so that's the key over the longer term. >> lisa curtis, thank you ve much for joini us this evening. >> thank you. >>> in afghanistan, this is shapinup sentially to be the most deadly month for american and other western force at war. milita officials said today that three more britishsoldiers and an american rvice member were killed inttacks in uthern and eastern afghanistan. that brings to 19 the number of international troopsho have died in just the first seven days of this month. >>> it was also a deadly day in iraq, where at least37 people we killed in series of bombingattacks. inhe most serus, a suicide r bomb struca shii mosque in norern iraq. that's outside ofmosul, killing at least 30 people in ghdad, a roadside bomb targeted mini bus covering iite pilgrims, killing four people and woundin eight others. the attacks on shiites are raisg concerns of a possible ne wave of sectarian violence in iraq. >>from europe, we want totake note tonht of the first anniversary of the sart of the war beee georgia and russia. that conflictbroke out last summerwhen georgia launched an attack o

. >> for more on this story we are joined by lisa curtis, she's a senior research fellow at the heratage foundation and she joins us from washington. nice to have you back. >> thanks for having me again. >> what do you think the impact will be on the taliban in pakistan? will they recover from this, and if so, how long will it take them? >> well, i think this is a significant victory for pakistan, its fight against terrorism specially coming on the heels of the pakistan military's ability to oust the taliban from the swat valley region. but we know that military commanders can be replaced. so this doesn't mean the end of the pakistani taliban, yet it is a very significant development. and it could also change the debate about drone strikes in pakistan. pakistani officials have been very critical of these drone strikes but i think it would be hard for them to argue that this is an important tool in the fight against terrorists that threaten pakistan itself. >> that's an interesting point because i was wondering, what of impact did you think that this would have on the cooperation between

. >> lisa curtis with the heritage foundation just traveled to afghanistan and says unlike iraq the war effect in argue is aimed at the taliban and al-qaeda. >> i think what we have to realize it is not a proper resource effort and we have only begun to focus on afghanistan. the report is not being released publicly. the pentagon say the report is making its way up the chain of command. it could not say if it has been read by defense secretary gates. >>> the first time in 50 years massachusetts negotiators will to choose somebody other than ted kennedy for senate. the governor says he will support changes to name an interim senator, a request made by senator kenny himself. >> i will continue to work with the legislature on legislation authorizing an interim opponent to the united states senate for the five months until that election happens. >> reporter: still another kennedy could fill the seat. possible con senders include his widow vic i di although she said she is not interested and joseph kennedy. >>> we are following a developing story out in california. massive wildfires threaten

our final speaker will be lisa curtis. i'll try to not be repetitive. >> to ensure that the country does not become these are governmentment al activities that we would not see under taliban rule. people did participate they did this facing brutal attack. they did this to ensure a dam owe dra kra tick boon john. there are two outstanding questions that must be resolved it will be up to afghans to decide whether the turn out was high enough. we wouldn't have an official verdict until december. so far, over 17% of the votes have been counted which shows that car sdie has 42% of the vote. it would be more difficult to secure the ability and security f. neither of them received the 50% of the vote, thep a run off would be required in mid ok. it could bomb center afghan's faith in the process. we will have to tolerate a certain amount of impact. >> what attacks the region does a took after fan tan. the military has proved it is able to push back settle backs. in three months, they have been owl. the military will have to remain

the cleanup speaker will introduce first is lisa curtis. she is a senior research fellow for south asia and the asian studies center at the heritage foundation. since joining heritage in 2006, lisa has appeared on major broadcast networks to comment on developments in south asia and has testified several times before congress on issues related to india, pakistan, afghanistan, and the u.s. image abroad. she cochaired the working group and independent bipartisan working gup made up of a handful of us-based experts that published report in september 2008 and titled u.s. and pakistan, the next chapter. before joining heritage, she was a professional staff there at a senate foreign relations committee where she had a south asian portfolio for the committee chairman senator richard lugar. from 2001 to 2003, she served as the senior adviser in the state department of south asia bureau where she advised the assistant secretary on india, pakistan relations. in the late 1990s, she served with the central intelligence agency as a political analyst on s

and final speaker will be lisa curtis. >> thank you. i'm going to talk about the election, say a few words about pakistan's role in the region and talk about what success in afghanistan should look like. i'll try to not be restep tiff so forgive me if i am. of course, the u.s. stakes in the election in afghanistan are very high. to help achieve stability in afghanistan and ensure that the country does not again become a safe haven for international terrorists the u.s. has to have a partner in kabul that has credibility with the afghan people. this was a historic election. >> we sought first ever national debates among the candidates on television. these are kinds of political activities that we definitely would not see under taliban rule. i also think it's significant that elections went forward at all and that the people did participate albeit in much lower numbers than we would have hoped, but they did this in the face of brutal taliban threats and attacks. and i think afghans' determination to pursue a democratic future rather than h

. >> the final speaker is a lisa curtis. >> tnk you foreing here. i will talk about the elections and say a fords about pakistan role in the region and then i will tadk about was success in ghanistan should look like. i will try not to be repetitive sforge me if am. cours the u.s. state sen the election are very high to help achieve stability and enstre that the cntry does not become a safe haven for international terrorist the u.s. has to have a partner and kabul that has credibility with the afghan people. this was a historic election in the run-up to the polls we saw large campaign rallies held by the various caidates, the first-ever national debates among the candidates on the televisionand these are political activits that we finitely would not be under taliban rules it is significant that the elections went forward at all and people did participate albeit in much lower numbers than we would have hopedbut th d this in the face several taliban of threats and attack and i think thi says something about the afghan determination to pursue a democra

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lisa from new jersey. i was wondering what do you think of dating more than one person at a time. >> dating multiple people. >> this brings us back to if you can get away with it. >> curtisit was maybe okay because i think in america you're a bit more open when u date, you date more than one person at a time. but i don't like it. >> i think that whatev you agree to. i think if you're going to date more than one person you should be honest about it. but also from a financial standpoint, it costs enough taking care of one. >> it would be really awkward if you're dating a girl three, four, five times, then you bump in to her the next day, you go out on a friday, saturday she's with another guy, you're with another girl. that's kind of awkward. like you said, it gets expensive. if it was some guy i read he had like five dates, he went to five different star bucks. >> steve, you all have to come back. >> you can't see the sweat and i'mback. >>> coming up, how much extra sug there is in the foods and liquids that you ingest. >>> watch out. find out right after this. >>> the amerin heart association, americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons o sugar every day and it is time to cut