandon any efforts to eradicate him poppy fields you know again instead what is really striking just recently the same approach has been replicated regarding the quiet against the corruption the main logic among the u.s. decision makers who are trying to sabotage the general petraeus efforts in afghanistan is based on the whole assumption is that if you push too hard against the drug farmers or against the evident politicians they will be driven into the hands of the taliban nowadays the us foreign policy in afghanistan is completely torn apart by the turf battles between the different american agencies on the one side the cia provides the political cover for its corrupted and dr
well t's military analyst says the sift of attention from iraq to afghanistan will work until the u.s. sorts out the conflicting agendas of its own the agent says that while the white house puts its spin on the rebranding of the u.s. combat forces in iraq their real drama regarding the u.s. policy is slowly unfolding in afghanistan it was richard holbrooke announced one year ago that the united states has to abandon any efforts to eradicate him poppy fields you know again instead what is really...
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troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear of the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption argues paul the slayer is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tally been tabled at the end of october but these certainly will be elections associated with violence more than eleven people were killed throughout the course of the day more than a thousand polling stations where i'm able to open the doors particularly in far flung rural communities where the taliban has strong control we've also heard some of the electoral complaints commission and it says that what the course of the day it was seemed to numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by peo
troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many fear of the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption argues paul the slayer is in the afghan capital. by and large this was certainly not a successful day for afghan democracy there was an extremely ill voter turnout with some polling stations reporting that less than a quarter the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people casting their ballot last year during the...
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problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban getting the ground in afghanistan and getting stronger by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. he would extend it because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse. and if afghanistan fails to become a stable nation it will have serious consequences for other countries in the region that's according to matthew hoh head of the afghan study group. i think it's in. every other nation's interest to see a negotiated settlement in afghanistan it's been a proxy war or. a real war in one way or another for the last thirty thirty five years in afghanistan and it has improved nobody's economy has approved nobody's way of life i think for nations like the central asian states for russia for china to have issues with their own ethnic minorities or muslim minorities i think it's important for what's happening in afghanistan not to
problems of afghanistan particularly the problem of the problem of security and afghanistan because the taliban getting the ground in afghanistan and getting stronger by. democratic process in afghanistan has failed. he would extend it because of this i think that the political process in afghanistan in the democratic process and afghanistan could solve the problem of the people and bad the problem in afghanistan is getting worse. and if afghanistan fails to become a stable nation it will have...
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the support for afghanistan will insure. make no mistake. this transition will begin. because oakland or that african peoples. one of the lessons of the people in iraq is said is not a function of military force alone. we must use all elements of our power. our economic strength and the power of america as an example. we must secure our interest in the allies and must look for future that is not based on our fears that our hopes. mission that recognizes that things do exist around the world and that there are possibilities. today those adversaries are at peace and their potential partners. we mark this good stretch from asia to the americas and a push for peace will begin here tomorrow. billions of young people were and are shackled in poverty in conflict that america will do it more than just defeat those that only one teacher and destruction but we will lead among boat does that work together to expand into opportunities for all people. now about effort must begin within all borders. throughout our history of america is willing to carry the burden of the human in dig
the support for afghanistan will insure. make no mistake. this transition will begin. because oakland or that african peoples. one of the lessons of the people in iraq is said is not a function of military force alone. we must use all elements of our power. our economic strength and the power of america as an example. we must secure our interest in the allies and must look for future that is not based on our fears that our hopes. mission that recognizes that things do exist around the world and...
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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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i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but your having to fight tear riz m to this. since i grew up in africa and worked pakistan for many years you never settle a deal without driving a hard bargain so i said if the hard cover doesn't do well, i'd like the subtitle changed later on for the paper back. julia and our other board relently pounded away month after month. i was in pakistan of december of 2006 and there was a new editor on the book and they said they decided to change the title to one man's mission to promote peace. the hard cover didn't do that well. sold 20,000 copies. while the paper back came out on january 30th o
i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but...
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military pursued al- qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. we helped to turn the tide against al-qaeda in iraq. key leaders were captured and provided information useful in thwarting future attacks. these and other actions have made us safer, but ironically, the very fact that we have less attacked hasg the tr weakened the bonds of unity that held us together after the attack. we lack the urgency and commitments the necessary to succeed in war. some in government refused to even speak the name of our adversary lest they offend, but one of the first rules of war is to know your enemy. the enemy is a corrupted ideology that seeks to destroy it liberal western culture and governance and replace it with the medieval concept and islamic council governed by sharia law. a failure to appreciate what the enemy wants and how it intends to win would be fatal to our efforts to combat this ideology. is also important to differentiate this militant ideology from the muslim faith practiced by over a billion people all around the globe. focus on islam rather
military pursued al- qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan. we helped to turn the tide against al-qaeda in iraq. key leaders were captured and provided information useful in thwarting future attacks. these and other actions have made us safer, but ironically, the very fact that we have less attacked hasg the tr weakened the bonds of unity that held us together after the attack. we lack the urgency and commitments the necessary to succeed in war. some in government refused to even speak the name of...
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the provides education for the communities of pakistan and afghanistan. >> i came back to america, i was broke after k 2. i had to raise 12 thousand dollars. and i didn't know how a clue of how to raise money like that. i went to the local library. any librarians here? let's give them a big hand. [applause] so, i went to the library, i talked to the librarian we looked up 580 cell rities and sports heroes. over 3 months i hand typed 580 letters and wrote dollar michael jordan and dear mr. stalone. guess what happened? nothing. at christmas i got a check from tom brocaw for a hundred dollars. i sold my car a buick for 500 dollars in a seedy area in oakland. by spring i raised 200 dollars. my marth was a principal at an elementary school. she invited me to talk to the kids. when i was leaving a fourth grader looked me in the eye and said, i have a piggy bank at home and i will help you raise money for the school in pakistan. i didn't think anything of it. 6 weeks later the school is raised 65,000 penes. >> main stage's loud efts performance was about bief the detroit native high strung
the provides education for the communities of pakistan and afghanistan. >> i came back to america, i was broke after k 2. i had to raise 12 thousand dollars. and i didn't know how a clue of how to raise money like that. i went to the local library. any librarians here? let's give them a big hand. [applause] so, i went to the library, i talked to the librarian we looked up 580 cell rities and sports heroes. over 3 months i hand typed 580 letters and wrote dollar michael jordan and dear mr....
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and there's more perspective from afghanistan later here on our t.v. outspoken war critic matthew hoses hunting down the taliban is a waste of u.s. military and financial resources you can catch the full interview with him in the next hour here's a sneak peek. one of the larger problems i think with us foreign policy particular national security policies are not consistent if they're if we are in afghanistan because of al qaeda and if there are only fifty to one hundred members of al qaeda in afghanistan then why are we pulling out of iraq where there are one thousand to two thousand members why do we see and we need to keep. one hundred thousand troops in afghanistan when al qaida is operations come out of somalia and yemen so that consistency is not there in our in our foreign policy particularly in our now security policy and that's very worrisome to me because you don't have consistency if you don't have good critical thought if you don't have a degree of intellectual honesty in your policymaking you are going to have bad policy and you're going to
and there's more perspective from afghanistan later here on our t.v. outspoken war critic matthew hoses hunting down the taliban is a waste of u.s. military and financial resources you can catch the full interview with him in the next hour here's a sneak peek. one of the larger problems i think with us foreign policy particular national security policies are not consistent if they're if we are in afghanistan because of al qaeda and if there are only fifty to one hundred members of al qaeda in...
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now concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending billions of dollars on trying to fight al-qaeda is a waste of lives and money that's the view of ex marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy he talked artie's can. you're losing it with. the war in afghanistan he's the longest and has cost a lot poorer to the united states who are saying american interests at stake in afghanistan do not warrant this level of sacrifice please explain why the wars cost us about four hundred billion dollars it's lasted for over nine years american dead or close to twelve hundred there's been fallon's of afghan deaths. we're spending one hundred billion dollars a year next year will spend about one hundred twenty billion dollars a year according to the congressional research service in a country whose g.d.p. is only fourteen billion and knowing that according to our cia there's only fifty to one hundred al qaeda members in afghanistan so you're talking about spending one billion to two billion dollars a year on each al qaeda presence in afghanistan i know that you had been working
now concentrating troops in afghanistan and spending billions of dollars on trying to fight al-qaeda is a waste of lives and money that's the view of ex marine officer matthew hoh an outspoken critic of u.s. policy he talked artie's can. you're losing it with. the war in afghanistan he's the longest and has cost a lot poorer to the united states who are saying american interests at stake in afghanistan do not warrant this level of sacrifice please explain why the wars cost us about four hundred...
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. >>> issue one, afghanistan exit strategy. >> there is substantial concern about our course in afghanistan. now ten years later, as we all pointed out, we are still there. i think we really have to begin sharpening our pencils as to what our objectives are, because the wealth of this country is not inturnable, nor are the casualties of our forces or the number of people we have available. and somehow that thought goes on without there being some definition of metrics is unacceptable. the question is, how do we end? >> good question, senator. what's the exit strategy on afghanistan? 1,201 u.s. soldiers have died in afghanistan over the last nine years. as of july so far in 2010 alone. >> question, does president obama have an exit strategy for afghanistan? pat buchanan? >> he does not. they are moving away from the mid 2011 deadline from the beginning of withdrawal of troops to show we are committed for a longer period of time. john, the problem is, we can't win the war with the forces we have in there. everybody knows it. however, the country is divided. the administration is divided. they
. >>> issue one, afghanistan exit strategy. >> there is substantial concern about our course in afghanistan. now ten years later, as we all pointed out, we are still there. i think we really have to begin sharpening our pencils as to what our objectives are, because the wealth of this country is not inturnable, nor are the casualties of our forces or the number of people we have available. and somehow that thought goes on without there being some definition of metrics is...
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strategy all of us forces plus up in afghanistan these to replicate the same type of search which was executive's around in general in iraq while the u.s. commanders and politicians talk a lot about to what extent the u.s. military experience in iraq would be transferable to afghanistan the negative furious experience in iraq has been largely ignored it seems like some gys developed a horrible habit during that tour of duty in iraq that is shooting civilians for fun and when they got it transferred to afghanistan one of those loose cannons set up a kill team in stryker brigade in kandahar who right now are under investigation for killing afghan civilians just as a result it has delivered and irreparable damage to the u.s. image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan. and there is more insight into the situation in afghanistan later here on the now al spoken of war critic matthew hoh says that hunting down the insurgents is a waste of military and financial resources that full interview is coming your way in
strategy all of us forces plus up in afghanistan these to replicate the same type of search which was executive's around in general in iraq while the u.s. commanders and politicians talk a lot about to what extent the u.s. military experience in iraq would be transferable to afghanistan the negative furious experience in iraq has been largely ignored it seems like some gys developed a horrible habit during that tour of duty in iraq that is shooting civilians for fun and when they got it...
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troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many feared the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies polis leer is in kabul. by and large the sunni militias successful day for us gun democracy even if it was an extreme meet you know the voter turnout at some polling stations reporting that less than of course the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people cost him a batted in last year during the presidential elections the first results will come in next week wednesday with the final tape tending to been tabled at the end of october but these sort of he will be elections associated with flying in space more than anything else in polling stations what i'm able to open the doors are particularly in far flung communities where the taliban has its. on control we've also heard from the electoral complaints commission and it says it was the course of the day it received numerous reports on irregularities some of the complaints were by people saying that they saw you know action officials accepting bribes some o
troops pledging to pull out of afghanistan by next summer many feared the election show the country is far from stable and still plagued by corruption archies polis leer is in kabul. by and large the sunni militias successful day for us gun democracy even if it was an extreme meet you know the voter turnout at some polling stations reporting that less than of course the number of people turned out today compared to the number of people cost him a batted in last year during the presidential...
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political afghanistan's biggest jail many of the five thousand prisoners here are doing time for drug smuggling and or drug use but the knocks on not sure safe way of keeping the drugs out. there on the move these are the different kinds of drugs we collected over the past years in the league this is a mix of both your contacts you wouldn't want to buy them off this is opium i want but this is the kind of tricks drugs inside a calm family members coming to visit bring these with them we found drugs in shoes over the years prison guards have been charged with lending a hand. up they will give you it's true when i joined a few years ago lots of dollars were involved in smuggling drugs into the jail they are not very good educated. and. there are a lot joining. years truth out of the you joined the police to starve themselves but the ministry of kontum a cottage insists it's now got a hold on the problem before the police can become a police he detested he will have sort of tests before coming to before going through the exercise or are becoming a police sergeant this is something that h
political afghanistan's biggest jail many of the five thousand prisoners here are doing time for drug smuggling and or drug use but the knocks on not sure safe way of keeping the drugs out. there on the move these are the different kinds of drugs we collected over the past years in the league this is a mix of both your contacts you wouldn't want to buy them off this is opium i want but this is the kind of tricks drugs inside a calm family members coming to visit bring these with them we found...
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afghanistan and why we talk about the cia a soldier or b. as a muslim country and one of the leading muslim countries in the world every participated at the time on the war so here we have a very simple powerful muslim country involved in the war where you are receiving weapons from the u.s. no it's not talk about the out of when we were there. we just get the weapons if you ask me of my own experience it's from two main parties you know i am my personal experience here i thought that i didn't have any now what he's very famous because of what so-called. weapons used to be from his like from his commanders and people who are on the frontline and from. as well. we are libyans we used to cooperate with him a lot so it's that if you talk about my own i believe if you ask any single arab or muslim you know he's not the guy and he participate in the jihad he will give you the name of a local commander so you never directly met any cia representative in afghanistan i've never ever seen anyone there. for a minute i've seen either don't know this or
afghanistan and why we talk about the cia a soldier or b. as a muslim country and one of the leading muslim countries in the world every participated at the time on the war so here we have a very simple powerful muslim country involved in the war where you are receiving weapons from the u.s. no it's not talk about the out of when we were there. we just get the weapons if you ask me of my own experience it's from two main parties you know i am my personal experience here i thought that i didn't...
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route for the coalition one hundred fuel tankers and trucks haven't been allowed into afghanistan it's seen as a retaliation to a nato helicopter strike into the tarea territory of pakistan in which three local soldiers were killed and three more wounded the alliance says the investigation is now being the incident is now being investigated and promised pakistan's sovereignty would be respected with recently the number of missile strikes and helicopter raids against suspected militants in pakistan's tribal zone have been on the rise pakistani officials say the attacks are violating international law and should be stopped political expert made correct she tells r t that the us led coalition has failed to persuade often drive women on either side of the border to join in the peace. so you need to expect that box on could go actually more further ahead and completely shut down needed supplies because there's a strong feeling that box that box down is getting to the bad side of the stick we didn't get what we really expected from this alliance with the united states with nato in afghanista
route for the coalition one hundred fuel tankers and trucks haven't been allowed into afghanistan it's seen as a retaliation to a nato helicopter strike into the tarea territory of pakistan in which three local soldiers were killed and three more wounded the alliance says the investigation is now being the incident is now being investigated and promised pakistan's sovereignty would be respected with recently the number of missile strikes and helicopter raids against suspected militants in...
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forces plus up in afghanistan these to replicate the surge in iraq under the previous administration and in effect the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates is the only hand over from the previous administration to replicate the same type of search which was exit q did on the general betray us in iraq and to make a remake of this strategy in afghanistan while the u.s. commanders and politicians talk a lot about to what extent the u.s. military experience in iraq could be transferable to afghanistan the negative furious experience in iraq has been largely ignored it seems like some gys developed a horrible habit during that tour of duty in iraq that is shooting civilians for fun and when they go to transfer to afghanistan one of those loose cannons set up a kill team in stryker brigade in kandahar who right now are under investigation for killing afghan civilians just for sports as a result it has delivered and irreparable damage to the u.s. image abroad and specifically created yet another tool for taliban recruiting against the foreign occupation in afghanistan. democracy and islam
forces plus up in afghanistan these to replicate the surge in iraq under the previous administration and in effect the u.s. secretary of defense robert gates is the only hand over from the previous administration to replicate the same type of search which was exit q did on the general betray us in iraq and to make a remake of this strategy in afghanistan while the u.s. commanders and politicians talk a lot about to what extent the u.s. military experience in iraq could be transferable to...
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. >>> afghanistan is about to hold its second parliamentary election since the u.s.-led military campaign toppled the taliban in 2001, marking an important step in the nation's reconstruction as the united states prepares to begin withdrawing its troops starting next july. but because of the grave security conditions, concerns are growing over whether the afghan people will be able to safely cast their ballots. >> reporter: afghans go to the polls on saturday to choose about 250 lower house members. the afghan government and international community regard election as an important step in speeding up the country's reconstruction. taliban insurgents have repeatedly launched attacks in many parts of the country to obstruct the election organized by the pro western administration and president hamid karzai. >> reporter: the u.s. military's training afghan troops and police officers ahead of the scheduled withdrawal from the nation beginning next july. however, neither americans nor afghan security forces have been able to contain taliban attacks. in herat, a large city i
. >>> afghanistan is about to hold its second parliamentary election since the u.s.-led military campaign toppled the taliban in 2001, marking an important step in the nation's reconstruction as the united states prepares to begin withdrawing its troops starting next july. but because of the grave security conditions, concerns are growing over whether the afghan people will be able to safely cast their ballots. >> reporter: afghans go to the polls on saturday to choose about 250...
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polished afghanistan's biggest jail many of the five thousand prisoners here are doing time for drug smuggling and drug use but the locks are not a sure safe way of keeping the drugs out. these are the different kinds of drugs we collected over the past years. this is a mix of all your contacts. but this is opium. this is the kind of tricks drugs inside a calm family members coming to visit bring these with them we found drugs in shoes over the years prison guards have been charged with mending a hand. yes it's true when i joined a few years ago lots. of dollars were involved in smuggling drugs into the jail they are not for the good that you don't have enough and there are a lot joining the produce truth out of the people joining the police to solve themselves but the ministry of cantona cottage insists it's now got a hold on the problem but questions remain what if some of those fighting afghanistan's drug war are actually foot soldiers for the other side and with the many challenges the country faces doesn't really have the resources to tackle the corruption within its ranks insid
polished afghanistan's biggest jail many of the five thousand prisoners here are doing time for drug smuggling and drug use but the locks are not a sure safe way of keeping the drugs out. these are the different kinds of drugs we collected over the past years. this is a mix of all your contacts. but this is opium. this is the kind of tricks drugs inside a calm family members coming to visit bring these with them we found drugs in shoes over the years prison guards have been charged with mending...
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he's deployed in afghanistan. he's in the front lines. there's a rogue sergeant out there that is apparently killing innocent victims, and my son found out about this, and they're threatening him because -- he might say something to somebody. i said, you've got to get him out of there. you need to call me back, please. >> reporter: at the command center at fort lewis, the headquarters for their son's division, winfield says he finally got a sergeant on the line but with a disappointing response. >> the sergeant came back to me and said, you know, it's a terrible situation, but from our end, it's a he said/she said conversation and there's nothing we can do about it. >> reporter: nothing they can do about it? meantime in afghanistan, other soldiers later said the sergeant, gibbs became suspicious of a dam winfield. >> did you think he was serious about discussions he may have to take out winfield? >> oh, [ bleep ] yeah, for sure. >> so you didn't take that as a joke or like maybe he was just talking or -- >> he doesn't bull [ bleep ]. he d
he's deployed in afghanistan. he's in the front lines. there's a rogue sergeant out there that is apparently killing innocent victims, and my son found out about this, and they're threatening him because -- he might say something to somebody. i said, you've got to get him out of there. you need to call me back, please. >> reporter: at the command center at fort lewis, the headquarters for their son's division, winfield says he finally got a sergeant on the line but with a disappointing...
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we have a war in afghanistan. he is inviting this government to second-guessed the police. i would think he would know better. >> hear, hear. >> duncan hames. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, a serving police officer was jailed for an appalling assault committed in a police station in my constituency. whilst i believe that we can draw confidence from the brave officer who blew the whistle, does the deputy agree that the defendant officers should not continue on full pay? for more than two years after the attack? >> that the prime minister. >> we are deeply shocked to see the pictures of the offense which was perpetrated by the police officer. i'm sure i share people's dismay that action was not taken more speedily. however stressful the conditions are under which police officers were, it is absolutely essential that they uphold the very high standards of their own conduct in whatever situation. that clearly was not the case here. i'm glad that action has finally been taken. i wish it could have been taken earlier. >> gregg mcclymont. >> the business secretary reaffirme
we have a war in afghanistan. he is inviting this government to second-guessed the police. i would think he would know better. >> hear, hear. >> duncan hames. >> thank you, mr. speaker. yesterday, a serving police officer was jailed for an appalling assault committed in a police station in my constituency. whilst i believe that we can draw confidence from the brave officer who blew the whistle, does the deputy agree that the defendant officers should not continue on full pay?...
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he says we are making progress in afghanistan. his speech is next. later, president obama addresses the united nations general assembly. he will testify tomorrow about the allegations that the new black panther party intimidated voters in philadelphia during the last election. ben bernanke will talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the current stated the u.s. economy. live coverage from princeton university and for 30 p.m. eastern. >> i under estimated -- at princeton university at 4:30 p.m. eastern. >> i underestimated the job. i suddenly leaped. >> newt gingrich as his tenure -- on his tenure. that is sunday on c-span. >> robert gates talked to reporters about afghanistan and is asked about bob woodward's latest book. >> good afternoon. i would like to give a brief update on our efforts to change the way we do business. yesterday, our top military and civilian leadership discuss progresed progress . it included our 10 combatant commanders. it is critical that they be involved in shaping all aspects of these initiatives, especially those with the
he says we are making progress in afghanistan. his speech is next. later, president obama addresses the united nations general assembly. he will testify tomorrow about the allegations that the new black panther party intimidated voters in philadelphia during the last election. ben bernanke will talk about the 2008 financial crisis and the current stated the u.s. economy. live coverage from princeton university and for 30 p.m. eastern. >> i under estimated -- at princeton university at...
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this area here in afghanistan. and now the taliban, this is the home and an important base of operations for the taliban across southern afghanistan and they use this city to supply weapons to insurgeons in places like eastern afghanistan. it is a very violent and nasty place to fight but defeating the taliban there will be no easy task. when president obama sent additional troops to afghanistan the bulk of the 30,000 want straight to this area, that is how important it is and how violent and nasty a fight it is. talking to the u.s. commanders and politicians, they will tell you that is the one place that keeps them awake at night, a big concern. over the next few weeks and months we will get a sense of how the strategy is progressing based on the results in the imrowpdz right here. >> thank you from afghanistan, like. a disturbing confession on video, the centerpiece, really, of a military hearing. a u.s. soldier describes the random murder of innocent afghans killed for fun. so his one of five charged with premed
this area here in afghanistan. and now the taliban, this is the home and an important base of operations for the taliban across southern afghanistan and they use this city to supply weapons to insurgeons in places like eastern afghanistan. it is a very violent and nasty place to fight but defeating the taliban there will be no easy task. when president obama sent additional troops to afghanistan the bulk of the 30,000 want straight to this area, that is how important it is and how violent and...
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afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but the president must do more to emphasize his commitment to ensure success rather than focusing on an arbitrary deadline for withdrawl. and he also must place a greater emphasis on ensuring successful implementation of both the military and civilian components of his strategy. using campaign progress as yard sticks to measure projects and success in afghanistan runs the risk of triggering artificial spricktri laps and preem withdrawal dates unconnected to conditions on the ground. after years of hard fighting, are which has come at a hig
afghanistan is just not one of two wars. it is central to the global struggle against extremism and intoll rens. -- intolerance. the border of afghanistan that they share with pakistan is a virt wall command and control center where al-qaeda command and plan attacks against americans and allies. they must be resistent to the forces of extremism, and it must be resistent to becoming a potential safe-haven for terrorist organizations. i support our counterinsurgencey strategy in afghanistan. but...