host: matthew lee, just back from traveling with the secretary of state. he works for the associated press. or independent line. you are first. caller: mr. lee, in your travels, one question -- the united states is known for writing checks to many of these governments. did you get any indication of the amount of money they are spending on these countries or what this cost us on this trip? guest: on this particular trip, this conference was not itself a donor's conference or a conference were countries pledge money. so on this trip, there were not any checks being exchanged. it is billions of dollars that have gone into this effort and billions more will continue to go into it. host: massachusetts. james, democrats line. caller: good morning. i have a question for you. just recently in the news, there was a report that some people, ven in south korea, a dotidoubg that the vessel was sunk by the north koreans. do you have any information on that? guest: i am aware that there are a lot of people that have raised some doubt about the conclusions of the investi

on washington journal, the discussion about secretary of state clinton's trip to south asia with matthew lee of the associated press. also a look at politics in the u.s.. we will talk with the former president of the naacp, political commentator sophia nelson and leonard stein horn. later, reagan brooks -- raven brooks. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> c-span is now available and over 100 million homes, bringing you a direct link to public affairs, policy and nonfiction books. it is created by america's cable companies. >> now, a pentagon retirement ceremony for general mcchrystal. he was removed from his position in june after "rolling stone" magazine published an article about him. remarks are by robert gates, and general mcchrystal in this 50 minute portion. >> and general mcchrystal, mrs. mcchrystal, members of the u.s. armed forces, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allowing me to be part of this memorable ceremony. i am honored to be here to congratulate general mcchrystal for his immense accomplishments wearing the uniform of the united states armed forces to com

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