has chuck hagel ever given a speech to cobra? or for that matter cobra kai? has he received donations from the lollipop guild? [laughter] what are his ties to the dead poet's society? and why are they dead? did they know too much about benghazi? [laughter] president obama, withdraw hagel's nomination, or you will lose the support of moderate republicans, another group that doesn't exist. [cheers and applause] folks, my favorite thing about sports is stadiums named after corporations. it's win-win. the teams get money, and the corporations get advertising that really works. i mean, going to coors field makes me crave the silver bullet. and any time i go to see the patriots play at gillette stadium, i'm as hairless as a newborn mole rat. [laughter] but i was especially pumped about the latest company to get in on the stadium naming action. >> after more than two years florida atlantic university's football stadium has a name. >> it's named after a prison company. >>it will be called geo group stadium after get this the nation's largest operator of for profit pr

no vote for hagel until panetta answers questions about benghazi.er] what happens when ten jews sit in a room and try to come up with puns really. starts that way every morning, actually. so two weeks ago lindsey rhett graham had his raisin -- whatever it's a play. >> did the president show any curiosity about how is this going? what kind of assets do you have helping these people? did he ever make that phonecall? >> look, there's no question in my mind the president of the united states was concerned about american lives. >> with all due respect i don't believe it's a credible statement. >> jon: oh, with all due respect, the president does not care for he is a cad and a scoundrel. [ laughter ] it's a plan as the alabaster tone in my creamy skin and as simple as my maid kicked in the head by a donkey. this president lies like all the other men who woo you with their lives and leave behind nothing but broken dreams and a torn cotton negligee you ordered special from a yankee catalog. [cheers and applause] [laughter] anyway, the point is he got his pa

let's go to chuck hagel.ou were here crying for chuck hagel to do something, in that case where a jury's ruling was overturned on a sexual assault case in the military in the air force. it turns out now secretary hagel is look going this. is this a good step? >> i think it is. when hagel came in, he understood he needed to act and made a commitment to act. he had shined a light where before people had been invisible. so i'm very confident that hague sell going to take the steps that are necessary, because i'm confident in the thousands of people who are going to push him to do the right thing. >> michael: yeah, that's what i'm talking about, shining the light really important. i shine the light on my garage every day, and it is still a mess. so is there something we know about chuck hagel that is actually going to get action out of this. >> he has proven in the past that given an assignment to serve his country, he does it. i think he is incredibly good at following the orders of the commander in chief, and i

hagel wasn't injured but heard the bombs going off. hours after chuck hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as secretary of defense, a suicide bomber struck outside the afghan ministry of defense in kabul killing at least 9 people and injuring 14 others. hagel was a safe distance away and says he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> we're in a war zone. i been in war. you know, so shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off or there's an explosion. >> reporter: hagel, who is a vietnam vet, says he is in afghanistan to thank the troops. he met with the 101st airborne division and awarded two purple hearts and answered soldiers' questions, some of which focused on budget cuts. >> i will do everything within my power to assure that the funding is there and the commitments that we have made to you are fulfilled. >> reporter: on this trip, hagel says he wants to get a better understanding of the progress the us is making in the war. well, in the second bombing, afghan officials said the man was targeting a joint u.s.- afghan

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now over to you, secretary hagel, solve the problem. do a review.nstate the conviction and take a very careful look at why it was that the general acted the way that the general acted. and put steps in place so one person can't throw out a jury. >> michael: and is that typical of military justice as we know it? the generals can just go ahead and do that? >> he could revisit that. in the interest of justice the secretary can go ahead and overrule the ruling of the person underneath him, but in the interest of broader justice, because we have a host of females on the committee who are dedicated to solving this problem, we have to say zero tolerance means zero tolerance, fix this case and all of those cases, the estimation of 19,000 a year in the pentagon most of them aren't even going to trial. >> michael: the defense department, their own numbers are showing one in three military women are sexually assaulted. but then hagel starts on the job. he has the budget problem issue where does this fit in? how can he prioritize something like this? >> this is

there's a cancelled news conference between the president and defense secretary chuck hagel in kabul, authorities claiming security concerns, but it all comes on the heels of shocking comments by the afghan leader. karzai who has a history of controversial remarks now claims the u.s. working with the taliban in his view to prove that international forces will still be needed to keep the peace in afghanistan. it's an allegation that u.s. officials this morning are fiercely denying. good morning on this sunday morning. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. >> i'm jamie colby. it will be a great morning here. great to see you. >> you, too, jamie. >> president karzai claims yesterday's deadly homicide bombing, well, that is prove u.s. forces are working with terrorists to convince civilians that violence will increase when troops leave. that's scheduled to happen next year, of course, and peter doocy is following this live from washington. good morning, peter. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. afghan president had hamid kari was describing the role of women in the milita

further muddying hagel's visit, hamid accused the united states and hagel from holding talks. as an example, he cited saturday's suicide bombings that killed 19 people. he said they're trying to frighten us into thinking that if the foreigners are not in afghanistan, we would be facing these sort of incidents. the defense secretary and karzai eventually met behind closed doors. hagel told karzai there are no talks. >> i told the president that it was not true that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. >> reporter: it has been a trip with little good to be said about u.s./afghan relations as both nations try to unwind america's role here. on saturday the final handover of prisoners was canceled in an argument over karzai's desire to free some of them. as if the day weren't already tense enough, president hamid karzai accused u.s.-led forces and the afghans working with them of abusing university students. charlie d'agata, cbs news, kabul. >>> well, this morning a winter storm is heading from the plains into the upper midwes

maybe the hagel visit was an opportunity to make some statements. >> woodruff: hagel... secretary hagel seemed to shrug it off in many words. how do you think something like this affects the relationship? >> i think it's a serious irritant, but i think we'll see more of it. as i said, we are ratcheting down. he's facing historic transition. the coury is is facingn histoc transition. and they are entering an electoral period. under those conditions domestic opinion, their domestic opinion is going to be whatnot only karzai but most afghan politicians are looking toward where our role is diminishing and therefore concerns about our sensitivities are also diminishing. >> woodruff: do you see this continuing too? >> yes. hagel was blunt and direct on his talk with president karzai at the meeting. >> woodruff: in the private talks. >> and a meeting was a very tense meeting. but i think when he came out, he was graceful and cautious. one could understand because of the sensitivity of the transition i think the united states is more interested in the process of the transition a

secretary hagel was nearby, close enough to hear the blast.aliban took responsibility for the attack, saying, quote, this attack was a message to him, him being secretary hagel. the next day, president karzai accused the united states of finding common cause, of finding common cause with the taliban, saying the u.s. and taliban wanted to destabilize afghanistan. in other words, the afghan president accused the u.s. of essentially colluding with the taliban after the taliban dispatched suicide bombers that killed almost 20 civilians. that's what the afghan president said sunday, which probably made this meeting a couple hours later between the secretary and the afghan president a little uncomfortable. they did not disclose any specifics from the closed door meeting, and a joint press conference was cancelled due to security concerns. not every stop on that premier visit was off script or filed undergone horribly awry. hagel, the first war veteran to be secretary of defense presented two soldiers with purple hearts. an honor the secretary himsel

according to the u-s military, hagel was not injured and continued with his schedule.s more on the story. >> reporter: hours after chuck hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as u-s defense secretary -- a suicide bomber struck outside the afghan ministry of defence in kabul. according to police, the blast killed at least nine people and injured 14 others. hagel was a safe distance away, and says he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> "we're in a war zone. i've been in war. so, shouldn't be surprised if a bomb goes off or an explosion." >> reporter: hagel, who is a vietnam vet, says he's in afghanistan to thank the troops. he met with the 101st airborne division in jalalabad, and awarded two purple hearts. he also answered soldier's questions, some of which focused on budget cuts. >> "i will do everything within my power to assure that the funding is there and the commitments that we made to you are fullfilled." >> reporter: on this trip, hagel says he wants to get a better understanding of the progress the u-s is making in the war. >> "we're going to c

defense secretary chuck hagel has been marred by violence. since he arrived, there have been two separate suicide attacks. eight children and a policeman were killed on a strike. in the capital, the bomber charged into the defense ministry. the taliban said they planned the attacks deliberately to mark his visit. >> chuck taylor arrived in afghanistan nine days after being sworn in as u.s. defense minister -- chuck hagel. shortly before his arrival, he told reporters we are still at war. hours later, two suicide attacks killed 18 people. they targeted the defense ministry in kabul. the bombers circled toward the building and got to within 30 meters of the main entrance without being checked. the bomb struck a group of employees on their way to work, killing nine. >> i was really close by when the bomb exploded. i threw myself on the ground. i did not know what was happening. soldiers were firing into the air. i saw many wounded and dead people near the gates of the ministry. >> the taliban have claimed responsibility, saying they had planned

. >>> chuck hagel's first visit to afghanistan today as defense secretary, coincided with two suicideople. a bomber at a check point killed several children and an afghan policeman. minutes before, an explosion in the capitol of cobble killed ten. the taliban took responsibility for that attack, saying it was meant to send a message. >> hours after chuck hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as u.s. defense secretary, a suicide bomber struck outside the afghan ministry of defense in coble. according to police, the blast killed nine people and injured 14 others hagel was a safe distance away and he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> it's like we're in a war zone. i've been in war. you know, shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off. >> hagel, who is a vietnam vet says he's in afghanistan to think the truth. >> thanks for your service, guys. >> the airborne division and awarded two purple hearts. he also answered soldier's questions, some of which focused on budget cuts. >> i will do everything within my power to make sure the funding is there and the commitments we

chuck hagel was something very much to persuade them that there is little they can say. security is a major issue. the taliban has handed over footage to al jazeera on this very deadline showing just how much they can move around with impunity to launch their suicide attacks and how much detailed preparation goes into the attacks. >> the target, at a local governor's office and a nato area. the preparation is meticulous. this shows the tools that the television are using to orchestrate their -- talbian are using to orchestrate their campaign. >> it'll have a checkpoint. >> the suicide attack killed five people and injured 80. it was filmed from three different camera angles providing plenty of food to edge -- footage the recruitment drive. this level of planning should shake the afghan army into realizing that today's taliban has become more sophisticated than the government. >> there are well-trained forces in the army. they do not know and they are not aware of these modern technologies and how to use them. in many institutions that are not even familiar with youtub e.

minute before a bomber struck the capital city of the kabul where secretary hagel had just arrived. the taliban took responsibility for that attack. >> reporter: hours after check hagel touched down on his first overseas trip as defense secretary, a suicide bomber struck outside of the afghan ministry of defense in kabul. according to police the blast killed at least nine people and injured 14 others. hagel was a safe distance away and said he was in a briefing when he heard the boom. >> we're in a car zone. i have been in war. so you shouldn't be surprised when a bomb goes off, or there is an explosion. >> reporter: hagel, who is a vietnam vet says is he in afghanistan to thank the troops. >> thank you for your service, guys. >> reporter: he met with the 101 airborne division in jalalabad and awarded two purple heart and answered soldiers questions, some of which focused on budget cuts. >> i will do everything within my power to assure that the funding is there and the commitments that we have made to you are fulfilled. >> reporter: on this trip, hagel says he wants to get a better

and to be doing that when secretary hagel was there? maybe he thought was somehow going to divide the american people. whatever problems senator hagel had going through the confirmation process. whe he's in afghanistan, he represents the united states of america. and america is going to rally behind him and the president and the administration. >> absolutely. he's on his way home safely. having stopped in germany. but certainly not an auspicious first trip as pentagon chief. i also want to ask you about a controversial decision the administration has brought up abu gaith, the son-in-law of osama bin laden after he was taken in an interesting way by the fbi and the c.i.a. in jordan after kurky extradited him to jordan and on his way to kuwait and he ended up in our hands in new york city. the argument from the administration is that he was talking them and giving them useful information, even after he was given his miranda rights and there's no reason why he cannot safely be prosecuted in lower manhattan where we, you know, prosecuted an

this while secretary hagel was having his meetings in kabul as well. so a difficult time when we're just weeks away, spring we were told this morning, when the responsibility for security for all of afghanistan, 100% of it, will fall to the afghans themselves. you can imagine how unsettling and destabilizing this kind of incident can be. thomas. >> mike, what's the overview of the visit of secretary hagel to the region, especially given the fact hamid karzai has been very vocal about u.s. involvement in the country, especially given the last 24 hours? >> reporter: well, it was certainly an awkward ending to that visit. secretary hagel said he accomplished a lot. he showed the flag and visited both with u.s. and afghan troops. assured them while there was still a war on, the transition is going forward to afghan control as it should but he was supposed to at the end have a joint press conference with president karzai. that fell apart following the critical remarks that karzai made about the u.s. and the taliban working in concert, together, in a way mar

i mean meaning hagel. but we want to send a message that we are always capable of hitting cabble when the top defense ministry is there. there was another homicide bomb attack in the police checkpoint in eastern afghan city. that killed two afghan police officers and eight children between the ages of 10 and 18. >> mogy, thank you very much. >> state senators in colorado capturing national attention as the debate on guns and second amendment rights heats up. state lawmaker in denver are considering bills on mandatory background checks. politicians in the state are sharply divided and the outcome could influence what happened in washington. dominic is following the story. dominic we could see them vote on monday? >> we could indeed. i say, sharply divided is the right phrase to use, harris. not all of the bills got through because some were too controversial in the final voting stage. we'll look at what did get agreed however. first, universal background checks between private individuals and sales conducte

hagel responding to accusations made by karzai. >> i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is, any prospect for peace or poll lal settlements that has to be led by the afghans. that has to come from the afghan side. obviously the united states will support efforts. if they are led by the afghans to come to some possible resolution if that veventually evolves. i don't know. i have always believed that it is wise for nations to engage, to reach out. that doesn't mean you are prepared to negotiate. it may never get to that point. but i think it is far preferable than war. >> hagel left afghanistan hours ago. >> time for the first degree weather update. >> maria molina is live with yet another storm. right? >> another cold front. ahead of it we have been enjoying pretty good conditions for the week. we had sunshine high temperatures upper 40z low 50s. today will be similar to that. high temperatures 50 degrees. high temperature today is only going to be in the upper 30s. y

something he had nothing to do with as well as chuck hagel. >> yeah. listen. i think it's fine to advise and consent. that's the senate's role. >> right. >> but for senator mccain and the others, it's become more about irritate and obstruct and some point it becomes a dangerous situation when you have a serious number of threats the country's facing, whether it's the growing threat of al qaeda in africa, you know, instability in the middle east, iran. and so, the question becomes when is enough enough? it doesn't seem to be anything for the administration to say to pacify them. >> speaking of the administration, carrie, let's play what jay carney said on this issue just within the past hour. >> we have been enormously cooperative with congress on the issue of benghazi. hours and hours of testimony including the secretary of state, tens of thousands of pages of documents, i believe. numerous hearings and working with members on their concerns as, you know, with regards to these nominations. but again, our nominees ought to be considered on qualifications. >> ca

you have to look at a couple of things that did happen and didn't happen while hagel was here. on saturday there was supposed to be the handover, official handover ceremony of the prison at bag gram airbase from u.s. control to karzai control. it didn't happen. it was discovered, maybe karzai wasn't aware of this clause, but in the end the u.s. was going to retain control over which prisoners were going to be detained. karzai wouldn't agree to that. it would have been a feather? his cap. suddenly it didn't happen. >>> last month karzai had ordered that u.s. special forces withdraw from a kabul suburb because of allegations that were unconfirmed against attacks in civilians. it was a two-week deadline be and nobody has withdrawn from this point. none of those special forces did happen. look at what did happen with those terrible suicide bombings, one of them within earshot of where hagel was meeting in the city of kabul himself. he said they're working. we continue to be marginalized while others play out the end game. that's what's happening. one other point, thomas. we did go

you mentioned what secretary hagel said.i know these are difficult issues for president karzai and the afghan people. i was once a politician, so i can understand the kind of pressures especially leaders of countries are always under. is chuck hagel saying more or less, don't worry the guy is lying? >> what secretary hagel is saying there is a fuller picture and this is just one particular episode. it was horrible that there was a bombing during hagel's visit and killing of soldiers again today, this underscores the policy of withdrawing from afghanistan is the right policy. but the key challenge is how to do so in an american manner that maintains security and maintain the stability in afghanistan after the u.s. leaves. that's where hagel is heading in driving this policy. >> john: i want to go back to karzai's statement because it seems we have to figure out what he's trying to accomplish by making this statement saying america is in cahoots with the taliban. is he trying to go with some big anti-american and anti-taliban

another only about a mile away from where hagel was meeting with coalition leaders in kabul. nbc's mike taibbi is in kabul for us tonight. good evening, mike. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it happened just before 9:00 a.m. kabul time. a lone suicide bomber rode in on a bicycle. but only got close enough to the afghan defense ministry to attack and impact civilians. nine were killed, 14 were injured. the taliban later said the attack was a message for defense secretary hagel, who was in a secure briefing at the time, miles away in the edge of the city. hagel said later said that he heard the explosion but it didn't interrupt either his briefing or his itinerary. he went up to bagram air base and met with coalition commanders there, then went to jalalabad to visit with troops from the 101st airborne. tomorrow another full day, further briefing on the training for the afghan army, important with afghans now responsible for 90% of their own security. and then meetings with afghan economic and military leaders, and a sit-down with afghan president hamid karzai. among the prob

hagel met privately with afghan's president karzai to discuss key issues and hagel understands where the two countries stands and says the united states understands that karzai faces political pressures as the war winds down. this is hagel's first visit to afghanistan at defense secretary. >> the suspect in a gang rape and murder that sparked international outrage committed suicide today in india. we have video of a large protest that the rape triggered and left many demanding more government protections for women. the man was the driver of the bus on which several men kidnapped and raped the 23-year-old woman would later died. five others still face charges in the attack. >> japan is remembering the 19,000 victim whose died two years ago together in a massive earthquake and tsunami. a moment of silent was marked at 10:46 our time. the images are unforgettable as the 9 earthquake wiped out several coastal communities and triggered a crisis at the nuclear power plant where three reactors melted down and spewed radiation into the atmosphere leaving the area unlivable. >> coming up, the

and new defense secretary hagel denying the claim.nd he expressed that the united states continued to support the peace inside that country. venezuelan opposition leader, reportedly will announce his run for president against the hand picked successor of former president hugo chavez. chavez died, as you know, last week after a battle with cancer. venezuela has the largest proven oil reserve will vote on the 14th: and on wall street as the dow jones industrial average continues an amazing run, another key set of stocks approaching record territory. fox news senior correspondent and anchor of "bulls and bears" brenda buttner with more. >> the dow sets a record, sounding like a broken record. four days last week, record finishes, but it's likely another benchmark. the s & p, we care about that broader market a big part of many 401(k)'s and close tower a record as well, just 14 points away when the opening bell rings tomorrow. a strong jobs report for february kept the buyers working and thening and has small investors eager to jump on to

how dare hagel say it. now the administration's gonna make a big dilly-o about the fact that while he's over there, obama is going to get israel's highest civilian honor, the "presidential medal of distinction." but it's not that great, once you eat the chocolate. [laughter] and i'm not the only one who's suspicious of obama's committment to israel. so is the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. during the 2012 campaign, netanyahu all but endorsed obama's opponent-- what is your name? [cheers and applause] i know this. i know this. i know this. don't tell me. matz latke? bris schmaltzy? putz schmuckney? what, whatever. jim? >> prime minister netanyahu pretty much aligned himself with governor romney. >> prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who really threw his full support, it seemed at times behind mitt romney. >> you know they've known each other since the 1970s when they worked together in a consulting firm. >> you've been a personal friend of mine and a strong friend of the state of israel. >> stephen: that

. >> newly appointed secretary of defense chuck hagel making his first official trip to afghanistan,i. hagel and karzai speaking in private after canceling a joint press conference due to security concerns, discussing issues including troop withdrawal and addressing comments karzai made ahead of hagel's visit. karzai accusing america and the taliban of coordinating terror attacks against afghan civilians. secretary hagel using the meeting with the president to clear any fears. >> i told the president it was not true that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. >> sulaiman abu ghaith, a former spokesman for al-qaeda and son-in-law of its founder, osama bin laden, appearing in new york city federal court to face charges for allegedly conspiring to kill americans. abu ghaith was arrested in jordan by u.s. officials and brought to the u.s. the decision reigniting debate about trying al-qaeda suspects, with senior republicans in congress denouncing the decision to try him in a civilian criminal court, rather than a military commission.

defense secretary chuck hagel. nearly dozen people killed by a homicide bomber in afghanistan today as the secretary makes his first visit there since taking the job. molly henneberg has more from washington. molly, just how close was secretary hagel to the site of the attack? >> gregg, he was in kabul at the time attending a briefing. but in a different part of the city. but he and others on the u.s. base, heard it. felt the explosion and later secretary hagel said this. >> let me express my sympathy, sincere sympathy to the families of the victims. i know about the attacks and i'm very sorry. we're at war. war didn't stop. we have a war here. and that's just the reality. >> hagel, vietnam veteran, says he's seen war and no one should be surprised that bombs explode during a war. that attack in kabul killed at least nine afghan civilians and wounded others, according to afghan officials. gregg. >> is the taliban bragging about this, taking credit? >> the taliban was quick to claim responsibility. a taliban spokesm

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but they turned another matter of concern to secretary hagel. he has made it clear in his meetings in no uncertain terms the department and senior leadership that eliminating sexual assault from the military is one of his top priorities. he believes that sexual basalt is a serious crime that has no place in the department and he will not tolerate it. feel subleased any member of the military combat data sexual assault, no matter bangor position must be held appropriately accountable. concerns were raised on to every try 6060 convening convening authority and legal matter involving an air force attendant colonel exercises article lx authority and dismissed the court-martial conviction and the resulting sentence for sexual basalt on an officer. secretary hagel has directed two separate reviews to ensure the military justice system is protecting the times of sexual assault as well as justice for the accused. first, secretary has directed the secretary of the air force in coordination with the general counsel to immediately review this case to asses

karzai infuriated hagel by charging that the u.s. and taliban are working together.agel finally met with karzai for dinner where he denied those allegations adding that the u.s. is not conducting any talks with the taliban. >>> back overseas to london where queen elizabeth is set to take a historic stand against discrimination, it will include the strongest statements she's ever made about women's rights. abc's lama hasan reports from london. >> reporter: above all, the queen represents centuries of tradition and continuity, and she usually steers clear of making political decisions. but in a break with tradition, she will sign a remarkable document tomorrow and will give a speech endorsing the new agreement among former members of the british empire. which states opposition to, quote, all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, color, creed, political belief, or other grounds. >> this is believed to be the first time she's shown her support of gay rights. that's a big step. we're not going to hear her views on these matters, but the fact that she's

hagel was asked if they talked about karzai's claims of behind the scenes communications between thed the taliban. >> i told the president said it and was not true with the to use nine states is a unilateral with the taliban. it and trying to negotiate anything that the united states is unilateral with the taliban. any prospect for political settlements or peace past two "be led by afghans." >> hagel also said the united states is still on track to end its 11-year combat mission in afghanistan. >> tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that triggered a tsunami in japan. nearly 16-thousand people died as a result of the disaster. this is the same earthquake and tsunami that triggered a massive meltdown at the fukushima nuclear power plant. that meltdown forced thousands of people to abandon their homes in order to escape the dangerous levels of radiation. >> it appears charges against rapper m-c hammer have been dropped. hammer was arrested at a dublin shopping center two weeks ago and was charged for resisting an officer. friday night, he took to twitter

the accusation comes amid the first afghan trip for new defense secretary chuck hagel, the man who willee the planned withdrawal of 34,000 u.s. troops over the next yea year-and-a-half. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the top story. >> reporter: an already awful weekend in afghanistan got even more horrific today. two soldiers killed. as a new spate of anti-american comments by afghan president hamid karzai who accused the u.s. of colluding with the taliban. drew an angry white house rebuke. >> that is cat goricly false. nobody believes that. and our men and women for going on 12 years have sacrificed enormously on behalf of afghanistan. >> new defense secretary chuck hagel's first trip to afghanistan on the job was overshadowed by karzai's comment and the violence, which started within hours of hagel's arrival saturday in kabul. with a suicide bomber detonating his vest outside the afghan ministry of defense, killing at least ten people. shortly after that, another bombing in the eastern province of khost killing eight children, while karzai somehow turned all of this arou

how difficult was chuck hagel's visit with karzai? well, they were supposed to have a joint press conference in front of the afghan and u.s. and nato press corps. that did not happen. one official saying to me they just couldn't be sure that karzai wouldn't show up and start ranting against the united states with the secretary of defense standing there. wolf? >> you know, it is pretty insulting when you think about it, the u.s. has 66,000 troops that are still in afghanistan right now, spending about $2 billion in u.s. taxpayer money every single week, almost $100 billion a year, barbara, and this is the way karzai treats the defense secretary, the new defense secretary, won't even go and have that traditional news conference at the end of that visit. >> to be clear, wolf, the pentagon's official reasoning was that it was due to security, but that doesn't say much either, does it, about the state of security in the presidential palace in kabul that they could not be sure the international press corps would be safe for a press conferen

lori: defense secretary chuck hagel with his inaugural outing greeted by suicide bombers. what is the message in that? >> when the president decided he wagoing to withdraw, he admitted defeat. the afghan see things very black and white and what they see as the americans have surrendered, and so they were giving a demonstration of what is to come to the karzai government once we're gone. lori: if that's what the afghanistan and karzai want? or is this the u.s. financial aid? >> it is very difficult to tell what he wants, seems to change from time to time. it's more important for the american people to get what they want, surely there is no reason for any american to ever have died in afghanistan for the sake of afghan freedom. we went there to destroy our enemies. we failed to do that, we're only in the country now because president obama wants to be able to say on the eve of the next congressional election that he pulled all the boys out from afghanistan. american people are really on a loose thought here. we have been defeated in that country and in the muslim world it wi