major-general jeffrey buchanan. he serves as the chief spokesperson.oal is to get a bird's-eye view from your position about the troop withdrawal to areas where do things stand right now? guest: thank you for having me on your show today and veterans day -- and happy veterans day. things are going very well. we're on track to honor our commitment to the iraqi and american people by living out article 24, the security agreement signed in 2008. that mandates that all of our troops are withdrawn by the end of the year. as far as base transitions, redeployment, and personnel redeployment, we are on track what are some of the security issues -- on track. host: what are some of the security issues? guest: iraq is still a dangerous place. we still see threats from al- qaeda, as well as some of the iranian backed military groups. they want to continue to try to attack our troops, either on our bases or during our movements. we approach every one of the movements as a deliberate operation. we use intelligence. we coordinate our surveillance and reconnaissance.

major-general jeffrey buchanan. he serves as the chief spokesperson. our goal is to get a bird's-eye view from your position about the troop withdrawal to areas where do things stand right now? guest: thank you for having me on your show today and veterans day -- and happy veterans day. things are going very well. we're on track to honor our commitment to the iraqi and american people by living out article 24, the security agreement signed in 2008. that mandates that all of our troops are withdrawn by the end of the year. as far as base transitions, redeployment, and personnel redeployment, we are on track what are some of the security issues -- on track. host: what are some of the security issues? guest: iraq is still a dangerous place. we still see threats from al- qaeda, as well as some of the iranian backed military groups. they want to continue to try to attack our troops, either on our bases or during our movements. we approach every one of the movements as a deliberate operation. we use intelligence. we coordinate our surveillance and reconnaiss

general jeffrey buchanan says this largest movement of military equipment since world war ii sparks emotions. >> i think all of us have lost a lot of friends, and that's tough. we want to honor that commitment and honor their sacrifice. my greatest hope is that the iraqis take advantage of the opportunities that they have. >> reporter: captain lester minges and staff sergeant donald whitesman ending third deployments here. >> i want to see the nation of iraq succeed, i really do and what i don't want to see is it crumble. >> i've noticed a lot, the iraqi people over here have pretty much the same beliefs and they want the same things and i'm going to miss that. >> reporter: eight years after shock and awe, after the toppling and death of saddam hussein, after at least 400473 american lives lost, and 32,226 wounded in action, and a roughly estimated 100,000 iraqi civilian deaths, america leaves a significantly less violent but not completely stable iraq. this attack in baghdad in recent days. having survived bombings and hunger. >> very, very good. >> reporter: the madawi family keeps weapons

jeffrey buchanan talks about the transfer of power to the iraq government. then ray kelly. a conversation with andrew tilghman. later tomorrow morning, we will take you to arlington national cemetery for a veteran state ceremony. our live coverage gets started at 11:00 eastern. >> in his new order by -- autobiographical novel autobiographicalkarl marlantes. "i started telling discussion about my symptoms. jumping out and the middle of the night and going outside. the car would haunt the behind me. i would get angry and attack the car behind me. he said, have you ever been in a war? that hit me so hard. i am in the middle of the room with 80 people. i started bawling. s not was coming out of my nose. when he finally got me back into some semblance of control, he said, you have ptsd. have you ever heard of it? >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke talks to u.s. soldiers about the economy and the importance of financial literacy for veterans. he was at fort bliss in el paso, texas. this is about one hour. >> good morning. how are we doing this morning? we have quite a treat

we will have major general jeffrey buchanan to talk about the equipment drawdown in iraq. the government legislative director will talk about the federal program to encourage the hiring of a recentveterans -- recent veterans. "washington journal" airs every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c- span. we will be at arlington national cemetery tomorrow. there will be a remembrance ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. you can see it live at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. [applause] >> that three -- let me remind you that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. >> he lost the 1964 presidential election to lyndon johnson. barry goldwater's ideas galvanized the conservative movement. he is featured this week on the c-span series, "the contenders." live friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> the senate judiciary committee approved a bill along a party line voted that would repeal the defense of marriage act, a 1996 law that allows states not to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. democratic members of