. >> that is congressman jim mcgovern of massachusetts, a democrat, who along with republican walter jones of north carolina has sponsored the afghanistan exit and accountability act, which would set a firm time line for withdrawing troops. a couple of months ago, a poll said that 73% of the american people want us out this year. >> i think they will stick with the timeline that the president set. you have to remember why we went in and the first place, because of 9/11 and back at the taliban -- the fact that taliban held to that country and al qaeda had to struggle there. >> charles krauthammer this week -- "we could never have pulled off the bin laden raid without a major presence in afghanistan. the joplin was jalalabad." does he have a point, mark? >> charles always has a point. i think the point is missing here. you can make the case that osama bin laden and scored a major victory it with what happened in this country as a result on 9/11. not just the coarsening of our life here, the lack of trust, the over-security in our nation. the money out of our pocket, two wars that only

. >> that is congressman and jim mcgovern of massachusetts who along with walter jones of north carolinaed the afghanistan exit and accountability act which would set a firm timeline for withdrawing troops did a couple months ago a poll showed that 73% one as out this year -- want as out this year. >> i think they will stick with the time when the president said. you have to remember why we went in in the first place because of osama bin laden and taliban in de -- in that country. >> charles krauthammer this week -- "we could never have pulled off the bin laden raid without a massive base and afghanistan. the drop off point was jalalabad." does he have a point? >> charles always has a point. the point is missing here. you can make a case that osama bin laden scored a major it victory with what happened in this country as a result of 9/11. not simply the coarsening of our life here, the lack of trust the over-the security and our nation. the money out of our pocket for two wars that are only the results of 9/11 or in reaction to 9/11, not logically and not historically validbut in that se

. >> woodruff: speaking of afghanistan, we saw democratic congressman jim mcgovern offer an amendment this week, david, demanding an accelerated troop withdrawal. it didn't pass, but it did show that there is-- but it was close. and so, that debate goes on, doesn't it? right, and it goes on with a lot more republican opposition. the tea party people, a lot of the freshmen, are suspicious of our measures in afghanistan. i think the crucial thing here, though, is saliencey. how vibrant is the anti-war movement? how energetic? how demanding are they? there's a lot of opposition-- the country is pretty much evenly divided but the opposition is not particularly aggressive, so i think president obama has as much running room as he wants, frankly. >> i think that growing pessimism in the united states will-- that the gains that are won, purchased through lives and eight american lives yesterday, we don't know how many more today-- are not sustainable. and they won't be. and i think that-- there is a demand-- this is putting an exit strategy on the-- the administration has no apparent exit st

. >> jim mcgovern. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the tax describing of students debts the 2,000 pounds endowment for prime time home buyers and, of course, a refuse rendem on separatism. it's made on the s&p prior to the last elections that could never be kept could the prime minister for me and the house and the country, whether certain plenty commentary is correct if he would return to have the separatists to return for one reason and one reason only? >> i'm happy to confirm what i can see the possible showing for anabelle goldie who led with such distinction and i don't think i want to intrude in the private grief between labour and the s&p. i will say whatever that outcome of that election i for one will always stand foursquare behind the united kingdom. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is the prime minister aware of the significant fires raging in my constituency. i'm sure he would like to join me in congratulating the sterling work that has been done by these services and hope to fainter that the government will be there if any requ

well i think obama's getting bad advice i'm going to deal with jim mcgovern a democrat from massachusetts that we introduced a week ago and he's concerned of course he's he's a democrat as a democratic president but he's concerned that there's some policy makers around obama that don't want him it to be seen as being weak and they think he's got to be seen particular now that they've taken out bin laden they've got to be seen as still strong and trying to finish the job in afghanistan where there's no end point and that's what the general said to me in the e-mail he said what do you say to the knowledge of the father the wife of the last marine killed for a corrupt government and a corrupt leader you know that the end of the day doesn't matter who started the war who gets in when someone has to go and make that statement someone has to go and tell that family what happened absolutely and that's the reason that because of my weakness in voting to go into iraq that i started writing the letters that i mentioned just a few minutes ago and that's been a penates that's been my way to say god f

walter jones and jim mcgovern, they are trying to say the situation has now changed.and we can save money and they say save lives. >> kate bolduan, reporting live from capitol hill. thanks so much. checking our stories, nearly two years after the crash of an air france plane, the body of one of the victims has been recovered from the atlantic ocean. the discovery comes days after the cockpit voice recorder was brought to the surface. >>> general motors is recalling more than 150,000 chevy cruze 2011 models. >> jackie pooper is dead at 88. he was nominated at the age of 7, the youngest nominee ever. >>> william and kate, the duke and dutchess of cambridge, as they are more formerly known. this will be kate middleton's first-ever trip to the united states. >>> let's talk sports now. sean bergenheim of the nhl's tampa bay lightning, an average goal scorer in the regular season and now he is tied for the lead. he scores to put the lightning up, 3-1 on washington. a better known scorer for tampa, mar marty st. louis seals the deal. they sweep the capitals and move on to th

i'm hoping we'll hear some of what he's been doing there, and last but not least, congressman jim mcgovern. congressman mcgovern is a democrat from massachusetts serving his 8th term, he is a minority whip and the second ranking member of the house rules committee and also a member of the house agriculture committee. he's long been a leader in impoverishment alevement efforts in congress and in his role of the house hunger caucus. we're pleased to have such a distinguished panel joins us here today. i'd like to start by, you know, talk -- getting your views on whether or not the current food crisis that we're facing, as many as you know, food prices are at record highs, 1 billion of the world's 7 billion people don't get enough to eat, whether the current food prices is a blip on another bright horizon or really a taste of bad things to come or the systemic factors we face, the kinds of things we can alleviate or the things we're going just to live with. i'd like to start with you, dr. fischler. >> thank you very much, thank you for inviting me here today. coming to your question, maybe it