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which tom hanks played charlie wilson. he earned the name "good time charlie" for obvious reasons, but charlie wilson always knew he played a significant role in afghanistan's history. he appeared on this program in april, 2008, after the release of the film and less than a year after receiving a heart accusations and to hell with you. >> rose: (laughs) >> (laughs) >> rose: charlie wilson, dead at 76. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ ♪ if you've had a coke in the last 20 years, ( screams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of our nation's... most promising students. ♪ ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) ed mapp grew up going to the movies. i think back on my childhood and remember how important movies were to me. at that time, it was the only way to see the outside world. ed decided to be a professor - an expert on the impact of the media. today you have television. people have at least one tv set in their home.
which tom hanks played charlie wilson. he earned the name "good time charlie" for obvious reasons, but charlie wilson always knew he played a significant role in afghanistan's history. he appeared on this program in april, 2008, after the release of the film and less than a year after receiving a heart accusations and to hell with you. >> rose: (laughs) >> (laughs) >> rose: charlie wilson, dead at 76. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media...
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which tom hanks played charlie wilson. he earned the name "good time charlie" for obvious reasons, but charlie wilson always knew he played a significant role in afghanistan's history. he appeared on this program in april, 2008, after the release of the film and less than a year after receiving a heart accusations and to hell with you. >> rose: (laughs) >> (laughs) >> rose: charlie wilson, dead at 76. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ ♪ if you've had a coke in the last 20 years, ( screams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of our nation's... most promising students. ♪ ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic )
which tom hanks played charlie wilson. he earned the name "good time charlie" for obvious reasons, but charlie wilson always knew he played a significant role in afghanistan's history. he appeared on this program in april, 2008, after the release of the film and less than a year after receiving a heart accusations and to hell with you. >> rose: (laughs) >> (laughs) >> rose: charlie wilson, dead at 76. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media...
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former democratic congressman charlie wilson died today. he represented his east texas district for a quarter century in congress, best known for his role in helping secretly fund afghanistan resistance to the soviet union in the 1980s. charlie wilson was 76 years old. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, the news today that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that can build up e in arteries. it's called atherosclerosis--or athero. and high cholesterol is a major factor. but crestor can help slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. go to arterytour.com and take an interactive tour to learn how plaque builds up. and then ask your doctor if crestor is right for you. along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol and raise good. crestor is proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. you sh
former democratic congressman charlie wilson died today. he represented his east texas district for a quarter century in congress, best known for his role in helping secretly fund afghanistan resistance to the soviet union in the 1980s. charlie wilson was 76 years old. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back, the news today that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that could put one american's olympic dream on ice. that can build up e in arteries. it's called...
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. >> reporter: charlie wilson was also a politicalens wh muscleand cajoled his fellow congressn into helng nate afghanrun the soviet union out their count. >> thedeth this tag group ribeen could actually ton the most foidable, fear military rmation in htory was md boggng. just start. and they won. >> charlay have the only believer in the unitestates tthe afgheople coultually exphe soviets. he hiswn persojihad. reporter: as wenow, ory would bring ists and turns infghanistan thman who shook e soviets with charlieiln's war nebacked . >>o it's jusarnd ace, i alwa said i was do, t a heavilmedove. charlie wilson diedt e e of 76 of heartailure. >>> and still ahead on "world news," wllelu what ppened todayn soany -called disoers in the u.s. what hpened and sex diti, binge eating, temperantrum >>> alsoameg video aries from the srm. even our snobound reporters geoutheir camera it can be toug ling with pd... but i notto l it slow mdo i dowto t pool foa sw... geout and nce... ev pla a little hide-n-se'm breathing better. wi spiriva. nounr: spiriva is t onlonceai inhaled maintenance eatment fobot
. >> reporter: charlie wilson was also a politicalens wh muscleand cajoled his fellow congressn into helng nate afghanrun the soviet union out their count. >> thedeth this tag group ribeen could actually ton the most foidable, fear military rmation in htory was md boggng. just start. and they won. >> charlay have the only believer in the unitestates tthe afgheople coultually exphe soviets. he hiswn persojihad. reporter: as wenow, ory would bring ists and turns infghanistan...
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. >>> charlie wilson died today. doctors believe he died of a heart attack. charlie wilson was 76 years old. >>> and caught on tape, a teenager is beaten and robbed all while security just stands there and watches it happen. now, we have to warn you, some much this video is a little disturbing. you can see two teenagers fighting each other while the security guards in the yellow vest don't seem to do anything. at one point, they even sort of step out of the way just so the fight can keep going. police say the 15-year-old beat the victim then stole her cell phone and bookbag. >>> an amazing video of an accident in iowa. this is video from a state trooper's patrol car. he just pulled over to help with another accident when this car hit him from behind. a little tough to see. but the trooper said he could see the car coming but there was nothing he could do but brace for the impact. and he only suffered minor injuries. >>> let's go right back to topper shutt for the latest on this storm that is hopefully moving away from us for good. >> it is. i think we can put
. >>> charlie wilson died today. doctors believe he died of a heart attack. charlie wilson was 76 years old. >>> and caught on tape, a teenager is beaten and robbed all while security just stands there and watches it happen. now, we have to warn you, some much this video is a little disturbing. you can see two teenagers fighting each other while the security guards in the yellow vest don't seem to do anything. at one point, they even sort of step out of the way just so the...
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he was the subject of the movie "charlie wilson's war." in 2008, his son and a former israeli diplomat discussed his political career. -- his friend and former diplomat discussed his career. >> i want to assure you it would have been a lot of fun it charlie was here speaking to me and telling you about how he became so fond and friendly with israel and how he supported israel throughout his 20 years in the house of the representatives. but as you have heard, he fell ill and he is unable. so he asked me to try -- and how can i try to fill in his shoes? no one can fit in issues. let me tell you a little bit about him which is easy to do. as a matter of fact, last wednesday here at the hotel, charlie and his wife and my wife and myself, we had dinner together. he was in a great mood in great spirits, and we had an exchange -- how should i say, a joke, and business information, what are we going to do and mentioned? there was a hold the amount of information that he wanted to share with you. the relationship with charlie and israel started rig
he was the subject of the movie "charlie wilson's war." in 2008, his son and a former israeli diplomat discussed his political career. -- his friend and former diplomat discussed his career. >> i want to assure you it would have been a lot of fun it charlie was here speaking to me and telling you about how he became so fond and friendly with israel and how he supported israel throughout his 20 years in the house of the representatives. but as you have heard, he fell ill and he...
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the subject of the film "charlie wilson's war." he died today at age 76. after that, a discussion on the future of american culture. . . >> now a discussion of the implications of government assistance on the future of financial institutions. panelists including david cameron looked at how banks have feared after receiving government aid. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to this panel on government assistance and where we go from here. i see people are coming in. the time is short. let us begin. i think the theme of this panel is a reflection of the extraordinary period we have been true and are involved in in which government has intervened in the private sector and intervened in the economy and in extraordinary ways. government has put massive amounts of capital into the private sector. it has established ownership stakes in many companies. it has been involved in intervention in a variety of ways. that are really a break in a long term trend. we had a long-term trend toward left government direct in
the subject of the film "charlie wilson's war." he died today at age 76. after that, a discussion on the future of american culture. . . >> now a discussion of the implications of government assistance on the future of financial institutions. panelists including david cameron looked at how banks have feared after receiving government aid. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good morning. welcome to this panel on government assistance and where we go from here. i see...
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. >> charlie wilson, the former u.s. congressman the championed funding for afghan resistance in the 1980's has died. the texas democrat secured funding increases to help the fight the soviet invasion. tom hanks played him in the 2007 movie. tomorrow marks 20 years since nelson mandela was released from prison. millions watched him emerge karen allen has had rare access to the prison where he spent those final months. >> this is the villa in the prison where he spent his last year in custody. you can see that even haa swimming pool in the shadow of the mountains. by the time he reached here, it was clear that he was being prepared for bigger things on the outside. >> extraordinary to think that 20 years ago this was the nerve center of an attempt to liberate nelson mandela from prison. senior figures included bbc.co [unintelligible] in the last weeks of his incarceration he was secretly driven to cape town to hold talks to negotiate the terms of his release. >> on the 11th of february, 1990, nelson mandela was set free.
. >> charlie wilson, the former u.s. congressman the championed funding for afghan resistance in the 1980's has died. the texas democrat secured funding increases to help the fight the soviet invasion. tom hanks played him in the 2007 movie. tomorrow marks 20 years since nelson mandela was released from prison. millions watched him emerge karen allen has had rare access to the prison where he spent those final months. >> this is the villa in the prison where he spent his last year...
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his work was the subject of the book and subsequent film "charlie wilson's war." >> here's what's coming up on c-span, idaho governor butch otter delivers his state of the state address. economists and business leaders discuss aid at the world economic forum in switzerland. and a symposium looks at american culture and morals and we'll hear about civic literacy. >> thursday on "washington journal," representatives dan maffei and aaron shock of illinois discuss economic relief for americans. after that, tom schats talks about the president's 2011 budget and gives recommendations on where cuts should be made, plus your emails and phone calls. "washington journal" live tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it's the only collection of american presidential portraits painted by one artist. now on display at purdue university in west lafayette, indiana. the exhibit looks at the lives of the 43 men who held the office through paintings, photographs, prints and audio recordings, sponsored by c-span and white house historical association. if you can't get there, see the entire collection on
his work was the subject of the book and subsequent film "charlie wilson's war." >> here's what's coming up on c-span, idaho governor butch otter delivers his state of the state address. economists and business leaders discuss aid at the world economic forum in switzerland. and a symposium looks at american culture and morals and we'll hear about civic literacy. >> thursday on "washington journal," representatives dan maffei and aaron shock of illinois discuss...
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in 2003, the book "charlie wilson's war" came out. the author of this book is or was a producer at "60 minutes." those two gentlemen spoke about the book in 2003 at the texas book festival. if you go to booktv.org you can see it at the top, featured video. you can watch former rep wilson and george -- talk about the book. back to your calls on whether or not the obama administration being perceived as anti-business is a fair perception. greg, new york city, democrat. caller: 7:00 the morning watching c-span. i hope i will not be cut off. ok? three points. there will be short. the perception of whether he is anti business. the question is, who has the perception? who are we talking about here? anti business. yes, the perception is real. the perception is real and regards to anything you ask about president obama. the negatives are always here. i sit here and listen to people call up and call this man a communist, call this man a marxist, call this man a socialist. i guess all the people who worked for president obama's administration a
in 2003, the book "charlie wilson's war" came out. the author of this book is or was a producer at "60 minutes." those two gentlemen spoke about the book in 2003 at the texas book festival. if you go to booktv.org you can see it at the top, featured video. you can watch former rep wilson and george -- talk about the book. back to your calls on whether or not the obama administration being perceived as anti-business is a fair perception. greg, new york city, democrat. caller:...
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in your opinion, do you think it's naive to take the charlie wilson train of thought to say, hey, if we would not have left these folks high and dry after we pushed the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in, quote-unquote, mess that we're in now? second part of that question, i hope it's not loaded, clearly northern alliance, the folks -- before we went in and took kabul, et cetera, these folks were pretty skeptical about the commitment that the u.s. had. what are these folks doing? when i say these folks, i mean, us the united states, doing to make sure that we maintain that -- our credibility? a lot of folks say, hey, the usaid et cetera and i'm sure afghanistan and i have a long memory i'd be thinking about hey, these folks left us before. what's going to stop them from doing it before they exerted their will for lack of a better term? >> let's start with seth jones. >> that's a great question. i can't tell you how many times i got asked that question and continue to get asked questions by afghans pakistanis in that region. i think it was a problem that the u.s. and ultim
in your opinion, do you think it's naive to take the charlie wilson train of thought to say, hey, if we would not have left these folks high and dry after we pushed the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in, quote-unquote, mess that we're in now? second part of that question, i hope it's not loaded, clearly northern alliance, the folks -- before we went in and took kabul, et cetera, these folks were pretty skeptical about the commitment that the u.s. had. what are these folks doing?...
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in our opinion,, do think it is the you to take the charlie wilson thought saying if we had not left these folks -- dry after we pushed the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in this quote unquote to mess we're in now? second part of that question and, i hope it is not loaded, clearly north alliance before we wind in these folks are pretty skeptical about the commitment the u.s. had. what are these folks doing, to make sure we maintain our credibility? a lot of folks say the usaid etc., but i am sure in afghanistan and i have a long memory i'd be thinking about these folks have been two this report and what will stop after they've exerted there will? >> guest: that's a great question. i can tell you how many times i got asked that question in continue to it asked by afghan, pakistan and the region. i think it was a problem that the u.s. and ultimately the soviets got out of afghanistan because what we saw in the central government collapsing by the early 1990's and the afghanistan moving to a direction literally of anarchy, competition among warlords and their militia forces
in our opinion,, do think it is the you to take the charlie wilson thought saying if we had not left these folks -- dry after we pushed the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in this quote unquote to mess we're in now? second part of that question and, i hope it is not loaded, clearly north alliance before we wind in these folks are pretty skeptical about the commitment the u.s. had. what are these folks doing, to make sure we maintain our credibility? a lot of folks say the usaid...
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charlie wilson was 76 years old. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, the debate over talking to the taliban. the "new york times" reports today that pakistan is offering to broker talks among taliban factions who operate from pakistani soil. but will diplomacy work when nations are already at war? that is the topic of a debate now underway in islamabad, washington and kabul. margaret warner reports. >> warner: even as the u.s. pours more troops into afghanistan-- triggering more fighting and casualties-- u.s. and afghan officials are moving to find a way to settle this eight-year war politically. for years, afghan president hamid karzai has talked about reconciling with elements of the taliban to end the conflict with no result. he renewed the offer at his inauguration in november. >> ( translated ): i am calling on taliban brothers to come back to their country. i want the international comm
charlie wilson was 76 years old. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, the debate over talking to the taliban. the "new york times" reports today that pakistan is offering to broker talks among taliban factions who operate from pakistani soil. but will diplomacy work when nations are already at war? that...
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. >> lehrer: the other charlie wilson. we have to go, mark, i'm sorry we didn't have time to talk. i happened to know him. covered him in the texas senate many, many years ago when he first came to the housement i called him good time charlie. he had a big role in the afghan fight the russians years ago. he was a naval academy radiate. when he was a kid, senator and i was a kid reporter, thank you both very much. >> brown: now, "goldman-sachs, part two." last night, newshour economics correspondent paul solman examined how the wall street investment firm makes its money. tonight-- the government's role in the company's success. it's all part of paul's ongoing reporting, "making sense of financial news." >> reporter: goldman sachs new headquarters, across from where the world trade center once towered. to help foot the $2-plus billion construction bill, goldman got new york city and state to bless a $1.65 billion tax-free-- so- called liberty-- bond issue, plus another $66 million in job grants, tax exemptions and energy discounts. and yet, the same firm just reported the most profi
. >> lehrer: the other charlie wilson. we have to go, mark, i'm sorry we didn't have time to talk. i happened to know him. covered him in the texas senate many, many years ago when he first came to the housement i called him good time charlie. he had a big role in the afghan fight the russians years ago. he was a naval academy radiate. when he was a kid, senator and i was a kid reporter, thank you both very much. >> brown: now, "goldman-sachs, part two." last night,...
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president, madam secretary, honored guests niam congressman charlie wilson from ohio the sixth district and my cochair is congressman todd i can of missouri second district. we would like to tank of the senate for putting this program together this morning and be no the house is looking forward to putting it together again next year. todd and i are here together this morning because we are the co-chairs of the house prayer breakfast. members of congress from both parties have been meeting for prayer on a weekly basis for more than five decades in the house. we come together in the capital dining room every thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. common with those that. we reader versus scripture and we pray for the sick and wounded and offer up a prayer of thanksgiving for our country. we also have a different guests the creach week the shares their testimony. when we get is a democrat, the next week it is a republican. finally be close in prayer and be make sure to share that too. one week it democrat leaves the closing prayer and the next week republican. we never know how many are going to be
president, madam secretary, honored guests niam congressman charlie wilson from ohio the sixth district and my cochair is congressman todd i can of missouri second district. we would like to tank of the senate for putting this program together this morning and be no the house is looking forward to putting it together again next year. todd and i are here together this morning because we are the co-chairs of the house prayer breakfast. members of congress from both parties have been meeting for...
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. >> former representative charlie wilson of texas has died at the age of 76. the associated press writing that he died of cardiopulmonary arrest. and wilson represented texas' second district in the house from 1973 to 1996. he was portrayed in the 2007 move "charlie wilson's war," which chronicled wilsons a efforts to arm the mujaheddin mujaheddin against the soviet union in the 1980's. the ranking member on the house armed services committee spoke out recently against the president's fiscal year 2011 budget proposal for the pentagon. buck mckeon of california says weapons procurement is underfunded in the budget. from the heritage foundation in washington, this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for joining us at the heritage foundation. i'm proud to welcome those who are joining us on the heritage.org website. we'd ask everyone in-house to make that last courtesy check that cell phones have been turned off. and we remind our internet viewers that questions can be submitted throughout the programming simply emailing us at speaker.heritage.org. we
. >> former representative charlie wilson of texas has died at the age of 76. the associated press writing that he died of cardiopulmonary arrest. and wilson represented texas' second district in the house from 1973 to 1996. he was portrayed in the 2007 move "charlie wilson's war," which chronicled wilsons a efforts to arm the mujaheddin mujaheddin against the soviet union in the 1980's. the ranking member on the house armed services committee spoke out recently against the...
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in your opinion, do you think it's naÏve to think charlie wilson train of thought to say hey, we would have now the these folks high and dry after we pushed them in afghanistan that would be in this quote, unquote massacre in now. second part of that question again i hope is not loaded. clearly, the north alliance when we take kabul, these folks were were -- what are these folks doing, not the united states, to maintain our credibility? a lot of folks they do usaid et cetera. but i'm sure was afghanistan and i had a long memory i'd be thinking about to these folks left before. what's going to stop them? they've exerted their will for lack of a better term. >> guest: that's a great question. i cannot tell you how may times i got asked that question and continue to get out of the question i by afghans, pakistanis and others in the region. that figure was a problem that the u.s. and ultimately the soviets got out of afghanistan. because what was i was central government collapsed by the early 1990's in afghanistan move into a direction, but anarchy. competition among warlords and militia
in your opinion, do you think it's naÏve to think charlie wilson train of thought to say hey, we would have now the these folks high and dry after we pushed them in afghanistan that would be in this quote, unquote massacre in now. second part of that question again i hope is not loaded. clearly, the north alliance when we take kabul, these folks were were -- what are these folks doing, not the united states, to maintain our credibility? a lot of folks they do usaid et cetera. but i'm sure was...
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i am charlie wilson from ohio's sixth district and my co-chair is todd a can of missouri's second district. we would like to thank the senate for putting this program together this morning and we know the house is looking forward to putting it together again next year. we are here this morning because we are the cochairs of the house prayer breakfast. members of both parties have been meeting for prayer from a weekly basis for five decades. we come together every thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. not with no staff. we read a verse of scripture and pray for the sick and wounded and offer a prayer of thanksgiving for our country. we have a different guest speaker shares their testimony. we close in prayer and make sure to share that too. one week a democrat leads the closing prayer and the next republican. we never know how much are going to be at our prayer breakfasts to attend our weekly gathering. i am happy to let you know it has increased considerably this year. our meeting last about an hour and many of those referred to it as the best hour of the week. we hope you will consider our exampl
i am charlie wilson from ohio's sixth district and my co-chair is todd a can of missouri's second district. we would like to thank the senate for putting this program together this morning and we know the house is looking forward to putting it together again next year. we are here this morning because we are the cochairs of the house prayer breakfast. members of both parties have been meeting for prayer from a weekly basis for five decades. we come together every thursday morning at 8:00 a.m....
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. >>> former democratic congressman charlie wilson was laid to rest today at arlington cemetary. he represented the state of texas for 12 terms. he retired in 1997. a strong anti-communist, wilson helped arm anti-rebels in their raid of the soviet union back in the 1980s. his work behind the scenes is widely considered to be instrumental in forcing the soviets out of afghanistan. there was a movie, "charlie's war," in which he was portrayed by tom hanks. he died of respiratory failure on december 10. he was 76 years old. let's check in with jack who has the cafferty file. jack? >> the question this hour, is the recession over in your state? tony writes from tampa, it may not be obvious now, but i suppose the stat tistics will sw a few months from now what i, as a government inspect or, am seeing in the field. namely, that businesses are starting to rehire. people are saying things are picking up again, steadily. that's my report. curtis in kansas writes, i couldn't be happier to be a kansas transplant from california for the last eight years. sure, i miss the housing bubble but i
. >>> former democratic congressman charlie wilson was laid to rest today at arlington cemetary. he represented the state of texas for 12 terms. he retired in 1997. a strong anti-communist, wilson helped arm anti-rebels in their raid of the soviet union back in the 1980s. his work behind the scenes is widely considered to be instrumental in forcing the soviets out of afghanistan. there was a movie, "charlie's war," in which he was portrayed by tom hanks. he died of...
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in your opinion, do you think it's naÏve to think charlie wilson train of thought to say hey, we would have now the these folks high and dry after we pushed them in afghanistan that would be in this quote, unquote massacre in now. second part of that question again i hope is not loaded. clearly, the north alliance when we take kabul, these folks were were -- what are these folks doing, not the united states, to maintain our credibility? a lot of folks they do usaid et cetera. but i'm sure was afghanistan and i had a long memory i'd be thinking about to these folks left before. what's going to stop them? they've exerted their will for lack of a better term. >> guest: that's a great question. i cannot tell you how may times i got asked that question and continue to get out of the question i by afghans, pakistanis and others in the region. that figure was a problem that the u.s. and ultimately the soviets got out of afghanistan. because what was i was central government collapsed by the early 1990's in afghanistan move into a direction, but anarchy. competition among warlords and militia
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in your opinion, do you think guiness naÏve to take the charlie wilson train of thought and say hey if we would have not let these folks-dry after we push the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in the "mess we are in no? the second question and i hope it is not loaded, clearly before we went in and took cobbled these folks were skeptical about what the u.s. had. what are these folks doing, the united states, doing to make sure we retain our credibility? a lot of folks say the usaid etc., but i am sure in afghanistan and i have a long memory, i would be thinking-- what is going to stop them from doing that? lescallet start was seth jones? >> guest: that is a great question. i cannot tell you how many times i have been asked the questions by afghans, pakistanis and others in the region. i think it was a problem that the u.s. and ultimately the soviets got out of afghanistan because what we saw as the central government collapse by the early 1990's and afghanistan move into a direction literally of anarchy, competition among the warlords and militia forces. had the u.s. then ther
in your opinion, do you think guiness naÏve to take the charlie wilson train of thought and say hey if we would have not let these folks-dry after we push the soviets out of afghanistan that we would be in the "mess we are in no? the second question and i hope it is not loaded, clearly before we went in and took cobbled these folks were skeptical about what the u.s. had. what are these folks doing, the united states, doing to make sure we retain our credibility? a lot of folks say the...