normally when the mcchrystal assessment leaked to bob woodard we have a conversation about what in itould potentially harm our operations, and the washington post being a responsible news organization that it is, takes our input into consideration and takes out of their publication those issues which could potentially harm our forces. we can't -- we were never afforded the opportunity to have that kind of information with wikileaks. they're not in my mind exercising any sort of editorial judgment over this material. their altitude is posted on the internet and let the chips fall where they may. and we still don't know the full ramifications yet. we've got a team of weekend 20 people that have been going through every document trying to pick out who is potentially harm. >> geoff, we'd like to have you back any time. coming up in my no >>> after months of grueling work, penalty gone acquisition chief ash art carter issued a 17-page template to improven how america's military buys goods and services. key tenets klugman dating affordability, using time limits, using competition to control

. >> a new book by bob woodard is outlining deep divisions in the white house over the war in afghanistan, with advisers arguing over the war and some doubti ining if the president's strategy will work. chuck todd joins us. so, chuck, reportedly some big disagreements we're talking about. >> reporter: that's right, tamron. we're hearing about disagreements, particularly from the diplomatic side and the military side of the presidential -- of the president's advisers. now, the white house is already reacting to the book this morning. senior administration official putting out a fairly lengthy memo about the book saying, look, these policy divisions were well known at the time. this is the way the president operates. he wants different point of views. he wants a lot of information before he comes to a situation. so in many ways, they're trying to downplay these divisions and saying, hey, nothing to see here, tamron. we shall see if there's personnel recriminations, though, down the road. >> meantime, chuck, another economic adviser is leaving. >> reporter: that's right. larry summers, chair