the one national army deserted and block the taliban.nd the iran national army is not fighting the taliban. and look at the desertion rate. in the iran national security forces police almost 75% annually and then the iran national army 25%. look at the -- i would say it is a test of whether an army is engaged in battle are not. what is the characteristics of the army? at least i have tried to research them and have not been able to find it. more than 100 in the last 18 months in the iran national army. >> quickly, three points on the afghan mission. first it takes time to train officers and we don't have officers. i mean we have officers usually but we don't have a new generation of officers so it is not going to be ready in 2014, that is for sure. the second problem we have is that the nctc questioned in the afghan army is becoming really bad in the sense that most of the people fighting in armand or whatever are non-pashtun. pashtun are not joining. there are a few exceptions. the -- try because they are doing that all of the time, 50,

are a host of civilian problems from the reconstruction to getting an afghan police force and national army up and going. in the case of pakistan, there is the issue of building trust between pakistan and the u.s. and getting over the mistrust our countries have towards one another. it is something that would require a level of engagement. i am not certain at this point who or how the u.s. government intends to replace what he brought to the table. >> just as a final thought from you. how would you sum up richard holbrooke in a sentence? >> he was a man of great passions and he was quite capable of being seen as very forceful. he was not a soft spoken diplomat all the time. he made it into an art form to deliver the tough message in a tough manner. at the same time, he was an affable man who could joke and had a great sense of humor. and make others feel at ease. he tried very hard to show people that he was not just all ego but he was also someone who was concerned about their concerns. >> we have the former ambassador who spoke more to me earlier. >> richard holbrooke was my friend for 45

the one national army deserted and block the taliban. and the iran national army is not fighting the taliban. and look at the desertion rate. in the iran national security forces police almost 75% annually and then the iran national army 25%. look at the -- i would say it is a test of whether an army is engaged in battle are not. what is the characteristics of the army? at least i have tried to research them and have not been able to find it. more than 100 in the last 18 months in the iran national army. >> quickly, three points on the afghan mission. first it takes time to train officers and we don't have officers. i mean we have officers usually but we don't have a new generation of officers so it is not going to be ready in 2014, that is for sure. the second problem we have is that the nctc questioned in the afghan army is becoming really bad in the sense that most of the people fighting in armand or whatever are non-pashtun. pashn are not joining. there are a few exceptions. the -- try because they are doing that all of the time, 50,

if you are in the afghan national army, you will have a smaller american force beyond 2014. that is part of a commitment to the future. >> do you think you could get president obama to sign on to the constant, maybe not the numbers of 25,000-35,000, but the concept we will have a substantial presence in this advise and assist mission beyond 2014? >> i think we can make a very good case for that. i think from a lot of standpoint and from and in fact, a psychological impact on the government of pakistan and on afghanistan and on the taliban, it could be substantial pair of >> we were talking mostly about the attitudes of the elites. if you are a regular afghan, you are trying to survive. he will head, you'll be passive, you'll say, i'm sticking out of this conflict. we need the afghan people to send their sons into the afghan security forces. you have to convince the people to make a choice, and make a choice towards the government of afghanistan. >> how do you do that? >> you do that by a long-term commitment to afghanistan. you do not do that by reinforcing this persistent -

national army and as well as. a more access to education employment says basically about. about. providing more access to give them opportunities and empowering people to have a. better quality of life. as possible as much as possible in this country and. it's more about i says it's even more about. change and. there is progress. in modern line. over this program as more as far as more about changing our minds rather than as a government physical physical merits physical. i have i have another quote from from. one of the top politicians in this country the federal council chairman said again miron said recently i quote almost five point five million people with disabilities are capable to work but the state doesn't create jobs for them doesn't pressure the employers to give jobs to the disabled as a result the state has to pay zero ounces to the people who could earn money themselves and quote is is the new federal program there we're talking about is it going to seduce all the situation. well. provides four quarts of one part of quartz for company is. secure in place secure in w

the one national army deserted and block the taliban. army is not fighting the taliban. and look at the desertion rate. in the iran national security forces police almost 75% annually and then the iran national army 25%. look at the -- i would say it is a test of whether an army is engaged in battle are not. what is the characteristics of the army? at least i have tried to research them and have not been able to find it. more than 100 in the last 18 months in the iran national army. >> quickly, three points on the afghan mission. first it takes time to train officers and we don't have officers. i mean we have officers usually but we don't have a new generation of officers so it is not going to be ready in 2014, that is for sure. the second problem we have is that the nctc questioned in the afghan army is becoming really bad in the sense that most of the people fighting in armand or whatever are non-pashtun. pashtun are not joining. there are a few exceptions. the -- try because they are doing that all of the time, 50, 60 years. but gener

the afghan national army and police are exceeding -- exceeding their recruitment goals. as of august of this year the national army total strength had grown to 138,164, exceeding the goal of october 2010. as of august the police had a strength of 119,639, exceeding the goal of 109,000. these recruitment numbers are an important sign of progress, but serious concerns mame related to quality -- the quality of the force, the retention rate and the low rate of literacy. the afghan army has a shortage of noncommissioned officer. junior officers are essential to a force since they control immediate on the ground situations. the ministry of defense and the training mission in afghanistan are working to overcome a shortfall of 4,500 afghan national army officers. there are more officer candidate school units, twice as many seats in the integration course in larger classes at the national military academy. as for noncommissioned officers, the afghan national army faces a shortage of more than 10,500. similar expansions in training capacity and direct entry programs are under way

. >> reporter: well, the general i spoke to in the afghan national army, who has been in the army for 30 years, said he thought it was too fast for the americans to leave in 2014. he said to me, i think it will take at least nine or ten years before we're ready. >> nine or ten years? >> reporter: that's an awful lot longer than the u.s. wants to stay and keep combat troops in this area. so, they really are trying to rush this training, diane, but there is concern that they might be trying too hard and too fast. >> and a reality check. thank you, martha raddatz, tonight. and once again, our special series, afghanistan, can we win, begins sunday and it runs all next week. >>> and, as jake tapper reported, afghanistan was featured today in the latest hemorrhage of documents by wikileaks. even as the walls are closing in on its founder, julian assange, who is wanted in a rape investigation in sweden. jim sciutto brings us up to date on all of this tonight. >> reporter: tonight, in britain, julian assange is awaiting arrest by british police. but the wikileaks founder remains defiant, sugg

army. we have strong partnerships there. they take our advice. we work well together. they're grateful for our service over here in the service of their nation and helping get their afghan army and their afghan police up to strength, and grown, and trained. and we're also, we're not saddened but we are in fact encouraged by the progress we see every day in the afghan army and the afghan police. and lastly, i'll just say we're encouraged by the support, the continued support of the american people who supports our mission over here. so i'd say our morale is ever good. i would not agree with the characterization of sads in that i think you were mentioning there. and i thank you for your call. host: general, there's a story in papers today talking about that nato troops had killed two afghan security guards in a gunfight and this is in kabul. can you answer that? guest: i'm not aware of that incident. i know look at our screening and vetting procedures very closely in bringing in recruits into the afghan army. every soldier who enters the afghan national army undergoes a biomet rirks check which records his rhett nal scan, his finger prints and

donor nation building capacity, the united states takes the responsibility for building the afghan national army, germany the national afghan police, the united kingdom takes the responsibility for narcotics eradication, italy takes the responsibility for the judiciary fund. they soon find out after a eurozone that this stovepipe strategy is not going to lead to a cohesive state. now everyone regrets why we wasted the money here in that approach, because the result was not the result we all desired in light. -- and liked. it was during this approach of nations that something emerged. the hot already come back, but they were in the remotest parts of the country. in the villages, exploiting the lack of an presence of the government, and they were able to establish small bases. an area which was not significant. by being there, at the taliban did not pose any significance state.to the afghanistan everyone was of the opinion that they are gone, they are defeated, if they are in the villages, they will not be able to become a strategic threat. and people believed musharraf was not the threat, a doubl

if you are in the afghan national army, you will have a smaller american force beyond 2014. that is part of a commitment to the future. >> do you think you could get president obama to sign on to the constant, maybe not the numbers of 25,000-35,000, but the concept we will have a substantial presence in this advise and assist mission beyond 2014? >> i think we can make a very good case for that. i think from a lot of standpoint and from and in fact, a psychological impact on the government of pakistan and on afghanistan and on the taliban, it could be substantial pair of >> we were talking mostly about the attitudes of the elites. if you are a regular afghan, you are trying to survive. he will head, you'll be passive, you'll say, i'm sticking out of this conflict. we need the afghan people to send their sons into the afghan security forces. you have to convince the people to make a choice, and make a choice towards the government of afghanistan. >> how do you do that? >> you do that by a long-term commitment to afghanistan. you do not do that by reinforcing this persistent -

he's organizing a national army at the same time he's organizing local militias. in iraq why did he succeed in iraq. he basically armed both sides in the civil war. and he managed to pull it off. so he is, you know, he is a very skill 68, i sometimes think kissingerian player in these things. and i think the space that richard holbrooke filled wanted to fill and it was difficult, sometimes for richard, i see petraeus filling. >> so what should we expect in the next six months. >> well, i think you should expect this strategy to accelerate. petraeus will try as hard as can to clear the areas where the taliban has been strong. to build local security through what he calls the afghan local poli which are basically u.s.-created and funded militias. we have our special forces out all over this ragged country. training little tiny villages, little tribal chiefs and building up militias. where people say i want the taliban out, we're going to help them do that. the role that our special forces are playing in this war, both in the capture and kill rate that go-- raids tha

design to replace the road way, but to do in a way that makes it appropriate to be in a national park and not army> i would say it's one of the most ugly structure, and it's a barrier between the mar sh and presidio. and this is a place and i brought my dogs and grandchildren and had a picnic lunch and it was memorable to use them when we come here. what would it look like when the design and development is completed. and we are not sure we want an eight lane highway going through this town. and it's a beautiful area in a national seaport area on the planet. >> the road is going to be so different. it's really a park way, and it's a parkway through the national park. and they make the road disapeer to the national park. >> and the road is about 20 feet lower, normally midday, you go through it in two minutes. looking back from the golden gate bridge to presidio, you are more aware of the park land and less of the roads. and the viaduct will parallel the existing one and to the south and can be built while the existing one remains in operation. and the two bridges there with open space between them

the afghan national army has been able to improve. the police have always liked behind. we have discussed this on a number of locations. i think there have been a couple of major changes as have put them on a different path. compulsory literary training. many have come forward for police training. i was told locals have been complaining that police often brought from a different part of the country. they had problems believing that some were locally trained. people were recognizing improvements. but we have to have police training. there are different types of police training which is also important. some were impressed with the english skills that the students were exhibiting. >> what about the training regarding to afghan law the? some are unaware of the law and some are unable to apply its. a large number of women in afghanistan -- a prosecutor girls from -- for running away from violence. are we including the training that we provide a month with understanding of afghan law to protect women? >> yes. the training we provide includes will of law principles and human ri

sir, i'm confident we can train and hand over to the afghan national army in that time frame. >> first, i'm not going to comment on what i think are probably third-hand accounts of conversations in the oval office. you have been in the oval office. and you know it's best not to relate what takes place there. >> did you think then it was possible to turn over controlled to the a.n.a. by 2011? >> what we all support, and this is the entire chain of command from general mcchrystal through me, admiral mullen, the secretary and so forth, is that it would be possible to begin the transition at a pace that is determined by -- >> what does that mean exactly? we've heard that phrase so many times, conditions on the ground. what would be the conditions that would allow for a significant withdrawal in july 2011? >> well, what allows transition to begin is the ability of afghan forces to take on tasks that until then we had performed. the truth is, we have already seen transition in some places in the country, george. again, kabul is the best example of that. i've stated on a number of occasions t

it's the afghan national police and the afghan army and effective afghan government that the people canelieve in. that's the weakest part. >> larry: has anybody consulted you on this? >> i have been in regular touch with authorities within the administration and the president. >> larry: you talked to the president? >> from time to time, yes. >> larry: and do they talk about afghanistan with you? >> all the time. >> larry: what do you make of mr. karzai? what is your read on him? >> mr. karzai is a nationalistic leader. he has said some things in the last few days which show some discomfort, displeasure on his part with respect to some of the things that we are doing. the late night raids, but you know, he wants american troops to eventually leave his country. guess what? so do we. and so there is a difference of opinion as to how this strategy should be pursued. should it be strictly going after terrorists? should it be trying to essentially do an effective counterinsurgency mission where you're in large extent taking over the running of a country? when we send in an american infantry b

the army personnel manage and operate arlington national cemetery and the cemetery is under the jurisdiction of the united states army system of chairman skelton properly moved out and held his hearings in the house armed services committee relative to arlington. so i can begin to understand why the chairman of the veterans affairs committee allowed that to proceed. when the senate conducts their hearings and they did so and the senate veterans affairs committee passed their bill and immediately sent it to us in a lame duck session. now you say, why wouldn't this bill also have either a joint referral or to the armed services committee or why did it only go to the house veterans affairs committee? you go to house rules. even though i sent the letter to madam speaker pelosi saying please go to the armed services committee, the answer obviously was no because we're doing this bill on the floor without a committee who never had hearings on the bill. the problem is in the house rules itself. when you turn to the house rules, i think this has to be an error in the drafting of these rules. rule 10

nation took their responsibility to build capacity. the united states take response -- takes responsibility for taking the army. germany, the afghan national police, united kingdom takes responsibility for narcotics eradication, italy takes the responsibility for judiciary reform. they soon find out, after a year or so, that this stovepipes strategy is not going to lead to the creation of a cohesive state. now, ever buddy regrets why we wasted so many years in that approach because the result was not the result we all desire and liked. it is during the launch of this approach that taliban re- emerged. they have already come back. they had concentrated in the remote parts of the country come in the privileges, exploiting the lack and presents -- presence of the government. they were able to establish small bases in areas of which were not significant. by being there, taliban does not pose any significant threat to the afghan state or the process, or the international forces. everyone thought there were gone, there were defeated, if they're in villages, they will not be able to become a strategic threat. it is sti

army. so carolyn was planning to enlist in the national guard and then do what he said. but then she discovered that this recruiter had never submitted her application paperwork to the army as he said he would, nor her test scores as he said he would. and she decided he had some plans of his own for her. well, carolyn learned that she could enlist in the civil of yang- civilian-acquired skills program, go to basic training tw or three weeks and then return to the guard unit as an e3 with two years or college or two years of experience in her mos. further, she learned that she could do six months on-the-job training in her mos and then receive an automatic promotion to e4. well, when the first opportunity arose, carolyn moved forward with her plans and joined the national guard. now, in 1976 for the first time women could attend the state national guard noncommissioned officer academy called -- and there was a course called bnoc, and it was basic leadership training for ncos. bnoc was a three week summer course, and there were about 200 people attending that course. caroly

. >> the afghan national army, when i was there in september, i spent a lot of time looking at it and pleasantly surprised at its capacity. it's not perfect by a long stretch but it's an acceptable force and most importantly, our commanders believe it's an acceptable force. the police have a long way to go and that's still a challenge and usually the police are the last to come along in a counterinsurgency campaign. we have a couple three years before we get any kind of out of the police in the way that we want. >> more 2014 than 2011 and look for the hope. thank you so much. >> good speaking with you. >> new lesson plan being added to our kids' schools. gay rights? should it be starting in kindergarten? tucker carlson weighs in next. >> these politicians cannot pick a prize. instead, they pick up chairs. what got everybody so fired up. join the jaguar platinum celebration ! come celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look at, exhilarating to drive and worry free to own. celebrate this holiday season with the gift of platinum. jaguar platinum coverage: five years or 50,000 miles

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american people on our progress or lack thereof in turning over security duties to the afghan national army, after the began national security forces, and the afghan national -- the afghan national security forces, and the afghan national police. the famed british officer, t.e. lawrence, known to many also as lawrence of arabia, once said with regard to arab insurgency against the ottoman empire -- quote -- "do not try to do too much with your own hands. better the arabs do it tolerablely than they do it perfectly. it's their way and you are there to help them." this quote is also mentioned in the army field manual on counterinsurgency. in afghanistan, i believe the same approach can be applied. the afghan security forces are not doing their job perfectly nor should we expect the afghan forces to match the might of the u.s. military. but to echo t.e. lawrence, they are beginning to do it tolerablely and i believe it's better that the afghans continue to build on their new success. combined, an aggressive time line and an accelerated transition to the afghans, will help us achieve two equall

the army recruiter advice her welcome to join the national guard and then you can transfer to the army. so carolyn was planning to enlist in the national guard and then do what he said but then she discovered that this recruiter had never submitted her application paperwork to the army as he said he would, nor her test scores, as he said he would come and he had some plans of her own. so carolyn learned she could enlist in the civilian of kwai your skills program, go to basic training two or three weeks and return to the guard unit as an e3 with two years of college or experience. further, she learned that she could use six months on the job training and then receive an automatic promotion to e4. when the first opportunity arose, carol lynn moved forward with her plans and joined the national guard. now in 1976, for the first time women could attend the state national guard academy called -- and was called blcnoc. it was a three week summer course and there were about 200 people attending the course. caroline, who's been a tomboy while she was growing up, does very well physically, aca

reduce the national debt and command the army in doing this. my question, will he? >> i have been disspirited by the lack of strategy on the part of the white house since the midterm elections. chris: generally? >> generally and more specifically on this. they did not manage this commission very well. i think that they missed rahm emanuel, he would have managed this commission in a much more hands-on way. it worries me that he is not going to do it. as i say, i think he could and he knows how important it is and that it could be actually a political winne hforim if he can get everyone to hold hands and jump off the cliff together. chris: will he show some leadership? >> i think he will. they have been inept. chris: who? >> the white house. chris: go for it. >> they have mismanaged the lame duck. why didn't they do this before the election, i don't know. they knew they were going to lose the house. so why didn't they go for it and try to get things -- why didn't they go for star and work this over the summer. >> there have been so many times -- >> he can show the lea

ivory coast opposition leader has called on the army and united nations. to protect civilians from foreign militia and mercenaries personnel assigned a a ouattara has been recognized as the winner of last month's disputed election but the incumbent president is refusing to step down west african leaders and warned they'll use legitimate force against iran babo to make him stand down with the region central bank having already cut off his access to funds. and more snow in western europe has wreaked havoc for those trying to get away for christmas as severe weather causes numerous flight disruptions and many passengers had no choice but to spend christmas eve at airports at brussels of on time airport twenty five centimeters of snow forced cancellation of most flights hundreds of planes couldn't get off the ground in paris at europe's second busiest international hub earlier two thousand people had to be evacuated after snow piled on the terminal roof and sparked fears of collapse. all this unusually wintry weather across europe is likely to be met with some

. >> the national guard deployed, army serves, their families are here. the ones in oak lawn and san jose received fleece the past. >> reporter: this year's goal is 1700 trees to bases across the cup and even around the world. this weekend, you can hand-pick your own tree and write a note to the family will get the tree. you can't make it out to the ranch in san martin, you can also make a donation online at trees for troops.com. in san martin, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> hanukkah came early to sacramento with governor schwarzenegger dancing the hora on the steps of the capitol building. he passed a small gift to the kids in the crowd for the 17th annual lighting ceremony and then pulled into a traditional jewish dance. schwarzenegger tweeted about the experience saying gdansk the hora today at the menorah lighting, my seventh menorah lighting and i always love t by the way, hanukkah officially starts tomorrow. >>> speaking of tomorrow and for the rest of this evening, for that matter, let's find out what the weather is going to be like. jeff ran

most of the earmarks you requested is $4.3 million for wyoming army national guard, joint training and experimentation center. i'm not saying it's not a worthy cause but if you believe that earmarks have no place in these bills why did you add one? >> well, you just mentioned the national guard. that's a project that my predecessor who side in office started. they're not complete with their work. i don't want to pull the plug on something in the middle of its progress. but i think the best thing to do to fund this government is to do it in a very different way. and one of the most responsible things we should do is eliminate all earmarks. and that's the way i continue to vote in the united states senate. you know the election was just november 2nd, but it took until yesterday, the middle of december, for the senate to finally hear the voice of the american people. and that's why the senate and the republicans overwhelmingly defeated this huge omnibus spending bill right before the holidays with, what, 6,000 earmarks in? the republicans said no, this isn't what the under control. jobs,

. >> minnesota congressman tim, in the rank of command sergeant major in the army national guard. >>>head, despite this being the bloodiest year of the war in afghanistan, nearly a ten-year long war, the white house says the strategy is making headway. so how many troops are going to actually come home in july 2011? a reality check on the long awaited war report, next. >>> first, let's see the white house soup of the day. the white house mess, serving chicken chili. >> i have to say, i really wish it were a chicken noodle day. everybody could use a little chicken nude e noodle soup. >> getting sick or under the weather. >> it's true. >>> you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there. but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then my company partnered with unitedhealthcare. they provided onsite screenings, healthy cooking tips.

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. >> 160 members of the california national guard sang the army song at the farewell ceremony this morning his marching orders, 12 months deployment to afghanistan. >> something he's wanted to do since 9/11. >> he was in high school on september 11, 2001. >> to serve my country, is to go help defend it. >> they say that is pretty much the attitude of everyone in the country. but seven years ago, as members of the same company were preparing for their first deployment in iraq, back then the equipment was not as good as the regular army. military had to do a stop loss policy to keep troops from leaving. a lot has changed. here is the company commander. >> big difference is we are extremely highly trained and also we have the latest and greatest technologies and equipment. >> the men and women enlisted since the invasion of iraq signed up knowing that war was part of the deal. >> we for sure thought we were going. >> they admit she is upset about his going. she is going to be left alone caring for his daughter and her two young children for a year. >> every day it kind of hits me. but god cre

actions with all three of the teams -- afghan border control, afghan uniformed police, and afghan national army. >> thank you, colonel. first of all, happy holidays and happy new year's to you all over there, and thank you for your service. what methods do you have as we enter the new gear, 2011? what message do you have for the afghans? how do you feel your troops are firing in the new era? as for pakistan concern about possible terrorists -- to you have a message for pakistan or afghanistan in the new year? >> for the afghans, i wish them a happy new year. remains strong. there is hope. we will be here with you as long as it takes, as long as nato is committed to this operation. we will be for your side. to pakistan, i am looking forward to the opportunity to have the 11th corps commander here -- i had a great interaction with him as well as the sixth grade commander sixth brigade commander. within the next days, we will have another meeting with the 11th corps. also, my condolences for the sacrifices that the pakistan military has taken over this very long and torturous conflict. the same me

army has come to in this nation's ongoing fight against obesity and it's decided to do something about as nbc's janet shamlian reports from ft. leonarwood, missouri. change is on the menu. >> reporter: it's 0600 at the mess call in the army's basic training post in the ozarks. >> eggs, ham and rice. >> reporter: new recruits, new rules. and a new enemy. fat. at the morning meal, the bacon is baked, french toast is whole wheat, and donuts banished forever. >> that's the problem i have, donuts. that's personally one of my favorite things to eat. >> reporter: and that is the problem, according to the army. >> the type of soldier, the trainee we're getting in from society nowadays are not coming in as good a shape as they should be. >> reporter: gone are fried chicken, french fries, fried everything. soda machines spill out gatorade. dessert is fruit instead of cake. ft. leonardwood is the first of five basic training camps overhauling not just food, but fitness. as the army takes aim at better fitness and nutrition, this is the first substantial change to its training regimen in decades.

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