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ago i spoke with president karzai. i congratulated him on his election. for a second term as the president of the islamic republic of afghanistan. although process was messy the final outcome was determined in accordance with afghan law. >> the runoff won't occur because his sole opponent abdullah dropped out of the race because he didn't think the process could be fair. this morning u.n. secretary general arrived in kabul to meet with karzai and the one-time american challenger. three american hikers are said to be in good shape, according to swiss diplomats who paid their second visit to the trio. the hikers were taken into custody in july. they have been in a prison in tehran ever since. his brother spoke to our sister network, cnn, about the conditions under which his brother and the others are being hel held. >> we continue to be told the physical conditions are adequate. they're okay. they're not mistreated in any way. it's good to hear. it gives us comfort. it's reassuring. but at the same time we're concerned t
ago i spoke with president karzai. i congratulated him on his election. for a second term as the president of the islamic republic of afghanistan. although process was messy the final outcome was determined in accordance with afghan law. >> the runoff won't occur because his sole opponent abdullah dropped out of the race because he didn't think the process could be fair. this morning u.n. secretary general arrived in kabul to meet with karzai and the one-time american challenger. three...
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we support of the karzai's call for a reconciliation. is the task of military forces international and afghan to weaken and pressurize the insurgency, but it is right and essential that this work the combined with it with forward to reduce violence and. reintegration must be led by afghans themselves at both national and local levels. for afghanistan to enjoy stability in the future, farmers and working people in towns and villages must have a greater stake and that economic future. a major afghan-led program backed by significant funding to identify the likely areas in the afghan economy and to provide afghans with credible economic alternatives to poppy in the insurgency. this year's wheat harvest is expected to be the highest in 50 years. programs funded by our development department will this year create 20,000 jobs in this area, and by 2013 will be able to raise the incomes of 200,000 people. mr. speaker, i turn to the details of our force levels and the plymouth. in my statement to the house on 14, october, i said to support our st
we support of the karzai's call for a reconciliation. is the task of military forces international and afghan to weaken and pressurize the insurgency, but it is right and essential that this work the combined with it with forward to reduce violence and. reintegration must be led by afghans themselves at both national and local levels. for afghanistan to enjoy stability in the future, farmers and working people in towns and villages must have a greater stake and that economic future. a major...
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so hamid karzai will remain the president of afghanistan.d there will be no runoff after the main challenger dropped out yesterday. the u.s. is concerned about what will happen with the government there. some veterans want more troops. others like jake are against it. here's what he told our sister network, cnn. >> even if you could prevent the taliban from taking over afghanistan, you could not guarantee that al-qaeda would not be able to go back there, so to think that, that is a one-size answer, we need to be in afghanistan is not complete. we have fallen in love with a military solution in afghanistan and that is not the answer. >> allegations of voter fraud haven't helped things. former foreign minister says he quit the election because he can't trust the process. it was scheduled for this saturday. >>> brett favre made his anticipated return to green bay in a viking uniform and there was a chorus of boos. >> i've always said people in green bay are way, way nice. the man spent almost 20 years in a viking, i'm sorry, a packer uniform. t
so hamid karzai will remain the president of afghanistan.d there will be no runoff after the main challenger dropped out yesterday. the u.s. is concerned about what will happen with the government there. some veterans want more troops. others like jake are against it. here's what he told our sister network, cnn. >> even if you could prevent the taliban from taking over afghanistan, you could not guarantee that al-qaeda would not be able to go back there, so to think that, that is a...
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by propping them up, that means the karzai government will not negotiate with the other side.ly enforces or reinforces the taliban's desire to end the foreign occupation of the country. they're only going to fight harder. so by adding more troops you take away any incentive from the karzai regime to negotiate and you embolden the other side to continue fighting. my recommendation, of course, is to -- go ahead? >> larry: -- leave? >> oh, not leave. you can characterize it as all in or all out and i don't believe that's the case. reasonable people and rational people involved in the debate, i don't think anyone is saying all in or all out. i'm not advocating for washing our hands. i'm advocating for a political solution. >> larry: tom cotton, where do you stand? >> i support general mcchrystal's request for fully resourced counter insurgent strategy. reports of his still classified review released in august said he's requesting anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 troops. i think 40,000 would be a reasonable be but low-end figure. 60,000 would allow for a fully resourced strategy, and
by propping them up, that means the karzai government will not negotiate with the other side.ly enforces or reinforces the taliban's desire to end the foreign occupation of the country. they're only going to fight harder. so by adding more troops you take away any incentive from the karzai regime to negotiate and you embolden the other side to continue fighting. my recommendation, of course, is to -- go ahead? >> larry: -- leave? >> oh, not leave. you can characterize it as all in...
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the test i have sent to president karzai. he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the fs
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he called karzai yesterday to congratulate him on winning a second term. afghan election officials declared karzai the winner after his competitor dropped out of a run-off. now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you'd better listen to him. now it may be that you need to carefully consider what the mission is. but we don't want to get pushed out of afghanistan by battlefield defeats. >> about 68,000 troops are already in afghanistan. the u.s. commander in afghanistan afghanistan wants up to 40,000 more. the white house says a decision could come within weeks. >>> a huge statue of former bill clinton was unveiled in the serbian province of kosovo. many consider them a hero for drawing out yugoslavia's troops in 1999. for conan o'brien, the story was too good an opportunity to pass up. >> yesterday, the country of koes sovo unveiled a 20-foo
he called karzai yesterday to congratulate him on winning a second term. afghan election officials declared karzai the winner after his competitor dropped out of a run-off. now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you'd better listen to him. now it may be that you need to...
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but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports the white house is considering shifting some money from the central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives, robin. >> richard, thank you. we'll have to watch this for sure. >>> so your state may have huge money problems. a new report finds that the same economic pressures that pushed california to the brink of insolvency are rattling other states. if there are signs the recession is fading, why are so many states struggling? >> you know how the job market is behind the rest of the economy? it's a little bit like that with state economies. they can take up to two years to recover after the economy starts to do better. check it out. arizona, california -- look on this map. they're the ones in red. you can see along the west coast, up near detroit, michigan up there, too, down in florida as well, new jersey making the list. and one of the problems with this is that when the states can't pay their budgets, the
but senior administration officials say it's skeptical karzai will follow through on his promises. now if he does not, "the new york times" reports the white house is considering shifting some money from the central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives, robin. >> richard, thank you. we'll have to watch this for sure. >>> so your state may have huge money problems. a new report finds that the same economic pressures that pushed california...
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the eve of president hamid karzai's inauguration. she is having dinner with him tonight and will attend the inauguration tomorrow. clinton is expected to deliver a tough message that karzai has to clean up government corruption. >>> president obama is in south korea, the last stop of his asian tour. topping the agenda, north korea's nuclear plans. he will make a decision about whether to increase troop levels in afghanistan. >> we have a vital interest in making sure afghanistan is sufficiently stable that it can't infect the entire region with violent extremism. we also have to make sure that we've got an effective partner in afghanistan and that's something that we are examining very closely and presenting some very clear benchmarks for the afghan government. we have to make sure that we are training sufficient afghan troops so they can ultimately secure their own country. >>> before leaving beijing today the president walked along the same section of the great wall of china richard nixon visited in 1972. >>> in between state dinne
the eve of president hamid karzai's inauguration. she is having dinner with him tonight and will attend the inauguration tomorrow. clinton is expected to deliver a tough message that karzai has to clean up government corruption. >>> president obama is in south korea, the last stop of his asian tour. topping the agenda, north korea's nuclear plans. he will make a decision about whether to increase troop levels in afghanistan. >> we have a vital interest in making sure afghanistan...
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as far as the saudis, presidents karzai mentioned to them by name.he asked king of dulles to play a role here. -- he asked king abdallah to play a role here we would be supportive of any thing that the kingdom chose to do in this regard. >> i was talking about pakistan. the talks between pakistan and the taliban. >> i don't know anything about that. i read a news account but i do not know. >> you mentioned the trade- transit agreement. what is the status of those negotiations? it seems they are stalled and that will not meet the end of the year deadline. >> i don't think that is a foregone conclusion. have you ever seen a negotiation that did not go down to the wire? i think we have a good shot of making the deadline. if you want more details on that, call our office. we are hopeful it will be done. let's be clear for those of you not involved in this negotiation -- this negotiation began before half of you in this room were born. it is 44-years old. it is older than you are. [laughter] not older than me, unfortunately. this is 44 years. president ob
as far as the saudis, presidents karzai mentioned to them by name.he asked king of dulles to play a role here. -- he asked king abdallah to play a role here we would be supportive of any thing that the kingdom chose to do in this regard. >> i was talking about pakistan. the talks between pakistan and the taliban. >> i don't know anything about that. i read a news account but i do not know. >> you mentioned the trade- transit agreement. what is the status of those negotiations?...
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the test i have sent to president karzai. he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that means our streets will be safer. i think it is as clear as that. >> tony lloyd. ? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be aware of the warning of the top cop of the dangers and the widespread need about the investments in the police commissioners. can the prime minister tell the house whether this labour government will ever allow the police to be politicized as the conservatives propose? >> mr. speaker, the operational independence the chief police officers is of and has been and should continue to be an important constitutional principle. it must be clear that chief officers and chief officers alone are responsible for running their force. and i believe that the leader
the test i have sent to president karzai. he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that means our streets will be safer. i think it is as clear as that. >> tony lloyd. ? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be...
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officials say he's skeptical that karzai will follow through on promises.ports the white house is considering shifting money from the national government to local afghan leaders where they cooperate with u.s. objectives. >> different way to do it. richard, thank you. >>> a minor league hockey coach making some major league ways for losing it on camera. and i mean losing it. hi, rafer. >> this is like a man-trum like i've never seen. the louisiana ice skaters, they are first season, they had to fire the man as their coach. he did not like a penalty call on one of his players and only his second game coaching. grabbing anything that's not nailed down like the scene on naked gun. how many sticks do they have there? the first game he coached he also lost his cool in. he's as you say spendsed indefinitely. kicked out to a cascade of boos. they have hired a new coach. hopefully somebody who's a little calmer. >>> falcons tight end and his wife, october, posed as part of pet a's anti-fur campaign. the teammates had a good laugh about it. but gonzalez says this is
officials say he's skeptical that karzai will follow through on promises.ports the white house is considering shifting money from the national government to local afghan leaders where they cooperate with u.s. objectives. >> different way to do it. richard, thank you. >>> a minor league hockey coach making some major league ways for losing it on camera. and i mean losing it. hi, rafer. >> this is like a man-trum like i've never seen. the louisiana ice skaters, they are first...
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this by the way is the eve of president karzai's inauguration. she'll attend that tomorrow. clinton first went to see the u.s. a.mbassador and commander f u.s. forces, then went to dinner with karzai. >>> holiday travel is already more expensive this year because of surcharges that the airlines tacked on for the busiest days. well, now we've learned that those surcharges are not going away, not for the foreseeable future. jennifer, what gives? >> be prepared. if you want to fly on a busy day, it's going to cost you more if these airlines have their way. delta, northwest and united, they tried out those holiday surcharges and i guess they liked them. they're add them to many busy travel days through memorial day. one example is if you flew the day after the super bowl, it will cost you $50 more one-way. i guess they figured a lot of business guys are at the super bowl. they also added charges around spring break and easter, for example. congress may be looking into some of these surcharges. they are concerned it's a way for airlines to charge more without paying the same amou
this by the way is the eve of president karzai's inauguration. she'll attend that tomorrow. clinton first went to see the u.s. a.mbassador and commander f u.s. forces, then went to dinner with karzai. >>> holiday travel is already more expensive this year because of surcharges that the airlines tacked on for the busiest days. well, now we've learned that those surcharges are not going away, not for the foreseeable future. jennifer, what gives? >> be prepared. if you want to fly...
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. -- karzai. we thought it is important that neither is a government in place, to put her trip in context as we await the decision from the present on the military component. >> thanks. i am here to report on her trip to afghanistan and i am happy to talk about pakistan as well. i want to explain to the members of ever team from our office. i would like each one of them to stand and identify who they are and what they did. we are here to talk about the civilian efforts. this is the approach. some of the people you know in some you do not know. i'd like each person to stand, say who they are, and then we will get into a discussion. >> [inaudible] . . >> good afternoon. i'm with the state department. >> joanne has overseen the enormous increase in our civilian personnel. >> good afternoon. i'm senior advisor on afghanistan to ambassador holbrooke and have worked on election issues. >> department of homeland security, mainly on cross border and border management issues. >> coast guard, right? >> yes,
. -- karzai. we thought it is important that neither is a government in place, to put her trip in context as we await the decision from the present on the military component. >> thanks. i am here to report on her trip to afghanistan and i am happy to talk about pakistan as well. i want to explain to the members of ever team from our office. i would like each one of them to stand and identify who they are and what they did. we are here to talk about the civilian efforts. this is the...
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can you picture sending anyone's child to support the karzai regime?n his brother, out in the open as a drug kingpin. without knowing that you are going to kill al qaeda, how much as the taliban negotiated? is it pakistan that we need to worry about? are we going to interfere with that? is the counterinsurgency what we want to do? or could it be the joe biden plan? sending in more special forces and drones, pinpointing what we need to do. we are never going to bring anything even approaching what we have in iraq to afghanistan. host: eric holder defended his decision to have the trial for khalid sheikh mohammed in new york. margaret, you wrote "americans believe that our legal system is the crowd and jewel of democracy, until we need a monster like cali shake muhammed. then we see wild west justice. i get it. if weapons were allowed and whether it -- weddings and funerals, there would be no counting the wounded and dead in my extended family. guest: oh dear, i do not like to have my columns not read out loud. [laughter] my first instinct is that americ
can you picture sending anyone's child to support the karzai regime?n his brother, out in the open as a drug kingpin. without knowing that you are going to kill al qaeda, how much as the taliban negotiated? is it pakistan that we need to worry about? are we going to interfere with that? is the counterinsurgency what we want to do? or could it be the joe biden plan? sending in more special forces and drones, pinpointing what we need to do. we are never going to bring anything even approaching...
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because of our support, the karzai regime has no incentive to negotiate with the opposing side.itionally our presence as a foreign occupiers so inflames the opposing side, the royal side, that they will not, they will not settle or negotiate until we leave the country or begin to leave the country. so in order for us to get to any political settlement to end the civil war, we need to consider withdrawing our troops. >> let me share with the audience that was found this morning. and this is a piece from the "new york post," you indicated our top authority should be destroying al qaeda and stabilizing pakistan and you go on to say that al qaeda has not been this afghanistan since 2001. >> correct. since 2001, al qaeda evolved. they were evolving before then i believe. they're an organization that does not require territory. they don't require ground and base camps. and it would be wonderful if they did, because then we would bomb them but however, they're an organization that exists on the internet. i keep using the term ideological cloud because they float on the internet. they r
because of our support, the karzai regime has no incentive to negotiate with the opposing side.itionally our presence as a foreign occupiers so inflames the opposing side, the royal side, that they will not, they will not settle or negotiate until we leave the country or begin to leave the country. so in order for us to get to any political settlement to end the civil war, we need to consider withdrawing our troops. >> let me share with the audience that was found this morning. and this...
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the hamid karzai run it but couldn't avoid a runoff. the hillary clinton said yesterday the vote would be legitimate even if abdullah quits. the white house supports a credible process, not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back to june of 2005. they're trying to learn the identity of the decomposing corpses found in this man's hoim home. anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. when fleece went to his home last week, they found six bodies inside and outside. police say two of the corpses are black females and one of them died a violent death. soum was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you've heard a lot about the so-called public option in the house version of the health care legislation. the well, the congressional budget office estimates only 2% of americans under the age of 65 would use that option. the cbo also estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurance if the house bill becomes law.
the hamid karzai run it but couldn't avoid a runoff. the hillary clinton said yesterday the vote would be legitimate even if abdullah quits. the white house supports a credible process, not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back to june of 2005. they're trying to learn the identity of the decomposing corpses found in this man's hoim home. anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. when fleece went to...
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against terrorism, and yet almost in the same breath threatens to pull out of the country if president karzai can't clean up his corrupt government. these are contradictory messages that are sending out mixed signals. can the prime minister now square that circle? >> we are in the country because of the threat to britain, a threat that has been seen over eight years as a result of projected and actual terrorist offenses in our country, three quarters of which come from afghanistan and pakistan, and mainly the borders of pakistan. that is why we are there, to protect the streets of britain. i was asked to ask of president karzai to give us assurances about how in his second term he would tackle crungs. he has now announced an anti-horsepower corruption task force. i gather 12 people have been arrested. at the same time i have asked him to appoint district and regional governor ors. and he has -- governors, and he has agreed to do so. the test i have said for president karzai he has met by speeches, and now we have so see them being met in the delivery. next week, we will see the american gover
against terrorism, and yet almost in the same breath threatens to pull out of the country if president karzai can't clean up his corrupt government. these are contradictory messages that are sending out mixed signals. can the prime minister now square that circle? >> we are in the country because of the threat to britain, a threat that has been seen over eight years as a result of projected and actual terrorist offenses in our country, three quarters of which come from afghanistan and...
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election officials declared hamid karzai officially the winner and canceled the runoff. karzai would have been the only candidate left because his challenger pulled out yesterday. he says the vote could not be fair because the election commissioners were appointed by karzai. >>> and a u.s. man won the new york city marathon for the first time, i can't believe it, 27 years. rafer weigel, really, first american in that long? >> a string of dominance from other companies but this is a proud moment for america. meb keflezighi. his family emigrated from east africa. he became a citizen in 1998. when he won, he kissed the ground, crossed himself and broke down and cried. this guy's journey amazing. he was a star at ucla. he won the silver in the 2004 olympics. but this was his best race at 34 years old. 26 miles in a two hours and nine minutes, proudly hoisting the american flag. brooke. >> 26.2 miles. >> 26.2 miles in two hours and nine minutes. that's five minutes a mile roughly. >> exhausting just thinking about it. that's amazing. rafer, thank you. >>> seattle police, they
election officials declared hamid karzai officially the winner and canceled the runoff. karzai would have been the only candidate left because his challenger pulled out yesterday. he says the vote could not be fair because the election commissioners were appointed by karzai. >>> and a u.s. man won the new york city marathon for the first time, i can't believe it, 27 years. rafer weigel, really, first american in that long? >> a string of dominance from other companies but this is...
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karzai won it but could not avoid a run off. and hillary clinton said the race would be legitimate even if abdul quit. and the white house supports a credible process, and not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back in june of 2005. they are trying to learn the decomposing corpses found in this man's home. he was arrested on rape and assault charges. they found the six bodies inside and outside. police say two of the corpses are black females and that one of them died a violent death. he was released in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you have heard a lot about the public option in the health care legislation t. congressional budget office says only 2% of those under the age of 65 would use that. the vast majority would keep private insurance even if it becomes law. the health insurance industry is questioning findings. treasury secretary timothy geithner says the economic recovery could be choppy. in an interview today he said it will take a while for the econ
karzai won it but could not avoid a run off. and hillary clinton said the race would be legitimate even if abdul quit. and the white house supports a credible process, and not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back in june of 2005. they are trying to learn the decomposing corpses found in this man's home. he was arrested on rape and assault charges. they found the six bodies inside and outside. police say two of the corpses...
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president hamid karzai won it, but he couldn't avoid a runoff. hillary clinton said yesterday the race would be legitimate even if abdullah quit. a senior administration official says the white house supports a credible process, not any particular candidate. >>> police in cleveland are checking missing persons reports dating back to june of 2005. they're trying to learn the identity of the decomposing corpses found in this man's home. anthony sowell was arrested on rape and assault charges yesterday. police went to his home to arrest him last week, and they found six bodies inside and outside. two of the corpses are black females and one of them died a violent death. sowell was released from prison in 2005 after serving 15 years for rape. >>> you've heard a lot about the so-called public option in the house version of the health care legislation. well, the congressional budget office estimates that only 2% of americans under the age of 65 would use that option. the cbo also estimates the vast majority of americans would keep their private insurer
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of homage karzai -- hamid karzai, which will he be? clever or week? does this president have a strategy backed if necessary by force to reorder the world? or is he merely a presidential version of aldern pyle"? we wanted to use some of the words from "the economist" this morning to frame the discussion. sopolinski jake or weak and naive. -- subtle and strategic or week and naive. lower in the first column, going into the second, the clever retort is that diplomacy is that about instant gratification. "mr. obama has resettled the dysfunctional relationship with russia, boosted the g-20 as a global forum, and this week israel announced a partial settlement freeze. you can hardly accuse him of being timid. in three speeches he set out a new foreign policy that rejected the view of his predecessor. he needs to regain it -- he seeks to negotiate deep cuts in nuclear weapons and make peace between the arabs and the jews. how much can you ask for in the year of war and recession"? president's obama's -- president obama's policy, week or naive
of homage karzai -- hamid karzai, which will he be? clever or week? does this president have a strategy backed if necessary by force to reorder the world? or is he merely a presidential version of aldern pyle"? we wanted to use some of the words from "the economist" this morning to frame the discussion. sopolinski jake or weak and naive. -- subtle and strategic or week and naive. lower in the first column, going into the second, the clever retort is that diplomacy is that about...
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against terrorism, and yet almost in the same breath threatens to pull out of the country if president karzai can't clean up the corrupt government. these are contradictory messages that are sending out mixed signals. can the prime minister now square that circle? >> we are in the country because of the threat to britain. a threat that has been seen over eight years as a result of projected and actual terrorist offenses in our country. >> now from london, "prime minister's questions" from the british house of commons. this week gordon brown answered questions on the british involvement in afghanistan. mr. brown announced this week that 10 nato nations are ready to send about 5,000 troops to afghanistan. they questioned about the iraq secrecy and asked about how the government was responding to recent floods in the u.k. >> doctor, refer to blackmon woods. >> before listing my engagements this week, i am sure the house will wish to join me to paying tribute to sergeant robert dixon from the fourth regiment, who has died in afghanistan. the debt of gratitude we owe him is permanent, and we send
against terrorism, and yet almost in the same breath threatens to pull out of the country if president karzai can't clean up the corrupt government. these are contradictory messages that are sending out mixed signals. can the prime minister now square that circle? >> we are in the country because of the threat to britain. a threat that has been seen over eight years as a result of projected and actual terrorist offenses in our country. >> now from london, "prime minister's...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai officially started his second term today. he was sworn in this morning and promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front-row seat. president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. >>> the arkansas officer who tasered a 10-year-old girl has been suspended for a week for not wearing a camera to record that incident. this is according to local media. the police report says the girl's mom told the officer he could tase the girl after she kicked him in the groin. the mother is defending her decision to call police for help. >> i want to make this clear, i'm not calling them over here to handle my problem. i'm having them come over here to protect my daughter from hurting herself or hurting somebody else. >> the father has said that he will fight for custody. >>> the ban that keeps u.s. citizens from traveling to cuba has been in place for nearly 50 years now. at least one member of congress says it's time to end it. these are pictures of -
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai officially started his second term today. he was sworn in this morning and promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front-row seat. president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. >>> the arkansas officer who tasered a 10-year-old girl has been suspended for a week for not wearing a camera to record that incident. this is according to local media....
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. >>> karzai is officially starlting his second term. this morning he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony and he promised to fight drug trafficking. president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan at the moment. >>> navy investigators have written a scorching criticism of the crew of the u.s. submarine that crashed into another submarine in the gulf. the submarine tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers. they smashed into the new orleans on october 20, but damage exceeded 1 milli$1 milli. >>> donations have been coming in for turkeys, but the amount has dropped this year. but big mama says she still has the faith. >> we still need quite a few turkeys. >> i need turkeys, jerry, right now. and i will be up for the next two days, no sleep. come any time. >> i love that woman. she just wants to make it happen. help her if you can. big mama right there. go to cnn.com/robin. scroll down to our important web sites section if you can help her with those 20,000 turkeys. >>
. >>> karzai is officially starlting his second term. this morning he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony and he promised to fight drug trafficking. president obama is deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan at the moment. >>> navy investigators have written a scorching criticism of the crew of the u.s. submarine that crashed into another submarine in the gulf. the submarine tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music...
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he called karzai yesterday to congratulate him on winning aed second term. afghan election officials declared karzai the winner after his competitor dropped out of a runoff. now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. >>> retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you better listen to him. now, it may be that you need to carefully consider what the mission is, but we don't want to get pushed out of afghanistan by battlefield defeats. >> about 68,000 troops are already in afghanistan. the u.s. commander in afghanistan wants up to 40,000 more. the white house says a decision could come within with a few weeks. >>> a trick-or-treater may have something way more valuable than candy in their halloween basket. an ohio woman thinks her diamond anniversary ring slipped off her finger saturday night while she was handing out the candy. >> i had it enlarged and then when with it got cold, your fin
he called karzai yesterday to congratulate him on winning aed second term. afghan election officials declared karzai the winner after his competitor dropped out of a runoff. now president obama is deciding if more u.s. troops should go to afghanistan. >>> retired general wesley clark said this is a key strategic decision. >> when the commander on the ground says he needs more troops to do the mission and you're the commander in chief, you better listen to him. now, it may be that...
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hamid karzai declared victory.lary clinton says the runoff vote will be legitimate even without the opposition leader taking part. >>> abdullah's withdraw comes as president obama weighs his options with afghanistan. appearing on "this week" valerie jared didn't say how it would influence the president's decision on troop levels. >>> job creation and economic growth is what treasury secretary timothy geithner is focusing on. on "meet the press" geithner refused to say if achieving either of those goals will mean higher taxes? >> what hard choices have been made so far? will you raise taxes? >> we'll have to bring our resources and our expenditure more into balance. >> it's possible? >> well, again, the president is committed to making sure we get this economy back on track. >> you talked about hard choices. why can't you give a straight answer as to whether taxes have to come up? >> david, right now we're focused on getting growth back on track. we're not at the point where we have to decide what it's going to take
hamid karzai declared victory.lary clinton says the runoff vote will be legitimate even without the opposition leader taking part. >>> abdullah's withdraw comes as president obama weighs his options with afghanistan. appearing on "this week" valerie jared didn't say how it would influence the president's decision on troop levels. >>> job creation and economic growth is what treasury secretary timothy geithner is focusing on. on "meet the press" geithner...
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against terrorism and yet in the same breath, they threatened to pull out of the country if president karzai cannot clean up his corrupt government. now, from london, prime minister's questions. this week, prime minister gordon brown answered questions on military strategy in afghanistan. according to the associated press, mr. brown announced that canada nations agreed to send about 30,000 more troops to afghanistan. the prime minister also discussed how the government was responding to recent floods in the uk. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, before i begin, i am sure the whole house would like to join me to pay tribute to sgt dixon from the second regiment royal military police who has died in afghanistan. we send our sincere condolences to his family and friends. he and the sacrifice he has made will not be forgotten. all of us will also want to pay tribute to police constable bill barker who died in the course of duty, serving the community he was so committed to. also those a lost their lives in the recent floods. and with all those affected by the serious flooding, y
against terrorism and yet in the same breath, they threatened to pull out of the country if president karzai cannot clean up his corrupt government. now, from london, prime minister's questions. this week, prime minister gordon brown answered questions on military strategy in afghanistan. according to the associated press, mr. brown announced that canada nations agreed to send about 30,000 more troops to afghanistan. the prime minister also discussed how the government was responding to recent...
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earlier this week, karzai pledged to arrest those who spread corruption.he economy grew 2.8% in the third quarter, but we don't slower than initially reported -- the regard slower than initially reported. the new reading a bit weaker than the 2.9% growth rate economists expected. mark sanford, the focus of impeachment hearings this morning. this following ethics charges about his travel and campaign finances. the dish. committee will focus solely on his five-day absence in june and failure to put someone in charge of the state while he was gone. finally, s. tannenbaum, speaking earlier on television said the finance -- the safety commission has not been acting as quickly as it should concerning crib recalls. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> coming up on c-span, american icons, three nights of seaton original documentaries on the tree branches of american government. beginning thursday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the supreme court, and to america's highest court reveals the building in the exquisite detail to the eyes of supreme co
earlier this week, karzai pledged to arrest those who spread corruption.he economy grew 2.8% in the third quarter, but we don't slower than initially reported -- the regard slower than initially reported. the new reading a bit weaker than the 2.9% growth rate economists expected. mark sanford, the focus of impeachment hearings this morning. this following ethics charges about his travel and campaign finances. the dish. committee will focus solely on his five-day absence in june and failure to...
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president karzai addressed this problem. saying he would strengthen the existing commission on corruption and he would hold some special conference on it. i believe was his word. i don't have his speech in front of me. but we discussed the subject a at considerable length with him. yes, sir? >> john from al-jazeera english television. a question about the visit of singh, both key areas of responsibility. india was more inference on afghanistan and has pumped i in $1.2 billion into the country. you talked about the apples coming back the other way. >> trade imbalance. >> pakistan, on the other hand, remains suspicious of indian -- they talk about -- the indian reach. how can the u.s. balance the interests of these two key partners, one of which is the key ally in the war on terror? >> first of all, all americans are just delighted at the first state visit of this administration is for india. i think this is very appropriate. and no one in pakistan and no one in any other country should read this as a demunition of the importa
president karzai addressed this problem. saying he would strengthen the existing commission on corruption and he would hold some special conference on it. i believe was his word. i don't have his speech in front of me. but we discussed the subject a at considerable length with him. yes, sir? >> john from al-jazeera english television. a question about the visit of singh, both key areas of responsibility. india was more inference on afghanistan and has pumped i in $1.2 billion into the...
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. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is officially starting his second term this morning. he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony. he promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front row seat to that inauguration. president obama is deciding right now whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. >>> your iphone could surf the web, balance your checkbook and, soon, it might even drive your car. >> it's a little bumpy. >> well, new for you in 20 minutes, how an experimental app lets you steer without even touching the screen. did you see that? >> the whole car. >> one state is making some televisions illegal. this sounds hard to believe. which states are doing this? i have an idea. >> you know it's the state that's out there many times when it comes to new energy rules and saving energy. we're talking about california. just so you know, where you're seeing us right now, your tv is safe so don't be scared. this is only about tvs in the future. california is saying that they want the companies to build them
. >>> afghan president hamid karzai is officially starting his second term this morning. he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony. he promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front row seat to that inauguration. president obama is deciding right now whether to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. >>> your iphone could surf the web, balance your checkbook and, soon, it might even drive your car. >> it's a...
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he is very skeptical karzai will follow through.e central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives. . >> i absolutely -- >>> so our question to you is really simple today. and richelle carey is here to talk about what we're asking. specifically, we want people to give us what their plan, i guess would be, or how they define winning to be, correct? >> exactly. how they define winning, christie, because we're talking about troops, we're talking about people's lives, and we've been talking about fact that like you said, president obama has rejected the options that his advisors have given him for afghanistan, which implies he's basically starting over, so the question we're asking is, how do you define winning in afghanistan, if you even think there is such a thing as winning in afghanistan. you have been commenting on this topic on my facebook page since last night. we have gotten probably more comments on this topic than on any other topic we have done. if you're ever in there, go to richelle carey, hln,
he is very skeptical karzai will follow through.e central government to local afghan leaders who cooperate with u.s. objectives. . >> i absolutely -- >>> so our question to you is really simple today. and richelle carey is here to talk about what we're asking. specifically, we want people to give us what their plan, i guess would be, or how they define winning to be, correct? >> exactly. how they define winning, christie, because we're talking about troops, we're talking...
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this is the eve of president hamid karzai's inauguration. she's having dinner with him tonight and will attend the inauguration happening tomorrow. clinton is expected to deliver a tough message that karzai has to clean up government corruption. >>> we have surveillance video that will make your jaw drop. everything was quiet at the utah oil fee rhinery and suddenly, whamo. a huge explosion. the fireball soared more than 100 feet knocking a nearby home off of its foundation and damaging almost 100 other homes. amazingly here, no one was hurt. two weeks later, this is still being investigated. the plant has shut down voluntarily. >>> bob, i know ice was supposed to -- a refinery before, you kind of get used to these things. you don't want it to happen but explosions happen. a lot of explosive teerms around. >> i used to live next to an arsenal in jersey. same thing. go off all the time. then after a while -- no big deal. >> ah, don't worry. >> that was huge. >> a 40 ton bomb went off. that's all. >> that was huge. >> you're watching the north
this is the eve of president hamid karzai's inauguration. she's having dinner with him tonight and will attend the inauguration happening tomorrow. clinton is expected to deliver a tough message that karzai has to clean up government corruption. >>> we have surveillance video that will make your jaw drop. everything was quiet at the utah oil fee rhinery and suddenly, whamo. a huge explosion. the fireball soared more than 100 feet knocking a nearby home off of its foundation and...
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between this afternoon in the time of the speech, i anticipate that those will include president karzaiid all right, chancellor merkel, prime minister tusk of poland, president hu of china, and the president of india. and many administration officials including the secretary of state and the chairman of the joint chiefs and others will also make consultation calls to our allies over the course of the next many hours before the speech. >> in addition to the others? >> yes, they are at least in addition. there could be others. most of them are likely scheduled for tomorrow. dollars we've heard a lot about what the president is looking for and afghanistan. not talked in detail about pakistan. what is the president hoping to address with pakistan tomorrow night? what does he want to get in exchange? >> i think you can anticipate that a good portion of the president's speech tomorrow will discuss our relationship with pakistan and touch on going back to the very beginning of this administration and and renewed -- in a renewed engagement diplomatically with pakistan is. as i said this morning
between this afternoon in the time of the speech, i anticipate that those will include president karzaiid all right, chancellor merkel, prime minister tusk of poland, president hu of china, and the president of india. and many administration officials including the secretary of state and the chairman of the joint chiefs and others will also make consultation calls to our allies over the course of the next many hours before the speech. >> in addition to the others? >> yes, they are...
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she and i and ambassador and general mcchrystal had dinner with president karzai at the palace. it was very warm, very cordial meeting. the election was behind us. and he brought with him his senior ministers in the key areas, and the first part of the evening was devoted to very detailed discussions to the minister of agriculture, the minister of finance, and the minister of education, and the chief of intelligence. it was the interior that was supposed to be there. he was out in the city. but he was making sure that there would be no attacks during the ceremonies the next day. so we missed him. the conversation was detailed and engaged. those of you who know hillary clinton may or may not know this, but she has been agricultural section in the senate. she had worked with new york, i think, but i'm not positive, to get a bring tree planting program. she followed it very closely. she was fascinating to hear details that formally don't interest all of you. about 12 tons of apples that were air lifted. that was a very big story in the afghan press that opened up a new opportunity
she and i and ambassador and general mcchrystal had dinner with president karzai at the palace. it was very warm, very cordial meeting. the election was behind us. and he brought with him his senior ministers in the key areas, and the first part of the evening was devoted to very detailed discussions to the minister of agriculture, the minister of finance, and the minister of education, and the chief of intelligence. it was the interior that was supposed to be there. he was out in the city. but...
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>> well, i do have a view on the karzai government. afterall, we have an inconclusive election. nobody knows exactly the winner is. you do have a government that's been ripe with corruption. >> do you suspect he may be involved in corruption? >> i have no reason to think that. but clearly u.s. forces are going to be afghanistan, there's a part of a counterinsurgency strategy where you are trying to convince people to repel the taliban in support of the government. you have to have some faith in confidence in the government. and it's very difficult to see whether that is there now. in fact, most of the evidence suggests otherwise. so i think that this is an area where you got to make a determination about what's going on in afghanistan for the civil war between the taliban and motions of the alliance. and other factors. or whether you believe putting more forces on the ground is part of a counterinsurgency strategy to increase security to the point where you will be able to deal with it. we have not yet had the benefit of general mcchrystals testimony. we have not heard before co
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>> i think we -- clearly, we've heard from president karzai how soon he would like. weaver from president karzai how soon he would like his forces to be in charge of security. but i have not heard whether or not we as a department or we as a government for that matter have a timeline. that could be part of this announcement, if and when it comes. >> on afghanistan and pakistan, it has been repeated accusations pakistan is not going after some of the taliban leadership that is posing a serious problem for us. is this a concern and is being addressed? >> well, dan, i think the pakistani military has or had its hands full 80. they paid an enormous price for the fact that they have lived with a number of terrorist and insurgent groups in the midst. post 9/11 they lost thousands of their soldiers. and have been with for the last several months involving nonstop military operations. now down in south waziristan. and i think we have a blog and every step of the way. but would we like to see more? i think we would like to see more of is the kind of thing that they are doing
>> i think we -- clearly, we've heard from president karzai how soon he would like. weaver from president karzai how soon he would like his forces to be in charge of security. but i have not heard whether or not we as a department or we as a government for that matter have a timeline. that could be part of this announcement, if and when it comes. >> on afghanistan and pakistan, it has been repeated accusations pakistan is not going after some of the taliban leadership that is posing...
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>> i do have doubts about that by building of the karzai government. after all, you had essentially a inconclusive election. nobody knows exactly the winner is. you do have a government that's been rife with corruption. >> do you suspect he may be involved in corruption? >> i have no reason to believe that. but clearly if the u.s. forces are going to be in afghanistan as part of a counterinsurgency strategy where you're trying to convince people of afghanistan to repel the taliban and support the government in kabul, you have to have some faith in confidence of the government of kabul. and it is very difficult to see whether that is there now. in fact, most of the evidence suggests otherwise. i think this is an area where you have got to make a determination about whether what's going on in afghanistan is a leading civil war between the taliban and forces of the northern alliance, and a number of other factors, or whether you believe putting more forces on the ground as part of a counterinsurgency strategy can increase security to the point where you w
>> i do have doubts about that by building of the karzai government. after all, you had essentially a inconclusive election. nobody knows exactly the winner is. you do have a government that's been rife with corruption. >> do you suspect he may be involved in corruption? >> i have no reason to believe that. but clearly if the u.s. forces are going to be in afghanistan as part of a counterinsurgency strategy where you're trying to convince people of afghanistan to repel the...
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. >>> so afghan president hamid karzai is officially starting his second term. this morning he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony. he promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front row seat, by the way. meantime, president obama is deciding rather to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. we'll keep you posted on what he decides there. >>> meantime, this may sound like something out of the show "c.s.i. wp" bugs will apparently play a big role in helping investigators figure out how and when 11 bodies ended up at the home of anthony sowell. a bug expert will look at how old the bugs are to figure out exactly when the people died. investigators say it is a meticulous process. it can take up to a month to finish per body. sowell, you may know, is facing a number of charges now including murder, rape and kidnapping. >>> keep on talking to your doctor. that is the big message from health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius about the new mammogram guidelines. you probably heard this week,
. >>> so afghan president hamid karzai is officially starting his second term. this morning he was sworn in at an inauguration ceremony. he promised to fight corruption and drug trafficking. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had a front row seat, by the way. meantime, president obama is deciding rather to send up to 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. we'll keep you posted on what he decides there. >>> meantime, this may sound like something out of the show "c.s.i....
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i anticipate those will include president karzai, president zardari, chancellor merkel, president hu of china and prime minister singh of india. advisor general jones, said terry of defense, secretary of state, and others will make consultation calls to our allies over the course of the next many hours before the speech. >> in addition to -- >> yes, those are a least in addition to. the could be more. most of them, quite frankly, are likely scheduled for tomorrow. yes, sir. >> we have heard a lot about the benchmarks and what the president is looking for in afghanistan. we've not talked in detail about pakistan. what is the president hoping to address with pakistan tomorrow night and what does he want to get in exchange? >> i think you can anticipate that a good portion of the president's speech tomorrow will discuss our relationship with pakistan and touch on going back to the very beginning of this administration in a renewed engagement diplomatically with the pakistanis, as i said this morning, to jointly address of violent extremism. our relationship is stronger and our efforts a
i anticipate those will include president karzai, president zardari, chancellor merkel, president hu of china and prime minister singh of india. advisor general jones, said terry of defense, secretary of state, and others will make consultation calls to our allies over the course of the next many hours before the speech. >> in addition to -- >> yes, those are a least in addition to. the could be more. most of them, quite frankly, are likely scheduled for tomorrow. yes, sir. >>...
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host: there is also news about the karzai government and its efforts moving forward. have you seen any change on the ground there groundkarzai last week put forth his principles for this administration going forward? guest: not much concretely. there have been quite a few announcement by the prosecutor's office. but when it comes to whether there will be charges, under investigation for corruption had -- whether there will be charges will be quite a take and the president's office denies that anyone has been charged. or that there have even been requested charge any of these ministers. for now i think the main focuses on the president's effort to the cabinet, the most important thing for the next 10 days. he hopes to have a new cabinet to send to the parliament here by about december 6. that is when the parliament goes on break. the focus now is who he will attain, and whether the people he chooses will be professional and have the expertise in their area. host: we are asking viewers this morning what they are thankful for. many will probably say the troops or serving
host: there is also news about the karzai government and its efforts moving forward. have you seen any change on the ground there groundkarzai last week put forth his principles for this administration going forward? guest: not much concretely. there have been quite a few announcement by the prosecutor's office. but when it comes to whether there will be charges, under investigation for corruption had -- whether there will be charges will be quite a take and the president's office denies that...
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the question is how much will the converted taliban who come over to the side of karzai and u.s.of them will turned back to the taliban once we leave? host: new york city, on airline for independents, go ahead caller: caller: i want to thank you for understanding that this over campuses on multiculturalism is vulcanizing our country. in new york and queens where there is a large immigrant population and i am an immigrant myself and i can understand -- and i can understand someone who was to terrorize a country -- and i can't understand how someone can terrorize the country that gives them like. the american mainstream media refer to these pandas arabic people as a holy warriors. that is a perversion of what a jihad is. we did not understand that the mujahedin would come around to terrorize us. they are warriors but they are mercenaries. in america, the political correctness has gone so far to put -- to kill 14 of our troops and for good. that must come to a stop. this fosters this anti- americanism by not teaching the values of our american culture. i am a dominican immigrant who
the question is how much will the converted taliban who come over to the side of karzai and u.s.of them will turned back to the taliban once we leave? host: new york city, on airline for independents, go ahead caller: caller: i want to thank you for understanding that this over campuses on multiculturalism is vulcanizing our country. in new york and queens where there is a large immigrant population and i am an immigrant myself and i can understand -- and i can understand someone who was to...
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the president of the united states can easily do in reverse himself and saying that -- and say that karzai is corrupt. he was corrupt months ago. this is not new. how do we get the president out of the box that he put himself in? >> bob, do what to say something about this? >> union and entirely different point of view? -- you mean an entirely different point of view? we're not showing enough imagination. it is easy to say that we should maintain the current levels. the question was, he is facing conflicting advice. his problem is that he is gotten too much of the same advice from military. they'll think that current levels are trajectory toward defeat. if you maintain current levels, we talk about the ft. we're not showing enough imagination about that. the consequence is not negligible. almost everywhere we've never fought -- we've ever gought, -- fought, the consequences are still the same. who knows what happens in afghanistan, and who knows what the ripple effect is around the world. when we talk in terms of a massive increase in forces, at least from my historical perspective, that i
the president of the united states can easily do in reverse himself and saying that -- and say that karzai is corrupt. he was corrupt months ago. this is not new. how do we get the president out of the box that he put himself in? >> bob, do what to say something about this? >> union and entirely different point of view? -- you mean an entirely different point of view? we're not showing enough imagination. it is easy to say that we should maintain the current levels. the question...
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also, the karzai government is very corrupt. i definitely think we need to get out. host: the lead story in "the new york times" -- it says that in the news conference with the indian prime minister, the president signaled he would break from the policies he inherited from the bush administration. later on, x is a call from silver spring, md. caller: good morning. thank you for this opportunity. i applaud the person. i admire the commander-in-chief who is patient and cautious. we went to iraq, and you see what happened. almost 5000 meriden's diamerica. the president is approaching this in the most admirable way. i admire the president. i am appalled by the republicans. americans should be paying attention to everything the republicans are doing. i think the approach he is using is very good and we should applaud him. host: steve is a republican in pennsylvania. you are on. caller: thank you. i am from the vietnam era. you do not send in a few people at a time to get killed for politics or financial gain. you have seen wars in the past. it is usually when the economy
also, the karzai government is very corrupt. i definitely think we need to get out. host: the lead story in "the new york times" -- it says that in the news conference with the indian prime minister, the president signaled he would break from the policies he inherited from the bush administration. later on, x is a call from silver spring, md. caller: good morning. thank you for this opportunity. i applaud the person. i admire the commander-in-chief who is patient and cautious. we went...
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question as to whether or not we want our troops fighting and dying for a corrupt government like karzai's. we engage american forces in combat. combat to combat. it will never change. there will always be civilian casualties and that's something we as a nation must know and we must accept if we're going to go to war. we can't go to war and expect it to be clean. we can't go to war and expect for it to be pretty or for it to be video game-like or to be like a movie. all your viewers who have been in combat will attest that. there's absolutely nothing good about war. unfortunately, it sometimes is a necessity. but in this context about afghanistan, is it worth the violence from what we're getting out of it. host: what do you think the president will announce at the end of this month or early next month? guest: oh, i don't know, steve. i know i'd like him to announce -- i think we'll see some level of troop increase. i do think we will see some type of withdrawal plan hopefully tied to some date. hopefully within a year or two, if we can get something like that, that will be so much better,
question as to whether or not we want our troops fighting and dying for a corrupt government like karzai's. we engage american forces in combat. combat to combat. it will never change. there will always be civilian casualties and that's something we as a nation must know and we must accept if we're going to go to war. we can't go to war and expect it to be clean. we can't go to war and expect for it to be pretty or for it to be video game-like or to be like a movie. all your viewers who have...
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the president of the united states can easily do in reverse himself and saying that -- and say that karzai is corrupt. he was corrupt months ago. this is not new. how do we get the president out of the box that he put himself in? >> bob, do what to say something about this? >> union and entirely different point of view? -- you mean an entirely different point of view? we're not showing enough imagination. it is easy to say that we should maintain the current levels. the question was, he is facing conflicting advice. his problem is that he is gotten too much of the same advice from military. they'll think that current levels are trajectory toward defeat. if you maintain current levels, we talk about the ft. we're not showing enough imagination about that. the consequence is not negligible. almost everywhere we've never fought -- we've ever gought, -- fought, the consequences are still the same. who knows what happens in afghanistan, and who knows what the ripple effect is around the world. when we talk in terms of a massive increase in forces, at least from my historical perspective, that i
the president of the united states can easily do in reverse himself and saying that -- and say that karzai is corrupt. he was corrupt months ago. this is not new. how do we get the president out of the box that he put himself in? >> bob, do what to say something about this? >> union and entirely different point of view? -- you mean an entirely different point of view? we're not showing enough imagination. it is easy to say that we should maintain the current levels. the question...
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the test i have sent to president karzai.he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that means our streets will be safer. i think it is as clear as that. >> tony lloyd. ? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be aware of the warning of the top cop of the dangers and the widespread need about the investments in the police commissioners. can the prime minister tell the house whether this labour government will ever allow the police to be politicized as the conservatives propose? >> mr. speaker, the operational independence the chief police officers is of and has been and should continue to be an important constitutional principle. it must be clear that chief officers and chief officers alone are responsible for running their force. and i believe that the leader
the test i have sent to president karzai.he's met by speeches and now they have to be met by delivery. next week, i believe, we will see the american government and the rest of nato coming together in a strategy that will mean we will have the forces that are necessary so that we can create the space for a political solution in afghanistan that means our streets will be safer. i think it is as clear as that. >> tony lloyd. ? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister will be...