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thank you peter galbraith.e will be right back. >> how many people will focus on the details versus the -- >> this is a guy who will get things done. >> if you are dealing with legislation -- >> people will not be paying more money by november. >> they won't be getting anything by november either, right? >> will it still be on popular by then? the screenings that happen here might be fun or dramatic, but it's not real life. there's another screening that is real life, and it could save your life. it's a screening test for colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer of men and women. screening finds precancerous polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. i got screened. now, it's your turn. so you can stick around and enjoy the show. if you're 50 or older, get screened for colorectal cancer. >>> now, as we often try to do, i gathered a group of very smart people to talk, debate, agree, hopefully disagree about the most pressing issues of the day from obama to the economy to the british
thank you peter galbraith.e will be right back. >> how many people will focus on the details versus the -- >> this is a guy who will get things done. >> if you are dealing with legislation -- >> people will not be paying more money by november. >> they won't be getting anything by november either, right? >> will it still be on popular by then? the screenings that happen here might be fun or dramatic, but it's not real life. there's another screening that is...
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that really is what this incident similar bombizes. >> peter galbraith talking to us earlier. >> the russian president dmitry medvedev has called for tougher action against terrorism in the north caucasus. he made an unannounced visit to the region a day after suicide bombings killed 12 people in dagestan. funerals have been held in moscow and elsewhere in russia for victims of monday's metro bombings. 39 people died when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the morning rush hour. a chechen rebel leader said he ordered that attack. britain has announced it's creating the world's largest marine reserve around the chegos islands in the indian ocean. but the island's original inhabitants forcibly removed 40 years ago to make room for a military base at diego garcia have reacted angrily and say they will be -- be unable to make a living through fishing if they're allowed to return. tourists have returned to much of piccau, the first time in two months. navy rains and landslides destroyed railway access to the archeological treasure. it was suggested the country was losing $1
that really is what this incident similar bombizes. >> peter galbraith talking to us earlier. >> the russian president dmitry medvedev has called for tougher action against terrorism in the north caucasus. he made an unannounced visit to the region a day after suicide bombings killed 12 people in dagestan. funerals have been held in moscow and elsewhere in russia for victims of monday's metro bombings. 39 people died when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in the morning...
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we have no information to support the charges that peter galbraith has leveled. >> you said that you have [unintelligible] he says that if you don't listen to him, he will join the taliban. >> i have not seen a particular transcript of president karzai saying that. i will leave a description of that to the president. as i just said a moment ago, this is a share a struggle. we have vital interests in the region. that is why we are there. that is why we are spending significant resources, both in terms of the lives of our soldiers and the investment we are making in afghanistan. eventually, we want to, working with a tennis fan, to secure afghanistan, help it develop, then turn over responsibility to the afghan government. along the way, will we see eye to eye on every step, no, we don't. where we have concerns, we will respect fully engaged the president and others and worked in the spirit of respect for partnership. >> what does he have in mind? also, are you in touch with your nato allies? >> we are in touch with our nato allies every day. we have these same strategic goals, objecti
we have no information to support the charges that peter galbraith has leveled. >> you said that you have [unintelligible] he says that if you don't listen to him, he will join the taliban. >> i have not seen a particular transcript of president karzai saying that. i will leave a description of that to the president. as i just said a moment ago, this is a share a struggle. we have vital interests in the region. that is why we are there. that is why we are spending significant...
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. >> reporter: karzai's government calls the drug claims a lie, but peter galbraith says the u.s. on a credible local partner. >> a man who is in office by virtue of fraud and who frankly is erratic as hamid karzai makes it difficult to accomplish your mission. >> without a doubt we need the strength of the mullahs, the strength of the outers and the strength of the people to secure the valley. >> reporter: is the international pol sicks play out, small teams of soldiers and marines are trying to build confidence in local afghan governments. >> the time for being scared has to be over. there's only one bad guy for every 100 good. >> reporter: but commanders admit weaning out corruption is essential to their job. >> if your local government is not working and they don't have some semblance of orderly or trust, you're going to be fighting an uphill battle. >> our correspondent chris lawrence reporting. it's a most unusual presidential strip, shall we say? our jeanne moos watches president obama take his jacket off. >>> in the country of georgia an orthodox priest blesses soldiers be
. >> reporter: karzai's government calls the drug claims a lie, but peter galbraith says the u.s. on a credible local partner. >> a man who is in office by virtue of fraud and who frankly is erratic as hamid karzai makes it difficult to accomplish your mission. >> without a doubt we need the strength of the mullahs, the strength of the outers and the strength of the people to secure the valley. >> reporter: is the international pol sicks play out, small teams of soldiers...
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. >> reporter: karzai singled out american peter galbraith-- a former u.n. official in afghanistan. he was fired last year in a dispute with his boss over how to deal with fraud allegations. in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley did not comment directly on the accusation. instead, he put the onus squarely back on the afghan leader. >> karzai has to step forward, lead his government, you know, in terms of convincing the international community and the afghan people that they are taking measurable steps to reduce corruption. >> reporter: the karzai claim threatened to add to friction with washington, at a time when u.s. troops are building up for a major offensive against the taliban in kandahar. president obama has been hoping for both military and political progress in afghanistan, as he tries to wind down the conflict in iraq. that effort in iraq could be complicated by the lack of a clear outcome of last month's parliamentary elections. prime minister nouri al maliki has claimed fraud, after losing narrowly to his main opponent ayad allawi, a secular shi-ite. both
. >> reporter: karzai singled out american peter galbraith-- a former u.n. official in afghanistan. he was fired last year in a dispute with his boss over how to deal with fraud allegations. in washington, state department spokesman p.j. crowley did not comment directly on the accusation. instead, he put the onus squarely back on the afghan leader. >> karzai has to step forward, lead his government, you know, in terms of convincing the international community and the afghan people...
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there are some people, peter galbraith among them, who see the administration's big focus on pakistan as actually an acknowledgement that pakistan is in many ways more important than afghanistan and that there's more chances -- a higher chance of success. would you say that pakistan and afghanistan are now equally important? or would you say -- >> no, i've addressed that issue repeatedly over the last five years as a private citizen and in the government. and the very fact that the president-elect and hillary asked me to undertake this job during the transition, and created a new office focused on just these two countries as a kind of a detatched twin from the south-central asia bureau -- which we work very closely with, of course. my senior deputy is also a deputy in that bureau so that we're always linked -- the fact that we've done all that would suggest the answer. and the answer, to me, is very simple, that you can't succeed in one unless you succeed in both. but they're so different in every sense, including our relationship with them. and the management of the interrelationship
there are some people, peter galbraith among them, who see the administration's big focus on pakistan as actually an acknowledgement that pakistan is in many ways more important than afghanistan and that there's more chances -- a higher chance of success. would you say that pakistan and afghanistan are now equally important? or would you say -- >> no, i've addressed that issue repeatedly over the last five years as a private citizen and in the government. and the very fact that the...
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there are some people, peter galbraith among them, who see the administration's big focus on pakistan as actually an acknowledgement that pakistan is in many ways more important than afghanistan and that there's more chances -- a higher chance of success. would you say that pakistan and afghanistan are now equally important? or would you say -- >> no, i've addressed that issue repeatedly over the last five years as a private citizen and in the government. and the very fact that the president-elect and hillary asked me to undertake this job during the transition, and created a new office focused on just these two countries as a kind of a detatched twin from the south-central asia bureau -- which we work very closely with, of course. my senior deputy is also a deputy in that bureau so that we're always linked -- the fact that we've done all that would suggest the answer. and the answer, to me, is very simple, that you can't succeed in one unless you succeed in both. but they're so different in every sense, including our relationship with them. and the management of the interrelationship
there are some people, peter galbraith among them, who see the administration's big focus on pakistan as actually an acknowledgement that pakistan is in many ways more important than afghanistan and that there's more chances -- a higher chance of success. would you say that pakistan and afghanistan are now equally important? or would you say -- >> no, i've addressed that issue repeatedly over the last five years as a private citizen and in the government. and the very fact that the...