joe biden, who i doing so much to help our military -- dr.our military milies. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce a man who knows both service and sacrifice, the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you all very, very much. deputy secretary lynn, thank you for that introduction. that admiral mullen, i have to say -- and at roland, aave to say, we have gotten to know each other and this is -- admir mullen, i have to say, we have gotten to know each other and this is the greatest opportunity of my life to address all of you on this hallowed ground. and superintendent metzler, thank you for your intention -- attention and care of these hallowedrounds. and tnks to the old guard who stand tch over the souls who gave their lives to standing watch over us and thanks to all of the service members responsible and representing every branch of the military all across america to ensure that on this day that those who served under our flag have a flag standing proudly before their headstones, and decoration wo

biden suggesting a top adviser. did you say bite me?hat is the rub, john, in it million tear against john? >> there is no rub in the military. i think there's a lot of people that support the vice president and people in the military upset with the counter insurgency, large amounts of troops, long-term deployment operations and the vice president said let's have a global strategy and he went head to head against general mcchrystal in this debate and, frankly, lost to the president. the president was the one support that general mcchrystal had and there's absolutely nobody upset with the vice president. his son just returned from iraq who had served with the delaware national guard and he has a tremendous amount of support in the military and there's a rift with the vice president and general mcchrystal because they don't agree on what our strategy moving forward was supposed to be prior to the president's decision. >> larry: control knell schafer, what would you bet will happen tomorrow? >> well, i think clearly there's going to be a me

>> i certainly wasn't surprised by the dislike of joe biden.for the like of hillary clinton, i've covered secretary of state clinton before. i covered her during her campaign. she's a likable and charismatic person once you get the chance to spend any time close to her. she's also trying to build up her defense credentials. i know she was supportive of mcchrystal during the strategic review and assessment last year. i think if you supported them, there's a much better chance of them liking you, as opposed to, say, vice president biden who is the most vocal critic of general mcchrystal's strategy within the white house. >> larry: are you surprised at one aide calling jim jones the national security adviser a clown? >> i wasn't too surprised by that because within the sort of washington, d.c. chattering classes, general jones, though obviously a very well-decorated military veteran, doesn't -- he doesn't have the sort of -- he's someone who takes a lot of flack within the washington, d.c. gossip circles. >> larry: is this going to change the pent

is some concern that biden is in the other camp. truth is he has a difference of opinion with carl eikenberry who does not trust karzai. there is some truth that that is not the kind of relationship we saw with journal traces -- general petraeus. there is light between these guys. the special envoy rolf that commissioner holbrook is playing has ruffled some feathers. gerald mcchrystal is the one american -- general mcchrystal seems to have a functioning working relationship with president karzai, which to play on president obama's decision. the one guy whh can get along with him. if i get rid of him, especially in terms of getting some of the taliban peeled off, what happens to them? there is all kinds of truths. there are some truths that are not free to be voiced. they should read article 88 of the u.s. code of military justice. you may think and feel contemptuous but you cannot foist that content. there are truths -- you cannot voice them. if that is the way see things, the productton charges of court martial. caller: this questi

joe biden placed a wreath at arlington national cemetery. ♪ [taps plays] >> vice president biden wast arlington national cemetery today at a ceremony honoring those who gave their lives in the nation's service. he was joined by admiral mike mullen. this is just under one hour. ♪ [national anthem plays] [military commands] [drumroll] [taps plays] ♪ [military commands] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the introduction of the vice-president, honors, introduction -- invocation, and the national anthem. command chaplain and the united states military army, the superintendent of the arlington national cemetery, the commanding general of the joint force headquarters, admiral michael mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the deputy secretary of defense. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states. ♪ >> william bell with me in prayer? -- will you about with me in the prairie? our great father -- will you bow with me in prayer? our great father, thank you for the men and women who fight for freedom, for america, for home and family. contin

joe biden, who is doing so much to help our military families.uce a man who knows both service and sacrifice, the vice president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you all very, very much. says deputy secretary lind, thank you very much. admiral mullen, we have gotten to know one another. this is the greatest honor of my public life that has ever been given to me, having an opportunity to address all of you on memorial day on this hallowed ground. and superintendent metzler, thank you for your care and attention to these hallowed grounds. and thank you to the guard that stands watch over those souls that gave their lives for us. and thanks to the service member all across america to ensure that on this day those who served under our flag have the flag standing proudly before their headstone, a declaration worthy of their dignity. collectively, the generation of service members to a sacrifice for us are the heart and soul, and i would say, spine of this nation. and today we pause today to remember them. they gave their lives of filling thei

at the inclusion of an interview, referring to vice president biden, he was adamant that in july of 2011, you will see a lot of people moving out. bet on it. i don't know if that book is accurate. it has quotes in it. honestly, general, there is a disconnect between the comment that you just made in response to the chairmen and what is being depicted here. the president's repeated statements thaa in july of 2011, we will begin withdrawal. this obviously sends a message to our enemies that we are leaving, and our friends that we are leaving. and then there is accommodation in the region. i guess maybe, could you clarify the difference between what you just said and what is quoted in the book that are direct quotes? i am confident we can train and hand over in that timeframe. if we can't do the things you say, no one is going to suggest that we stay, right? that is a quote from the president of the united states. >> senator, i am not sure it is productive to comment on conversations that took place. >> i understand that. >> i would come back to what the president said at west point. that i

so give joe biden a lot of credit for that. says that he ud to be able to drive one of these trucks. [laughter] what we cannot do is go back, now that we are starting to find out how big the whole is that has been dug for us, we cannot go back to the same policies that failed us, that led us into that hole. think about it. we have already tri scaling back our investment in clean energy and education and innovation, so that we could give tax breaks to the wealthiest americans and the biggest corporations. that did not work. we already tried putting industry insiders in charge of oversight. it did not work. we already tried stripping away rules and regulations that kept wall street banks and oil companies in bounds. we let them play by their own rules instead. it did not work. we know where these ideas to lead us, and we are going to have a choice as a nation moving foard. we are going to be able to return to the failed economic policies of the past, policies that give us record deficits, declining income, and sluggish job growth

meanwhile vice president biden was in the region. he toured a command center and met with officials including coast guard admiral thaad allen. google announced today it will stop redirecting its users in china to an unfiltered search site in hong kong and instead will give them a link to use those same services. the company shut down its china-based search engine in march to avoid censorship but the chinese government threatened not to renew google's operating license which expires wednesday. the world governing body for soccer fifa will consider using video technology including instant replay after all. the announcement today followed a storm of criticism on sunday a referee disallowed a goal by england that was clearly inside the net. hours later an or general tine a player scored a goal even though he was clearly in front of his mexican opponents making him off side. the president of fifa apologized today but also urged patience. >> when you see the evidence , the mistakes, but i have to come back. this is not the end. the end of

and vice-president biden had a chance to present his full ideas and strategy. the president listened to everybody but finally made the decision to go with the counterinsurgency. vice-president biden, i know it was reported yesterday that he is supportive of this strategy. we cannot second-guess this yet. the president made the decision and we need to give ii a chance to work. we need to give general petraeus a chance to meet with tribal leaders, do the same things that he did in iraq, and i think he will be successful. host: for lauderdale, florida. jack on the republican line. -- fort lauderdale, florida. caller: i would like to ask the congressman, you made a statement that we are going to win. what are we going to win? guest: our job is to dismantle, disrupt, and to feed al-qaeda and the taliban. we actually won there before early in the bush presidency. when we went into afghanistan, we won the war. we took our on off the ball, went into iraq, and now we have to start over again. in the meantime, the taliban moved in to provide the local government. it is a

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that was the suggestion of vice president biden. mcchrystal called such a strategy short sighted. president obama castigated mcchrystal for overstepping and called for a full strategy review before event ally approving an increase. i found that time painful mcchrystal told rolling stone. i was selling an unsellable position. the article also recounts aides to mcchrystal ridiculing the vice president and one aide calling national security advisor james jones a clown. the general himself had harsh words for u.s. ambassador to afghanistan carl ikeen berry who last year questioned mcchrystal's counterinsurgency strategy. here's one that covers his flange for the history books mcchrystal told rolling stone. now if we fail they can say i told you so. mcchrystal has spoken bluntly about the war effort in the past including just last month with the newshour's geoffrey brown. >> brown: as we sit here now, is the u.s., along with its allies winning the war in afghanistan? >> i think in the last year we've made a lot of progress. i think i'd be prepared to say nobody is winning at this point

he is the vice president of the united states, joe biden. [applause] maryland's lieutenant governor is here. [applause] the mayor of hyattsville, william gardner. [applause] and, wof course, we have to acknowledge the big man here. he is big. owner of the k. neal international. steven neal. [applause] i want to thank k. neal for having us here today and giving us a quick tour, having us look at all of these trucks. this is a business that has been selling commercial trucks for over 40 years. this company employs workers from all over the greater washington area. after two years of recession that caused some much pain in sell many communities, this is also an example of a company that is starting to see business picked up again. stephen told me that rental and lease sales have improv, that nd out there for new equipment, and you ve added workers over the last few months. steven says that if things keep on going well, he will add more in the months ahead. we are hearing more and more stories like that all across america. a lot of businesses we

year, said there is that familiarity, and last year you had the departure of some icons like joseph biden, ted kennedy, who had dominated the hearings of the past, it was that sense. senator leahy was with kagan you do have some people with real continuity. i think the most interesting person to watch or one of the most interesting people to watch could be arlen specter. he has lost his primary. he voted against kagan for solicitor general, and it will be interesting to see if he will come off as the prosecutor. does he tell the party line? that should be interesting to watch. >> she said -- he suspects she will say it is settled law. you think that is the big issue that will be controversial in these hearings? >> i did not know if it is the big issue. it is always a big issue whenever you have a supreme court nomination, i think along with other issues that could come up that would be hot button, such as campaign finance and free speech, the place of religion and separation of church and state. i think those are all issues, but you heard him say he thought she would say it settled law. t

during that time a young man from delaware by the name of joe biden was elected to the united states senate. within a month or two after senator-elect joe biden's ascension to the united stttes senate, he lost his first wife in a tragic, tragic car wreck. senator byrd turned to me and said, nick, do you mind if we took a drive up to wilmington, delaware, so we can pay our respects to senator biden's wife? i said sure. i drove the car. it was a cold, rainy night in late november that 1972. we arrived in wilmington. we arrived at the funeral home to face a long, long winding line that was waiting out in the rain to pay their respects. senator biden heard we were in that line and sent word out, he wanted us to come up and immediately get upfront and come inside where it was warm. senator byrd said no. he would not use his office, he would not use his prestige or power to jump in front of anybody already in line in front of him. so we stood in that cold rain waiting to pay our respects to senator-elect, at that time, joe biden's first wife. the only individual to serve in both houses in

so there is a familiarity and last year you had the departure of some icons like biden who is now the vice president, ted kennedy who had dominated the hearings of the past. so it was sort of a new era. senator leahy is with kayen if she is confirmed to have sat through the h

that included joe biden, christina romer. in the book that was written, they wanted it passed beyond the first couple of years. host: let's get a response. guest: i have not read the book. there is some reticence to health care reform. that is true. joe biden was concerned about moving healthcare right after the stimulus. these are big debates that we will see on the campaign trail. we s democratic candidates for congress, would you vote for the bill? most of them would not get back to us. there was a concern at the time if this is a political winner or loser. it depends on the district or the state. that is going to be a factor. we have seen democrats openly say they are opposed to it. they are walking a fine line. will obama go to their states this fall that they have voted against his number-one priority. host: how realistic is the climate change pushed right now? guest: democrats in many ways are having the meetings. they have presentations of various climate change proposals. this is something that nancy pelosi has as a

biden put a call to mr. obama at 730 that evening. hours earlier, the white house had and sells gotten wind of the article and a young press aide distributed copies to all of the top officials and mr. obama's national security circle. the press secretary walked a copy of it to the president and the private quarters. after scanning the first few paragraphs -- a sarcastic, profanity lace description of general mcchrystal's discuss that having to dine with a french minister to brief him about the war -- mr. obama had read enough, he ordered his aides to convene immediately to the oval office. the lead on this story is, by the time he woke up on wednesday morning, president obama had made up his mind. we know that decision was to replace general mcchrystal was general david petreaus. we would like to know what you think. hudgins bill, alabama. this is victor. you are on the air. victor, you are on the air. caller: thank you. host: go ahead, please. caller: good morning, susan. how were you? host: fine, thank you. caller: i am so glad that

and beyond that, i am hosting by president biden for dinner tonight, and we have another opportunity to continue that conversation. the third and final point is that secretary gates has said that he never heard by president biden say that remark either. for what it is worth. >> he is saying one thing to one person allegedly and another thing to you, and they do not reconcile themselves, anthat is exactly my point. it depends on who you seem to be talking to. a lot of little people in this country are being told directly and indirectly we are getting out in july 2011. how fast i do not know what -- but we're beginning to leave. and some people are beginning to doubt what the hell we are going to do if we do not stay in the fight. this is all about your problems, this is a political problem because i am assuming that july deadline did not come from you. you said it did not. you agreed to it, but someone other than you came map -- came up with they get out of afghanistan deadline. i think it is all politics and that is just me. the speaker of house said, i don't know how many votes they

jill biden -- he singles out jill biden and that she was, in fact, following the rules of the campus. >> she was, in fact, following the rules of the campus. while she was at harvard, she has the support of many young men and -- men and women that went through the program. she has respect for their military service and their academic careers. and you have people that are serving even in afghanistan and iraq right now who are in support of her nomination. there are both sides to this debate those are the facts. >> in light of the statement about the lead shaikh mohammad being pushed back until after the elections, is that the decision led the administration is seeking to make? >> i would check with the justice department on that. >> but you will not deny the possibility that it could collapse over into the elections? but i encourage you to talk to the justice department. -- >> i encourage you to talk to the justice department. >> i know that the administration has said pepeatedly that bp is a response party -- responsible party. over the weekend, bp and arco kind of traded blows over w

congress determine after many years of work and public hearings led by now-vice- president biden, at the time senator biden, the importance of establishing an office that would direct attention to crimes against women. ultimately, after many years of failed attempts, lots of national support came together, and with a bipartisan effort, in particular senator hatch, leading the republican leadership, brought democrats and republicans together to realize that we truly need to address this on a comprehensive level. host: are there any statistics on domestic violence? guest: there are lots of the statistics. we have government statistics, private foundations statistics. i hesitate to focus just on statistics. host: a snapshot. guest: roughly one in four, one in six women are victims of domestic violence. every year we have half a million reported sexual assaults, and i stress "reported," because rape and sexual assaults are to this day the most under-reported crimes in america. women don't want to report sexual violence. it is a very difficult thing to report. the responses are not very p

[applause] oh, and by the way, the guy standing next to me -- this is joe biden. [applause] just because he's a phillies fan -- he's from delaware. [laughter) now, look, the fact that we've got activists here is important because it's a reminder that change never comes -- or at least never begins in washington. it begins with acts of compassion - and sometimes defiance - across america. it begins when ordinary people - out of love for a mother or a father, son or daughter, or husband or wife - speak out against injustices that have been accepted for too long. and it begins when these impositions of conscience start opening hearts that had been closed, and when we finally see each other's humanity, whatever our differences. now, this struggle is as old as america itself. it's never been easy. but standing here, i am hopeful. one year ago, in this room, we marked the 40th anniversary of the stonewall protests. [applause] some of you were here, and you may remember that i pledged then that even at a time when we faced enormous challenges both on the economy and in ou

joe biden deserves a lot of credit for that. by the way, he says that he used to be able to drive one of these trucks. [laughter] what we cannot do is go back, now that we are starting to find out how big the whole is that has been dug for us, we cannot go back to the same policies that failed us, that led us into that hole. think about it. we have already tried scaling back our investment in clean energy and education and innovation, so that we could give tax breaks to the wealthiest americans and the biggest corporations. that did not work. we already tried putting industry insiders in charge of oversight. it did not work. we already tried stripping away rules and regulations that kept wall street banks and oil companies in bounds. we let them play by their own rules instead. it did not work. we know where these ideas to lead us, and we are going to have a choice as a nation moving forward. we are going to be able to return to the failed economic policies of the past, policies that give us record deficits, declining income, an

we do this every time we have one and everybody postures and at one of the hearings then senator biden asked a 24-minute question or something. we're going to have this. she's going to be confirmed and as she well should be and four republicans and one democrat will vote against her. it will be about the way it ends up. >> larry: dana, how do you feel? the previous conservative appointees took the middle road. she hasn't been questioned yet. they weren't definitive on any topic and they were approved. don't you expect this to go the same way? >> probably more than likely i expect it to go through. i'm watching lindsey graham to see what he does because he was one of the republicans who voted to confirm sonia sotomayor. one of the only ones. i just wish we knew a bit more about the documents that clinton library is releasing. we only have a quarter of the memos that she authored because she does have razor thin experience. i look at that and put that in context with some of the things that she said and some of the people she's looked up to and people with whom she's sort of organized he

gee, i saw joe biden watching the met -- guest: i saw joe biden watching the match.seemed interested. i think there is soccer diplomacy. i think it is significant that the obama administration sent joseph biden to show that we get the significance. you can argue that it is part and parcel to their broader engagement strategy. host: have passed the administration's done this -- administration's done this? guest: i think that they have, but i am not entirely sure. host: what are you looking for in the political frame? what are you expecting? guest: i am really interested in how south africa is able to pull this off. that question looms over all of these other questions. last week, there was a stampede that was held in a friendly match outside of johannesburg. that is really the biggest thing. there are other little subplots. north korea has a team that is plain. they have not had a team for several decades. du can see how they are put -- you can see how they are played it at home and abroad. -- playing that it at home and abroad. there are all sorts of a sub- dramas. b

joe biden was concerned about moving healthcare right after the stimulus. debates that we see on the campaign trail. for democratic candidates congress, would you vote for the bill? them would nottget back to us. there was a concern at the time political winner or loser. it depends on the districc or the state. is going to be a factor. we have seen democrats openly are opposed to it..% line.re walking a fine will obama go to their states that they have voted against his number-one prioriiy. host: how realistic is the pushed right now? guest: democrats in many ways having the meetings. they have presentations of various climate change proposals. is something that nancy has as a signature issue. the votes are nowhere near in the senate. that is coming from democrats way to getre is no to 60 votes. some do not want to have another bill moves that rates.aise consumer republicans waat to have the debate. host: louisville, kentucky, independent line. caller: has anybody heard about them extending unemployment benefits of all? have been working since i was old and

in 2007, senators biden, hayden and i-- got back a response. that have been discussed with president bush at that time and had no objection. a response from the iranians that they liked the tone of our letter but were not yet ready to talk, and the question i have is , with your comment about u.s. arrogance, is there any way we might use what president bush had talked about starting his administration a little more humility and i think president obama certainly withdrew any effort to have preconditions like stopping the enrichment of uranium before you talk about the subject. any way to modify our dealings with iran which might produce some better results? >> senator every united states president since the iranian revolution has reached out to the iranians. i was present at at the first outreach and at the end of october, 1979, when dr. brzezinski met with the leadership of the iranian government, prime minister, defense minister, foreign minister basically said we accept your revolution-- resolution. we will sell you all the weapons that we co

over the years, as chief of staff to then senator biden, teaching at the duke law school and as a senator myself, i've thought a lot about the qualities i believe a supreme court nominee should have. a first rate intellect, significant experience, unquestioned integrity, absolute commitment to the rule of law, unwavering dedication to being fair and open minded and the built to appreciate the impact of court decisions on the lives of ordinary people. last year, when justice souter announced his retirement and again when justice stevens announced his retirement this april, i suggested that the court would benefit from a broader range of experience among its members. my concern was not just the relative lack of women or racial or ethnic minorities on federal courts although that deficit remains glaring. i was noting the fact that the current justices all share very similar professional backgrounds. every one of them served as a federal circuit court judge before being appointed to the supreme court. not one of them has ever run for political office like sandra day o'connor, earl warren, hug

biden, brazilian soccer legend pele and fans and journalists from around the world. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro begins our coverage with this report from johannesburg. >> reporter: for the 370,000 tourists who will attend the world cup, south africa will present a glitzy, moder face, a brand new bullet train into town from johannesburg airport, fancy cars on broad freeways to booming suburbs. there's even a new mall in the historically black township of soweto, also infected with soccer fever. not long ago, the only blacks in places like these would have been cleaning them. but today few south africans of any color could match the consumer appetite and buying power of tim tebeila, one of the new class of black industrialists. he arrive it had other day to check on the progress of a new multimillion dollar home he's building. >> so the italian chandeliers have come in that you chose and it weighs what, one and a half tons? >> well, i'm blessed, that's what i can say. >> reporter: tim tebeila, son of a preacher and housewife, grew up in humble circumstance

but in new york, while expressing concern for the polite -- plight of palestinians, joe biden voiced support for israel. he spoke with pbs's charlie rose. >> you can argue whether israel should have dropped people on to that ship or not. but the truth of the matter is, israel has a right to know. they're at war with hamas. has a right to know whether or not arms are being smuggled in. >> woodruff: meantime, international mideast envoy tony blair said the blockade of hamas-ruled gaza has been counter-productive. >> my view is the blockade of gaza has to change, to stop. we need a better policy for gaza. but we needed that even before this incident occurred. >> woodruff: in jerusalem, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists lifting the blockade would open the door to illicit arms shipments to hamas. >> ( translated ) : now the rockets and missiles that iran is trying to get into gaza-- and some are already there-- at aimed at tel aviv, and jerusalem. it is our responsibility and our right, accordinging to international law and common sense, it is our duty to prevent these wea

vice president joe biden weighed in at the white house. >> there's no shakedown. it's insisting on responsible conduct and a responsible response to something they caused. and i find it outrageous to suggest that if in fact we insisted that b.p. demonstrate their preparedness to put aside billions of dollars, in this case $20 billion, to take care of the immediate need of people who are drowning . >> lehrer: later, congressman barton said his remarks had been "misconstrued." >> i want to record to be absolutely clear -r that i think b.p. is responsible for this accident, should be held responsible, and should in every way do everything possible to make good on the consequences that have resulted from this accident. >> i'm going to ask you to rise, raise your right hand, take the oath. >> lehrer: hayward's turn to speak came after 90 minutes of the hearing when he finally rose to be sworn. but he was promptly interrupted by a protestor. >> you need to go to jail! >> lehrer: when the outburst subsided, the b.p. chief set an apologetic tone in his reprepared remarks

under then chairman joe biden to help secure the nomination of ruth bader-ginsberg. and now one of the most active members of the supreme court. i know you will join with me in expressing our sympathy to justice ginsberg on the loss of her husband. work i working in the clinton white house, doing as she described it, mostly policy work. policy is quite difference than intense legal work. for example, in the office of legal council or some of the divisions in the department of justice. during her white house years the nominee w the central figure in the clinton-gore effort to restrict gun rights and as a dramatic 5-4 decision today in the mcdonald case shows the personal right of every american who own a gun hangs by a single vote on the supreme court. miss kagan was also the point person for the clinton administration's effort to bl k block -- abortions. perhaps she was the key person who convinced president obama to c who convinced president clinton to change his mind on that precedure.clinton to change his mind on that pcedure. her actions punished the military and

chairman. >> vice-president biden was asked what he thought about congressman barton's comments. here is his response. >> look, guys. i find it incredibly insensitive, incredibly out of touch. the reason why i got involved in politics, the reason why the president and i got involved is the one primary role for government, to protect people who are being taken advantage of. protect people who are in extreme straits and not able to take care of the circumstances themselves. i have been down in the bayou area off and on for the last 36 years. . . that people disassociate themselves from that. that is not the role. there is in shakedown. it is insisting on responsible conduct and a responsible response to something they caused. and i find it outrageous to suggest that if in fact we insisted that bp demonstrate their preparedness to put aside billions of dollars, in this case $20 billion, to care of these people who are drowning. these guys don't have deep pockets, the guy who runs the local marina, the guy who has one shrimp boat or one small business. he can't afford to lose $10,000

and beyond that, i am hosting by president biden for dinner tonight, and we have another opportunity to continue that conversation. the third and final point is that secretary gates has said that he never heard by president biden say that remark either. for what it is worth. >> he is saying one thing to one person allegedly and another thing to you, and they do not reconcile themselves, and that is exactly my point. it depends on who you seem to be talking to. a lot of little people in this country are being told directly and indirectly we are getting out in july 2011. how fast i do not know what -- but we're beginning to leave. and some people are beginning to doubt what the hell we are going to do if we do not stay in the fight. this is all about your problems, this is a political problem because i am assuming that july deadline did not come from you. you said it did not. you agreed to it, but someone other than you came map -- came up with they get out of afghanistan deadline. i think it is all politics and that is just me. the speaker of house said, i don't know how many votes th

but actually what vice president biden said is, look, mostly this is an internal issue. it's an inter and intratribal fight. yes, there are some radical taliban and pakistani elements and a very few al qaeda. how about we guarantee that we'll take care of any intervening forces, that is terrorist forces coming in from outside, in any number with a smaller troop presence and with our technology and we let the afghans work out their intertribal, intratribal conflicts that they've been carrying on over for 600 years and we encourage them to do that and adopt policies to help them meaningfully rebuild their country? instead general mcchrystal won the day. but now he's gone. now i understand that the president has said this does not mean a change in policy. i think that he should step back from that remark, consult again with all his best security advisors and the vice president and look at the results so far, find out what those critical comments were mentioned in that article, where basically the pentagon is saying, hey, this is ppgoing to be years and years a a much bigger

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according to what is probably trash journalism, a vice- president biden said in july of 2011, you are going to see a whole lot of people moving out, bet on it. it would be very helpful if your sentiments were shared by the president, the vice president, the president's national security adviser, and others. right now, we are sounding an uncertain trumpet to our friends and enemies. they believe that we're leaving as of july 2011. i could relate to you anecdotes all the way down to the tribal chieftain level in afghanistan. it seems to me that organizations and countries and leaders in the region are accommodating to that eventuality. that does not bode well for success in afghanistan. i guess it is more than a comment that i make, and elaboration on the comment i made yesterday. if we sound an uncertain trumpet, not many will follow. that is what is being sounded now. that is one of the reasons why we see some of the events taking place in the region. they're not just confined to afghanistan. i know i have used up most of my time. maybe general petraeus would like to respond. >> first

in 2007, senators biden, hayden and i-- got back a response. that have been discussed with president bush at that time and had no objection. a response from the iranians that they liked the tone of our letter but were not yet ready to talk, and the question i have is , with your comment about u.s. arroganc is there any way we might use what president bush had talked about starting his administration a little more humility and i think president obama certainly withdrew any effort to have preconditions like stopping the enrichment of uranium before you talk about the subject. any way to modify or dealings with iran which might produce some better results? >> senator every unid states president since the iranian revolution has reached out to the iranians. i was present at at the first outreach and at the end of october, 1979, when dr. brzezinski met with the leadership of the iranian government, prime minister, defense minister, foreign minister basically said we accept your revolution-- resolution. we will sell you all the weapons that we contrac

vice-president biden says let it be an israeli-led investigation. some parents have worked with the united states government for several years to get an investigation, a garland and transparent investigation. united states government said israelis had not accomplish that. host: we have to leave it there. guest: let me talk about the organization and the work. the council is a nonpartisan, nonprofit membership organization and think tank. we publish these magazines as well. it is an influential foreign policy magazine. we have offices in new york and 4300 members in york, washington -- new york and washington. my colleagues and i take positions. we have a neal conservatives, liberals. i saw the same post on the website that the caller is talking about. he was questioning what political perspective they are working with in the middle east. think the person that posted that did not do any reading of any of the work of any of those people to suggest that it is an across the board neo- conservative a statement does not go to the facts as i know them. i t

congress determined, after many years of hearings, led by at that time senator biden, the importancest women. after many years of failed attempts, a loss of national support came together. with a bipartisan effort, senator hatch especially, they brought democrats and republicans together to recognize that we truly do need to address this on a very comprehensive basis. host: are there any statistics on domestic violence? guest: we have government statistics, private foundations statistics, i hesitate to focus just on statistics. host: just a snapshot. guest: roughly one in four women are but tons of domestic violence. we have over half a million reported sexual assaults. . sexual assaults, and i stres because rape and sexual assaults are to this day under-poed crimes america. to reportwant sexual violence. it is a very difficult thing to report. the responses are not very positive responses. women are victimized, women are blamed for the assault. ofassi cases are reporting the asslt and the ingrate turns to the victim, not a perpetrato inquiry turns to the victim, the perpetrator. it

guest: with all due respect, we can save a lot of money biden and with agricultural price subsidies.hat are we still in that business? let us leave that aside and focus on people. they are cutting teachers, people at the bottom of the hierarchy come on the front lines. what i'm trying to suggest here is, at the middle and upper levels of government, we stuff filling those jobs and being vacated by baby boomers. when the choice is made about who to let go and the person making the choice is at the higher levels of the organization, guess who knows? the front line. that is how we have done downsizing over the past few years. they basically stopped hiring, which is exactly the wrong thing you want to do. do we need more inspectors at mms, do we need more inspectors at the faa? absolutely. we have to find a way to deal with a collar's concerns. we have to put pressure on the middle and upper levels by forcing agencies to defend those jobs as they are being exited. we tend to view the retirement of baby boomers as a great crisis. it is actually a great opportunity. if people like me leave

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