principle that we have a vital national security interest in succeeding in afghanistan as president obama has besided, then we' decided, then we've got to figure out how to achieve that goal. >> thank you very much.then we'w to achieve that goal. >> thank you very much. >> i have put huge importance on getting that afghan army trained, equipped, enlarged and taking the lead in operations including in kandahar. that has been my focus since the beginning of this effort in afghanistan. i have very much felt that that decision to set a date for the beginning of reduction in july of 2011 is essential in order to energi eergize the afghan gover to take principle responsibility for their own security. i believe that deeply and i think it is a part of counter insurgesy that, that happen. and it is going to make a huge difference in terms of success. i also very much support a long-term relationship with afghanistan. both security relationship and equipment economic and political relationship. and i don't believe that is inconsistent with my belief that the afghan government must get a message of urgesy ur je

interest in succeeding in afghanistan, as president obama has decided, and now we just need to figure out how to achieve that goal. thank you. . . besided, then we' decided, then we've got to figure out how to achieve that goal. >> thank you very much.then we'w to achieve that goal. >> thank you very much. >> i have put huge importancen getting tha afghan army trained, equipped, enlarged and taking the lead in operations including in kandahar. that has been my focus since the beginning of this effort in afghanistan. i have very much felt that that decision to set a date forhe beginning of reduction in july of 2011 is essential in order to energi eergize the afghan gover to take principle rponsibility for their own security. i believe that deeply and i think it is a part of counter insurgesy that, that happen. and it is going to make a huge difference in terms of success. i also very much support a long-term relationship with afghanistan. both security relationship and equipment economic and political relationship. and i don't believe that is inconsistent with my belief that the afghan government must get a message of urgesy ur jen urgen

obama, i am glad you're reminded me of that. [laughter] let me take it from it different angle besides k through 12. the president hasumber one nation in terms of degrees that american citizens would hold. until the early or mid 80's, america's unprecedented prosperity was clearly connected to that high degree of percentages of americans holding degrees. in 1983, 1984, a ccuple things happen that we did not notice quickly. countries like canada, japan, korea, began to slip by us. australia, finland, and the percentage of people with knowledge degrees. the president believes that is a serious issue and one that will significantly limmt our long- term economic growth. his focus, we heard a lot about responses from people across the country, his focus is to look at that base of the pipeline which is our community college pipeline, are technical system, because that is the place for those individuals that are the maybe population. will i go on to higher education or will i not? one of the major problems is in those three for ompletion rates for committed to colleges, we have an 80% fall down rate for first time, full-tim