a major test came with an offensive to retake and hold marjah, in helmand province, in early 2010. militarily, it looked like a success. but by may, he faced questions about how well it was going when it came to helping establish a competent, honest local government. >> does that now seem a little overly optimistic? >> no, it seems to me that it's a process. i think not even-- we are now at about 90 days. i expect it will take many months into the future before it becomes durable and permanent. >> warner: from the early days in 2009, the general had run into resistance over how many u.s. troops should be committed to the afghan war. there were 56,000 when he arrived, and he urged another 40,000 be sent. but in december, president obama announced a lower number in a speech at west point introducing the surge. >> i have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. >> warner: within months, the friction over troop numbers and war strategy surfaced in a profile of mcchrystal in "rolling stone" magazine, titled "the runawa

their hands tied behind their backs with gunshot wounds to their heads the bodies were covered in marjah and showed signs of decay activists say more bodies would still be in the water at the moment there is no information on who carried out the killings. you know all syria's a rebel coalition is in paris to plead for aid and political backing to overthrow the assad regime the opposition needs money to stay viable but its efforts to form of provincial government have so far failed this as france warns islamic militants could gain ground and punch the country into further chaos if cash flow is not secured r.t. caught up with the one of the leaders of the opposition and asked him what he things is needed to bring peace to syria. we need this some new weapons against iran plays you know because bashar assad says. airplanes to damage villages and cities and their civilians we need to protect ourselves our children from killing every day we have more than sixteen thousand children were dead for at least twenty two months ago something unbelievable it's a lot right so to help syrian people and