margaret brennan is at new york presbyterian hospital. margaret? >> reporter: anthony, secretary clinton was just discharged from the hospital. her car pulled away just moments ago and her spokesperson released this statement, saying: earlier today, secretary clinton made her first public appearance in three weeks as she walked out of the harkness eye institute and into a secure van along with a smiling bill and chelsea clinton and accompanied by security detail. now, there are private doors here at the hospital. she could have used them to avoid those cameras but she chose to walk out smiling into the cold new york air. and the state department does say that secretary clinton has been very active by phone and in communication with her staff. >> mason: all right, margaret brennan. good to see her again. thanks, margaret. children who survived last month's massacre in newtown, connecticut, got their first look at their new school today. students, parents and teachers attended an open house at a former middle school being renamed sandy hook elementar

margaret brennan reports. >> secretary clinton is expected to face harsh questions in the senate and house. up first is the senate foreign relations committee where republicans rand paul and john mccain are among the new members. both are vocal critics of how the obama administration respond responded to the attack and they've demanded to hear from clinton for months. the secretary was unable to make her previously scheduled tm in december due to illness, so this will be the first time that the secretary publicly answers questions about why officials denied multiple requests for additional security at the benghazi compound. she will also be asked about whether a lack of funding played a role in those decisions. clinton will try to refocus the testimony on her attempts to fix what investigators called systemic failures in leadership and management at senior levels at the state department. she will be prepped upon the department's response. a new high threat security was created and four officials were put on administrative leave as a result of the investigation, yet all four remain on

margaret brennan, cbs news, new york. >>> overseas in pakistan this morning, pakistani officials say a pair of u.s. drone strikes killed 13 people. it's report bud not confirmed that among the dead is a senior taliban commander. meanwhile a federal judge has rule thad the obama administration does not have to rule the justification for drone attacks against terrorists. it was about the highly classified targeted killings program. the suit followed a drone strike that killed a leader anwar al awlaki. critics complained it was illegal for the u.s. government to kill citizens without a trial. >>> there's a new death count in the syrian civil war. the u.n. says more than 60,000 people have been killed in the 21 months since the uprising began. yesterday a syrian jet bombed a gas station in a damascus suburb. dozens were reportedly killed. >>> an american journalist is missing in syria. james foley was working for a french news outlet when he was kidnapped according to his family. they say he was abducted by unknown gunmen on thanksgiving day. two years ago he was held by gunman in libya

margaret brennan reports. >> as i have said many times, i take responsibility. >> reporter: in her opening statement, the usually reserved hillary clinton said that for her the benghazi tragedy is personal. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughter, and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> reporter: secretary clinton said while she had a close relationship with ambassador stevens his request for additional security never made it to her desk. >> the specific security requests pertaining to benghazi, you know, were handled by the security professionals in the department. i didn't see those requests. they didn't come to me. i didn't approve them. i didn't deny them. >> reporter: still republican senator rand paul said she should be held account snoobl had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of your p

margaret brennan is at new york presbyterian hospital. margaret, what are we hearing about her health continue? >> well, anthony, secretary clinton's spokesperson says he'll share information when there is something to update. when clinton was hospitalized on sunday that same spokesperson said that doctors would monitor her for about 48 hours. we're now beyond that window. but doctors tell us that it usually takes more than two days to establish the proper dose of blood thinner and weeks, even months, to thin out the clot. treatment can last up to six months. >> mason: the secretary, margaret, has about three weeks left in office. essentially, has her term ended now then? >> reporter: well, the secretary was expected to step down at the end of the month once the senate confirms her successor. but today senate staffers told us that right now there is no word yet as to when congress will begin those hearings to approve john kerry as the next secretary of state. clinton herself isn't expected to travel. these health issues have kept her from

doctors now say they need to see how she responds to medication. >> jarvis: margaret brennan, thank you >> m dr. jon lapook is our chief medical correspondent. nt.d evening, jon. at dohat do you think has happened to secretary clinton? >> rebecca, that blood clot that margaret described is behind the heght ear. it's in the vein that helps bring blood from the brain all the way down. what happened is really ybody'y's guess but trying to er, we together, we know that two to three weeks ago she head.d and hit her head. at that time, she could have had trauma. she could ripped that vein and a littittle bleeding, a little ittl formation. on top of that we were told she had a stomach virus. k know that dehydration ationases the odds of having a clot. on top of that there's a history ble tblood clot in her leg. it is possible that she has ncy tlying tendency towards g.creased clotting. that's something down the road ehere doctors are going to have to look into that. thatarvis: how serious does it sound and what's the prognosis? pr the prognosis seems excellent. >> the reason is this was found

>> margaret brennan here in manhattan. passion, some people believe that fast food is an assault from america. oh, no. but this past spring, mcdonald's tried to change all of that with a brand-new item. mark phillips reports on the sandwich designed to please even the most discriminating french diner. >> reporter: this is an important week in france. major choices that will influence how life is lived here in the future are being made. no, not here on the campaign trail where nicolas sarkozy will face his electorate this weekend to see if he continues as president of france. here at the local burger joint where the french managers of mcdonald's have determined the good old american hamburger isn't good enough. instead, they've launched the mcbaguette. mcdonald's take on one of the basic french food groups. the baguette sandwich. two hamburger patties. some lettuce. and some grainy french mustard in a roll that looks like classic french bread. it may not be the beheading of louis xvi, but it's positively revolutionary. and

we begin with margaret brennan, state department correspondent for cbs news. >> he was very interesting to hear hillary clinton there put mali, algeria and al qaeda quickly in that same paragraph. linking those concepts. because the state department has been concerned as she has been in pushing algeria to take a more active role in trying to control al qaeda. because they have been building out what is feared to be a command and control center. within northern mali. that is to say there are weapons coming from libya, through algeria, down into mali and there is a worry that this could become another afghanistan. >> rose: and for analysis of algeria and mali we turn to max boot, jennifer cook, and peter pham. >> the ramification of what happened in algeria and the strike against the gas installation there and the hostages being taken there really opens this up and internationalizes it with a number of year mean citizens taking u.s. citizens and japanese as well. so the events of this last week, the french incursion, the islamists move south and the taking of the gas installation in alger

i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm margaret brennan.ightest of the corporate world. a new survey rates the world's top ceos. what makes them so good and why aren't there more women in that club. >>> then a dad, his daughter and 15 years of memories captured on one city street corner. you'll meet them. >>> and out of the us? >> anthony. >> reporter: anthony, okay. >> i don't think he can hear you quite yet. >> reporter: the liner is a 24-hour-a day work site the biggest salvage operation ever undertaken but it's also a tomb. the bodies of two crew members have never been recovered. a piece of the rock that tore open the hull sits in a local church and as part of the memorial ceremonies a plaque will be hung on the ship to remember the 32 people who died. survivors of the fateful flight have been asked to stay away from the anniversary ceremonies out of respect for families of the dead. lawsuits have begun. for kevin, all that matters is finding the body of his brother russell which he hopes is still in the wreck. >> pay my final respects

margaret brennan was there. >> as i have said many time, i take responsibility. >> reporter: in her opening statement, the usually reserved hillary clinton said that for her, the benghazi tragedy is personal. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters, and the wives left alone to raise their children. [ crying ] >> reporter: secretary clinton said that while she had a close relationship with the ambassador, his request for additional security never made it to her desk. >> the specific security requests pertaining to benghazi were handled by the security professionals in the department. i didn't see those request, they didn't come to me, i didn't approve or deny them. >> reporter: republican senator rand paul said she should be held accountable. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, i would have relieved you of your post. >> reporter: clinton said she constantly thinks of wha

margaret brennan has the latest. >> as the president calls for more listening from gun control advocate carter evans reports on a busy weekend of buying and selling guns on the west coast. sexual assaults in the military. >> and he raped me. >> with attacks rising, a former air force sergeant explains why most go unreported. >> and classroom quarterback. a retired pro football player heads back home reaching troubled students others could not. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> good evening, i'm jim axelrod with a western edition of the broadcast. an investigation is under way in brazil tonight after witnesses say a band performing at a nightclub set off pyrotechnics torching the building and killing hundreds. it happened in santa maria, a university town in southern brazil. at least 230 people were killed in the fire and during the panic that followed. local hospitals say more than 100 others were

. >> rose: joining me from washington margaret brennan state department correspondent for cbs news. welcome. >> good to see you, charlie. >> tell me more about the attitude at the state department about alger ya, the link with mali and what might be coming. >> i think it was very interesting to hear hillary clinton there put mali, algeria and al qaeda quickly in that same paragraph. linking those concepts because the state department has been concerned as she has been in pushing algeria to take a more active role in trying to control al qaeda. because they have been building out what is feared to be a command and control center within northern mali. that is to say there are weapons coming from libya, through algeria, down into mali, and there is a worry that this could become another afghanistan that is why she was in algeria at the end of october and it is why the u.s. state department and foreign policy advisors have been very concerned about the threat. they say yes, it should be an african response. it's an african issue but the u.s. has interest at stake here. >> rose: what is

margaret brennan is in northern manhattan. good morning to you, happy new year. >> reporter: secretary clinton is spending a second day here at new york presbyterian hospital where she's being treated for a blood clot that formed in in her head following a concussion that she suffered weeks ago. doctors discovered it on sunday during an mri, and according to a statement releelsed by edreleased by the state department this say clot in the vein that is situated in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. it did not result in a stroke or neurological damage. clinton's doctors say that they need to monitor how she responds to medication including blood thinners, before they release her. they expect a full recovery. >> all righty margaret brennan reporting in manhattan, th >>> this national weather report >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by aig, a leading global insurer based here in america. bring on tomorrow. >>> we're looking back this morning at some of our most interesting interviews

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public events for the past three weeks, but she is working from her hospital bed. >> mason: margaret brennan at new york presbyterian hospital. on: margar margaret. a shell oil drilling rig is on the rocks tonight off the coast of alaska. it ran aground last night near st an uninhabited island on the state's south coast as it was being towed in a storm. lee co lee cowan reports the coast guard is leading efforts to free the ship and prevent damage to the environment. >> reporter: severe weather has complicated efforts to determine the damage to the 266-foot drill barge called the "kulluk." the concern is not for the crew; all 18 aboard were evacuated by the coast guard. the worry is the more than 160,000 gallons of diesel fuel and oil locked deep in the rig's hull, all being relentlessly battered by waves as high as four-story buildings. we spoke by phone with coast guard captain paul meler in anchorage. >> drifting where the "kulluk" sits on the rocks, this is going to be a challenging response that will take smart, talented people to figure out our way ahead. >> reporter: more than 500 peo

reports from margaret brennan and jon lapook. mark strassman on a new technology that could stop deadly drunk driving accidents. >> the optical signature registers above .08, then the vehicle will prevent you from moving. >> jarvis: and with elephants under siege by poachers, m. sanjay meets a woman who has become a foster mother raising baby elephants until they can care for themselves. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" s

our state department correspondent, margaret brennan, was in the hearing. >> as i have said many times, i take responsibility. >> reporter: in her opening statement, the usually reserved hillary clinton said that for her the benghazi tragedy is personal. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, the sons and daughters and the wives left alone to raise their children. >> reporter: secretary clinton said that while she had a close relationship with ambassador chris stevens, his request for additional security never made it to her desk. >> the specific security requests pertaining to benghazi were handled by the security professionals in the department. i didn't see those requests. they didn't come to me; i didn't approve them, i didn't deny them. >> reporter: still, republican senator rand paul said she should be held accountable. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cabl

margaret brennan has more. >> the nightclub in santa maria was packed when the fire broke out. it took only minutes for the blaze to race through the crowded venue sending a stampede of about 2,000 party gers most of them college students looking for the exits. but there was only one way out, and no emergency doors. the chaos lead to confusion. security guards blocked the exit fearing that customers were fleeing their bar tabs. some panicked patrons mistook the bathrooms for an escape and died there rescuers used axs to chap down exterior walls trying to reach those trapped. most of the victims died of asphyxiation. some were trampled or crushed. first responders tended to the injured dressing wounds and performing cpr in the streets. initial reports suggest the fire started during a band's pyrotechnic display and a fire extinguisher failed. authorities are still identifying the victims, but most are likely to be students from the local university. the fatal sdifernt is being treated as a national tragedy in brazil. president cut short a state trip to chile returning home to me

margaret brennan shows us how the building became a death trap. >> reporter: initial reports suggest the fire started during a band's pie trolltech nick display. it took only minutes for the blaze to race through the crowded venue, standing a stampede of at least a thousand partygoers looking for the exit. but there was only one way out. security blocked the exits fearing that customers were fleeing their bar tabs. some panicked patrons mistook the bathrooms for an escape and died down there. rescuers chopped down exterior walls trying to reach those trapped. most died from asphyxiation, others were trampled or crushed. many were dressing wounds and performing cpr in the streets. hundreds are being treated in the hospital. they are promising to provide authorities with any needed information. the fatal incident is being treated as a national tragedy in brazil. the president cut short a state trip to chile returning home to meet with families and pledging support. we stand together at this time and even though there's a lot of sadness, we will pull through. families of the victim spen

margaret brennan is at the plaza where the big show will roll by this afternoon. et service, the police have been prepping through the night. this is called freedom plaza because martin luther king wrote his "i have a dream" speech in a hotel just across the way. so there's some poetic res nons of that today on the holiday, of course. this spot is one of the few places on the parade route where you can see straight up to the capitol. the president will pass by here twice, and on his way back, of course, the crowds are hoping he'll get out and walk. tickets to this area to sit in the bleachers cost you around $40. so a lot of expectations. >> margaret brennan, thank you. and not all the attention is focused on the commander in chief. many eyes will be on which designer in hold the first lady will be wearing tonight. we'll show you why her choice will be the best of history when "cbs this morning" continues live from washington. your local news is next. >>> welcome to wus's coverage of the 57th inauguration ceremonies here in washington, d.c. what an exciting day we

margaret brennan has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you and to charlie. and john kerry may be approved as the next secretary of state by this afternoon. he could be sworn in to office by the end of the week. the job of being america's top diplomat is nonpartisan. so senator kerry must resign his massachusetts senate seat effective friday. there are a few technicalities before the transition. today the senate foreign relations committee which oversee the state department has to vote on the nomination. but members know kerry. he served on the committee for almost 30 years. and not a single one of the 16 members is expected to vote against him. so once they approve the full senate, can then confirm him within hours. he really didn't voice any departures from secretary clinton's views during his four-hour-long hearing last week. >> margaret, is secretary clinton -- as secretary clinton leaves office, i understand she got somewhat of a gift from president obama. >> reporter: you could call it that. a group of president obama's top political donors helped pay o

margaret brennan is on capitol hill. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie and norah. it was the first time that secretary clinton testified to lawmakers about the events in benghazi last september 11th, and she fiercely defended the office that she will soon be leaving. >> that sounds good good way to start. >> reporter: in over five hours of testimony, secretary clinton acknowledged failures in security and took ownership of the state department's handling of the attack. >> i take responsibility and nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to leave the state department and our country safer, stronger and more secure. >> reporter: clinton said she had a personal relationship with ambassador chris stevens and grew emotional talking about him and three other victims. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers the sons and daughters, and the wiv

margaret brennan is outside new york presbyterian hospital in northern manhattan. margaret, what are they saying about secretary clinton's status right now? >> reporter: good morning, norah. secretary clinton is still undergoing treatment for that blood clot between her brain and her skull. her spokesperson says that he will share new information when there is something to update. when clinton was hospitalized on sunday, that same spokesperson said that doctors would monitor her for 48 hours. we are now beyond that window but doctors tell cbs it often takes more than two days to establish the exact dosage of blood thinner. it can take weeks, even months to dissolve the clot and typically it can take up to six months for full recovery but it doesn't require hospitalization. >> so is there any talk about when she might return to d.c.? >> reporter: it isn't clear. secretary clinton is expected to step down at the end of the month, once a replacement is confirmed. senate staffers tell cbs that there is no word yet on when those confirmation hearings will begin to approv

margaret brennan shows us how the building became a death trap for so many. >> reporter: initial reports suggest the fire started during a band pyrotechnics display. it took only minutes for the flames to race through the crowded venue, sending a stampede of at least 1,000 partygoers looking for the exit but there was only one way out and no emergency doors. the chaos led to confusion. security guards blocked the exit fearing that customers were fleeing their bar tabs. some panicked patrons mistook the bathroom for an escape and died there. rescuers used axes to chop down exterior walls, trying to reach those trapped. most of the victims died of asphyxiation. some were trampled or crushed. first responders tended to the injured, dressing wounds and performing cpr in the streets. more than 100 survivors are being treated in local hospitals. on sunday, the nightclub owners posted a message on facebook offering assistance to survivors and relatives of the victims and promising to provide authorities with any needed information. the fatal incident is being treated as a national tragedy in br

margaret brennan is at the state department. margar margaret, good morning. >> good morning to you, charlie, and norah. as hillary clinton says good-bye, everyone wants to know will she run for president in four years. she gave her most definitive answer to npr yesterday saying, quote, i've been out of politics as secretary of state. i don't see myself getting back into politics. but will the answer change? she left people wonder wheng she spoke of the spojt during a global town hall. hillary clinton told a global audience that breaking the gender barrier in politics is the cause of her life. >> there is still a double standard and it is a double standard that exists from, you know, the trivial, like what you wear, to the incredibly serious like women can't vote, women can't run for office, women are not supposed to be in the public sphere. >> it was a barrier she wasn't able to break in 2008 when she lost the democratic nomination to barack obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest hardest glass ceiling this tim

. >>> margaret brennan is outside the clintons' hometown of chappaqua, north of new york city. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. secretary clinton is home after three days in the hospital. her spokesperson says she's eager to get back to work. according to a statement released jeff last night, quote, her medical team has advised her that she's making good progress on all fronts and will make a full recoverry. smiles here. daughter chelsea posted this stamtd on twitter. thank you to the dock tors and staff for taking good care of my mom. it's not clear when secretary clinton will be able to return to work as scheduled. we'll have updates in the meantime. secretary clinton remains committed to going to capitol hill to testify about that fate tall attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi but now it's a matter of scheduled with the new . >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by the u.s. postal service. schedule your free package pickup today. >>> after the newtown school shooting there was a call for stricter gun calls and a jump in gun sa

margaret brennan is at the state department. >> reporter: good morning. as hillary clinton says good-bye people want to will she run for president in four years? she said "i've been out of politics as secretary of state. i don't see myself getting back into politics." but will the answer change? she left a group of young people wondering yesterday when she spoke with a responsibility she feels at a global town hall. >> hello. >> reporter: hillary clinton told a global audience that breaking the gender barrier in politics is the cause of her life. >> there is still a double standard and it is a double standard that exists from the trivial, like what you wear to the incredibly serious, like women can't vote women can't run for office women are not supposed to be in the public sphere. >> reporter: it say barrier that she wasn't able to break in 2008, when she lost to democratic nomination to barack obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling at this time thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. >> reporter:

margaret brennan is on capitol hill this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and secretary clinton will face harsh questions. she was unable to make previously scheduled testimony due to illness. in her opening statement, clinton's voice cracked as she recalled receiving the bodies of the u.s. personnel killed in benghazi. >>> clinton spoke about the progress made in fixing what investigators called saw stemmic failures, and drew a connection between the recent terror attack in al skwraeura and an assault. she'll also be pressed on whether there are connections between what happened in benghazi and the recent terror attack in algeria. now senate foreign relations committee john kerry will not take part in today's questioning. >>> also in washington cbs political director john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> what impact could this have with the republicans wanting to know whelp what did she know, when did she know it? >> that's the big question firefighter president for president clinton -- excuse me secretary clinton if she some day wants

margaret brennan is outside the clinton's hometown of chappaqua north of new york city. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony, norah and all of our viewers on the west coast. secretary clinton is home here in chappaqua for the first time after three days in the hospital. she doesn't have a public schedule or any travel plans but her spokesperson says he will have an update in the following days and she's eager to get back to the office. her medical team advised her she is making good progress on all fronts and they are confident that she will make a full recovery. smiling bill and chelsea escorted hillary clinton home here to chappaqua last night and chelsea posted tis message on twitter "thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at new york presbyterian hospital for taking great care of my mom." meantime the state department says that secretaryecretary clinton remains committed to returning to washington going to capitol hill to testify about that fatal attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, but now it's a matter of scheduling with the new congress. >>> ano

. >> margaret brennan thank you. >>> an international meeting in paris yesterday focused on the civil war in syria. delegates from more than 50 nations were there including the u.s. ambassador to syria, robert ford. clarissa was there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning from a wet and windy paris. ambassador ford was here yesterday to attend meetings between the syrian opposition and its international backers, this comes on the heels of an announcement from the white house that the u.s. will give a further $10 million in humanitarian aid to the syrian people. yesterday the syrian opposition saying the time is for action and not for words, but in an interview with cbs news ambassador ford was adam ant that the u.s. will not intervene directly in syria, even if this conflict drags on. so are we willing to wait another two years and another 60,000 dead? >> i don't know how long it will take. we obviously deeply regret the violence that this regime has inflicted on these people. >> reporter: are we doing enough to stop it? >> in a situation like this we have to work on multiple front

[applause] >> margaret brennan is along the parade ruelt.ed hoping to get a front row seat to get close to the president. you can hear the roars starting. and i'm waiting to hear the eruption if the president stays on foot. he's been coming down in a slow roll of the car, and as you know, it stretches a mile and a half or so to the white house. and tell be being to see how the crowd reacts when the president does get here. this parade itself. there are about 88,000 -- of course, this is only the second inauguration that has happened to fall on this holiday of martin luther king day. a lot of people have the day off and came out to celebrate. in so many ways, it's one of those moments in time where history sort of rhymes here. president barack obama is the first african-american elected to be president, and now re-elected. we're standing in freedom plaza where martin luther king right across the country gave his i have a dream speech. >> we'll see after the president passes, a number of references to civil rights and martin luther king and ma

ahead on this motorcade route is cbs news correspondent and our state department correspondent margaret brennane point? >> well, the president is passing by at any moment, scott. this is freedom plaza. this is where martin luther king penned his i have a dream speech. a bit of poetic resonance today. you can see the police escort is starting to drive by right now. along this route, behind the police, you will see u.s. marines lining the parade route. they are facing away from the crowd. they're not carrying any arms. they're not here for law enforcement. they are purely here to salute the commander in chief as he passes by. there are more than 1,000 members of the military here today. all four sectors and the coast guard here to salute the president because this is considered a ceremonial change of command for the commander in chief coming in. and as you can see the motorcade just now passing by here at freedom plaza. and the crowd is erupting, they are waving to the president as he passes by. you can see some of the bleachers are still somewhat empty. getting filled up. people really want to b

yes, margaret, it was the third event in the east room on friday. >> john brennan on monday.ck le> w. >> friday appearing with president karzi and the president obama saying he is sticking to the 2014 deadline. >> by the end of next year 2014, the transition will be complete. after gans will have full responsibility for their security. this war will come to a responsible end. >> this war will be over the little update on the deadline was the president's second announcemented by this spring, he said there will be a change in the next of u.s. troops. again, president obama. >> today we agreed as afghan forces take the lead and as president karzi announces, troops will move to a support roll this spring. >> what does this say. >> it says president obama cannot wait to get out of there. basically since the killing of osama bin laden, the priorities have really changed. the public has grown weary of this war. they like to get out of there. these new questions. appearing over the horizon: do you keep any u.s. troops there after the end of the war. of course the u.s. position is you