general joseph dunford testify to the senate armed services committee recently.e talked about military operations in afghanistan and the true presence after this year scheduled drawdown by the u.s. the hearing is one hour 50 minutes. we thank you for your great service to our nation. this committee has held regular hearings over the years. more than 2200 americans have given their lives there and thousands more have been wounded. despite the sacrifices, despite the fact that in a stand harbored the terrorists who attacked our nation in 2001, a recent poll shows that for the first time a plurality of americans believe that sending our forces to afghanistan was a mistake. i do not share that view. more importantly neither do the afghan people. a recent public opinion poll shows that a large majority of afghans believe the conditions in the country have improved over the last decade. have taken critical steps to deny safe haven to terrorists to ensure afghanistan does not serve as a sanction -- a sanctuary for terrorists to organize it states. there are a number of

commander in afghanistan, general joseph dunford who is likely to answer questions on what the u.s.does not sign off on an agreement to keep troops in that country by the end of the year. also today, canada markings the end of its mission in afghanistan with a form flag lowering in kabul. the last 100 troops expected to be out by the end of this week. >>> very important visit at the white house where president obama will welcome ukraine's new prime minister for talks over the crisis in crimea. the talking come days after the decision whether or not crimea will succeed from russia. >>> new this morning, president obama's job approval hitting a new all-time low. and nbc news/"wall street journal" says 41% of americans approve the job the president is doing. that's the lowest it's been since the president took office. could have an effect on the upcoming midterm elections. 48% of voters say they're less likely to cast their ballot for a candidate who backs the president. >>> one sign, a special coxal election in florida have gone for the republican. voters conclusion david jolly to rep

according to general joseph dunford, the top commander in afghanistan. you can see his entire testimony before the senate armed services committee online at www.c-span.org. here's a little of what he had to say. >> is very disturbing to me to hear the president say that the longer karzai weights, the lower the number of troops will be. i don't get that connection. karzai's intransigence of-- dictate the number troops and missions that we would want as part of the residual force? i cannot talk to that. >> i'm sure you can't. so are we able to get out all the equipment that we need to get out of afghanistan on schedule? >> i'm absolutely confident we will be a to do that, senator and >> even if the russians cut off one of the avenues? efforts we have resilience in the system and i'm not concerned at all about a northernthe russian distribution network. >> are you confident with the level left kind of say 10,000 that the nato forces afghan military will have capabilities such as air evacuation, close air support, and especially intelligence capabilities? >>