in the novel that took him 30 years to publish, matterhorn. it followed bravo company through vietnam. more than 30,000 viewers have already joined us on twitter. >> tomorrow morning, simon lomax from bloomberg news joins us with an update on climate legislation and the kind of impact the oil spill will have. then congressman scott garrett, working with the senate on a financial regulation bill. and walter isaacson, we will talk to him about contaminants during the vietnam war. according to a new report, 3 million vietnamese people and 150,000 children are still feeling the health effects from the contamination. "washington journal," live every morring on c-span. bp's ceo will be on capitol hill this week to testify before a house energy and commerce subcommittee. we will bring you live coverage thursday on c-span 3 and that c- span.org. having visited the gulf region for the fourth time since april, oil spill from the oval office. he makes his decision tomorrow. >> good evening. as we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. at home

juarez, aboutju mexico, and then "matterhorn," which follows bravo company through vietnam. and join us on twitter. 30,000 viewers already have. >> we have the c-span video library. we make it easy to follow the primary season, from the debates to the victory and concessions be six -- speeches. online, any time. >> an hour hearing on afghanistan. there is the 2007 goal of withdrawing u.s. troops from the country. the leader of u.s. forces, general david betray us, -- general petraeus, was here at the committee. he said -- he fainted halfway through this hearing, due to what he described as dehydration. >> we are receiving testimony on the progress in afghanistan, with the commander of central command. the troops deserve our support, and the committee gives them that full support. and the support of their families as well. >> thank you. >> last month, it was announced for the first timm that more soldiers are in afghanistan and in iraq. year since general stanley mcchrystal took command of the naked-let the news from afghanistan has been largely negative. the increase in casu

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just to let you know, i did not know if you heard it, the new book "matterhorn." it is a novel, but it is a novel about vietnam. it has gotten a lot of good reviews. he was a vietnam vet and it took him 35 years or so to write this book. he will be our guest this weekend on "after words" and book tv. he is interviewed by a historian and writer. if you go to book tv.org, you will see when it will air. it will air on saturday night as well as sunday night. "matterhorn" is the name of the book. new york city, democrat. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span and thank you for taking my call. two points i want to say to correct mr. moore from "the wall street journal." he points out that reagan cut taxes and that was this possible for the great boom we had in the 1980's, but what he does not tell you is that reagan raised taxes three times during his administration. he neglects telling you that. it should be pointed out. that he realized he had made a mistake when it cut the taxes of the compensated for it by raising them before he left office three times. the seco

and a novel that took an author 30 years to polish, "matter turned -- matterhorn." >> it is campaign 2010 your way with the c-spannvideo library. it -- we make it easy to follow the prairie season, campaign trail, debates, victory and concession speeches, all free online anytime. >> "washington journal" continues. host: congressman joe wilson of south carolina serves as a member of the armed services committee in the house of representatives and he also has sons serving in the army and knows about the roles and responsibilities of america's military firsthand. you heard general petraeus' testimony urging patients. do you agree? guest: i do. i have the opportunity to visit the country nine times. i indeed have had -- i have fears sick -- i have four sonss in the military. and i have a nephew who just completed his service in iraq with the air force. in afghanistan, i have been there nine times. i have been there in particular visiting my former national guard unit, 218th brigade, so i know from personal serving their, led by general bob livingston, we have 1500 troops from south carol

and landis on "matterhorn," following a group of soldiers through vietnam. join us on twitter. 30,000 viewers have. >> a look at the sanctions against iran and the wars in the former ambassador was a guest this morning. this is about 40 minutes. >> he is with the bush school -- and you were in washington last week. the testimony in front of the role of the -- in the middle east. >> we have reviewed the strength that hezbollah has developed in the last quarter of a cent -- last quarter of the century. they are clearly on a roll. and the threat -- they are a threat to vital u.s. interests. they're not just there for the foreign governments -- there is the lebanese entity, and as such, it makes sense for us to engage them. not to compromise with them, not to cut deals with them, but simply to engage them. you do not affect your adversary -- you have to be in the game and you have to be engaged. this is the way that you mess with the minds of the people who are not friendly. >> two years of the bush administration, have things gotten worse or better since you le

and a novel that took him 30 years to publish -- "matter turn -- matterhorn." join us on twitter. more than 30,000 viewers already have. >> "washington journal" continues. host: senator byron dorgan, senator from south dakota. what would you like to hear from the president? caller: i think he will get a pretty comprehensive review of what is happening. probably it will begin with what happened at the start of this and all the things that have been done by bp and the administration. i believe there are 17,500 national guard troops down there. about 5000 vessels on the water. a lot of efforts to deal with this. yet a mile under the water we've got oil continuing to gush. i think what the president will do is sort of lay out the case of everything being done to stop this, and that the same time, all that is being done to ppotect the coast line. host: the headlines talking about escrow funds coming. what kind of fund should there be and how should it work? guest:%about a week ago i suggested we firm up a binding commitment from bp. we were at a hearing and i asked the justice departme

matterhorn. find the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and join us on twitter. more than 30,000 viewers already have. >> defense secretary robert gates and joint chief of staff chairman were on capitol hill today to talk about next year's defense budget. president obama is requesting $708 billion for the next fiscal year. it is the largest defense department budget request since world war ii after adjusting for inflation. members also asked questions about military operations in iraq. we begin with questions by texas senator kay bailey hutchison. this part of the hearing is about an hour. >> senator hutchison, i think you were -- you're next and then senator specter. we're going to try to recognize folks in the order in which they came in. actually senator murray. senator hutchison? you may proceed. >> thank you. >> then i'll call on -- >> mr. chairman, thank you. i want to thank all you've foring into her. mr. chairman, we have talked about your mission to try to lower the defense budget and you're looking for places to cut and i'm hoping that i can expand on i