nixon had been in romania. and the romanians had been the most independent of the european communist countries. so we thought they might have most credibility in beijing. the problem was that the chinese communists didn't just anti-communist. so they were going to prepare specific to romania. but finally on the trip around the world mcclintock to the pakistan president not established a contact which we been used. >> host: let me ask you about the media pack tribe to which you are doing the opening to china, which was the vietnam war. he talked about strategic dynamics between the united states and the soviet union which is growing in strategic terms china. talk a little bit if you do that you expect to appeal to need to china to affect the war in china country in vietnam. >> guest: nixon didn't start the war in vietnam. nixon inherited the war in vietnam. when nixon and if there were 540,000 american troops in vietnam and we had just come through a major attack by the vietnamese and we have it's in the streets

we chose to travel because nixon had been in romania and the romanians had been the most independent of the east european communist countries. so, we thought they might have lost credibility in beijing. the problem was the chinese communist didn't trust any communist, so they were reluctant to be very specific. finally on a trip around the world nixon talked to the pakistan president, and that established the contact we then used. >> host: let me ask about the immediate backdrop to what you were doing with the opening to china with the viet nam war. we talked about the strategic dynamic in the united states, the soviet union which was growing at least in strategic terms, and china. talk a little bit if you would about how you and expected the opening to china to affect the war in vietnam. >> guest: nixon didn't start the war. nixon inherited the war in vietnam. but nixon ended others, there were 545,000 americans in vietnam, and we had just gone through the tet offensive which was a major attack by the vietnamese and we had riots in the streets in this country against a the war and t

again, this is video coming in out of romania, and that is the southern part of the region., we'll leave you with video coming from space. and this was an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier that passed within the moon's orbit today. the closest approach we've seen in more than 30 years. it passed within 200,000 kilometers of earth. as we said, the size of it, an aircraft carrier. pretty scary but not so close. i can tell you this andrew. the aircraft -- i should say the asteroid's going to be much closer back in 2029. it's going to be roughly, it looks like, about 100,000 kilometers away. and there's the graphic right there. >> 2029. i'll mark it on my diary. >> here it is. looks a little closer. we've got some time. >> thanks so much for that. wow. yeah. i will, too. thanks, jen. nina. >>> well, government officials say that greece will announce a new coalition today. discussions to decide a new government are entering a third day. the question is, what's the holdup? we'll be live in athens in a few minutes' time. stay tuned. >>> hello from cnn london, i'm nina dos sa

in a soccer game in romania this fan ran out onto the field and punched a player. after police wrestled him to the ground, a goalie with a separate burns from fireworks. -- goalie would suffer burns from fireworks. a bentley, both teams had to leave the field. that is one of the worst examples of fans crossing the line. >>> uc the ravens in uniforms. >>> uc the ravens in uniforms. wait till you [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>> hundreds of coast turned out in their gear tonight for the 12th annual gridiron hulling party. you already heard from billy cundiff. michael or was also there. they hosted the event to help disabled find and keep jobs. >> it is a good cause. that is what i am al

the dictator of romania. in 1999 the revolution was going on.e went into a square, he was exerting the romanian people for what he had done for them. all of a sudden one of lady yelled liar. then ten and then a 100 then the thousand. that 100,000 people. all of a sudden he realizes that he better get out of there. instead of delivering his freedom the yen military officer and his wife are executed. that is when the fear breaks down. year an old lady yells liar or a soldier turns a gun away from the crowd and refuses to fire or a tank is turned away from the crowd. then all that is left within the dictator and his people as anchor. that is what you have in the arab spring now, and that is why authoritarian is and is not stable. >> what do you think about leading from behind as the multilateral coalition. >> i don't mind multilateral coalitions. i'm sorry. leading from behind is an oxymoron. it is. you don't lead from behind.

. >>> a publishing house in romania takes the pocket bible to a new level with this tiny testament, about the size of a box of matches. the 32-page bible which contains only the new testament requires a special magnifying glass to read scripture. the guinness book of world records will recognize it as the smallest bible printed by a classic printing press. >>> olympic games are getting a virtual makeover. in estonia more than 200 people competed in video game olympics using their bodies as controller. participants tried their hands and feet at different track and field sports. organizers hope the virtual games will one day become a worldwide event where people can play from home. >>> and finally, who needs ornaments with a christmas tree like this. a jeweler in tokyo unveiled a christmas tree made of pure gold worth nearly $2 million. eight feet tall, took 4 1/2 months to create and is decorated with heart-shaped plates and ribbons. you have to imagine any gifts under the tree would have a hard time competing. let's just make that gift. >> so, if you have $2 million and sitting around, wh

when we were in romania, we learned of something that i've now called the -- [inaudible] moment. he was the dictator of romania, and in 1989 with revolutions going on in poland and hungary and check slow zack ya, he was exhorting the romanian people for what he'd done for them, and all of a sudden one old lady yelled liar. then ten people, then a hundred people, then a thousand people. and all of a sudden he realizes that he'd better get out of there because something's gone wrong. and instead of delivering him to freedom, the young military officer delivers him to the revolution, and he and his wife are executed. that moment is when fear breaks down either an old lady yells liar, or a soldier turns his gun away from the crowd, refuses to fire, or a tank turret is turned away from the crowd. and then all that's left between the dictator and his people is anger. and that's what you've got in the arab spring now, and that's why authoritarianism is not stable. >> um, what about what do you think about leading from behind as the multilateral coalitions, and -- >> i don't mind multila

around one o'clock in the morning me and a friend left to the romania guard your ship three women and their cover of darkness we made sure that there were no people around the buildings that were nearby were vacant. and we started a fire that resulted in forty thousand dollars worth of damage to three trucks unfortunately it's taken me to start a fire be found guilty of several different crimes be sentenced to twenty two years before people want to pay attention to things that i had to say or people like me had to say. should i stay here for the duration of my sons the entire world and life that i've had up to this point will be non-existent twenty one years from now that's hard to swallow. since that's real difficult but i can't look back knowing what i know and having what i have in my heart. crew trying made things better this was the longest prison sentence for any environmental an animal rights activists in oregon the average sentence for arson if you're convicted of arson is two years so for jeff to get twenty three years for the same exact crime based on his political beliefs w

their true will go a large way towards finishing in top of their pile of minerals off a little from romania will be seeking their first european cup point against rosling group c. and finally leland i.x. go head to head in the question secure the second qualifying for the hind reality had read in group d. . david back and says he intends to keep playing after helping the los angeles galaxy play in the american m.l.s. cup on sunday the thirty six rules five year contract stateside is set to expire at the end of the year meaning golden goals but some decisions to me. i'm going to enjoy thanksgiving who go away next weekend with the team to internees here and australia and then when i come back from the tour you know i have a big decision to make and i have no. desire to retire from the game i still enjoy the game like i did when i was twenty one years old and i still feel pretty good so you know that retirement is not an option. russian president dmitry medvedev has been busy awarding international olympic committee chief rog a on others for their contribution in developing sporting relations

in romania, i was a surgeon at the best hospital in bucharest. now i'm reduced to washing my hands in a toilet. i made one mistake.... on a patient who would have died in six months anyway. tolchuck: tomorrow... i'm retiring. what do you plan to do with your share? forget i asked. ( door slams open ) fbi! fbi! tolchuck, let's go! drop it! megan: turn around! put your hands behind your back-- prita? jimmy, put them up! megan: prita? jimmy, get in here. prita, can you hear me? we need a medic! ( crying ) how did you know she would be okay? you gave us the information we needed. and i believe in the people that were looking for her. and, uh... thank you. ( crying ) mmm, that smells so good. i hope it's good. it's embarrassing, but i actually had to ask my grandmother what to get. it was absolutely unnecessary for you to buy dinner for us. well, after what don did to get prita and santi out of the detention center, it's really the least i can do. where is don anyway? he should be here by now. so, what's gonna happen with these girls, amita, huh? what

when we were in romania we learned of something that i have no called the charges come moment.he dictator of romania, and in 1989, the revolution was going on in poland and hungary and czechoslovakia. he went into the square and was exhorting the romanian people. all of a sudden one old lady yelled liar. then ten people and then 100 people and then a hundred thousand people are yelling liar . all of a sudden, he realizes that he better get out of there. something has gone wrong. instead of delivering him to freedom they and military officer delivered to their revolution and their sq steve executed. that is when fear breaks down, either an all the ills liar or a soldier turns the gun away from the crowd or it a tank turret is turned away from the crowd and then all that is left with a dictator and his people is anchored. that is what you have the arabs pray now command that is why authoritarian is of is not stable. >> what do you think about leading from behind as the multilateral coalition? >> i don't mind will slow coalitions. i'm sorry, it's box erotic. it is. you don't lead

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries but will and macedonia and romania along with lithuania have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's hear a chance the r.t. reporting from vilnius in lithuania. well time now for all the business news with you. hold a very warm welcome to your business update and our top story this hour russia and belarus are to sign a key energy deal late on friday minsk is selling its gas transportation network to go and exchange for a cut in the price of gas supplies archies tom barton has the details. president alexander lukashenko of belarus is in moscow to talk about business and it's expected one of the headline deals will involve gas and quite a deal it's expected to be russia could cut its price for gas to belarus by half but the risk currently pays around three hundred dollars per thousand cubic meters of gas from russia

you want to tail the same person, and you used the example of romania. what's -- >> we have to get the romanian authorities to agree to do that. we have to work with them, and they have to be willing to do it, and it's enormously difficult. not only is that difficult -- >> track and trace. >> right. >> compare trap and trace. >> well, i mean, in the united states we're able to do that with some efficiency. in countries around the world, there's the entire gamut of what we're allowed to do with respect to telephonic and other kinds of information. some countries will do it somewhat easily, other countries will almost never do it. some countries, for instance, if we identify the criminals will -- won't, will never extradite their nationals. so with impunity unless that country is willing to prosecute the person, we can't do it. these are very huge problems, and that's why -- >> unless you can lure them overseas. >> unless we can lure them overseas, that's exactly right. and that's a difficult issue, we do it, but that can also have international ramificati

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with lithuania have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's hear a fast t.r.t. reporting from in lithuania. but a few minutes time watch a special report on how a food crisis is possible a time when the world food for thought is produced in abundance but first a short break they took with us so. that has become more and more home to me of creation of the food system the global food system is not created to feed the people of the world is created to maximize the profits. and you're not trading the actual care should physical grain or trading promises for grain to be delivered a month or six months or twelve months or eighteen months in the future.

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with lithuania have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's hear a chance to see reporting from vilnius in lithuania. here now to some other stories making headlines across the globe two main rival palestinian leaders are embarking on a new spirit of partnership after agreeing to compete in next year's presidential race the comments from president mahmoud abbas and hamas leader khaled mashal came at a meeting in cairo but they haven't resolved their differences over an interim unity government that they had planned after signing a deal in may this follows years of failed previous attempts at reconciliation. three explosions in a popular open air market in southern iraq have killed nineteen people and injured dozens more to motorbikes gone to iraq the city of basra then a thi

romania along with lithuania have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's see reporting from vilnius in lithuania where our technology update program is coming your way in a few minutes time as we continue showing you the latest in gadgets and science first let's check in on the business news from here. thanks carrie ever will welcome to the program russia and belarus are just signed a key energy deal late on friday minsk is selling its transportation networks moscow and exchange for caught in the price of gas supplies are just some bargain has the details. president alexander lukashenko of belarus is in moscow to talk about business and it's expected one of the headline deals will involve gas and quite a deal it's expected to be russia could cut its price for gas to belarus by half but the risk currently pays around three hundred dollars per thousand cubic meters of gas from rus

call what used to be some interceptors in czech republic they're now in romania twenty four interceptors in a huge a radar station in turkey the american version you better record against iran which is completely absurd every joke political analysts know this is directed against russia and this is not the obama administration this is the pentagon program it's part of this so-called full spectrum dominance which is the official pentagon go doctrine since at least two thousand and two saw they should have a mechanism to discuss this as adults in the natal russia council they're going to meeting two weeks the russians are correct that they know this is a canister russian territory it will be the same as russia telling missile defense system in cuba. ports barred washington says it won't alter its plans to deploy a naval missile defense system in eastern europe the white house insists the shield isn't meant to be a strategic deterrent to russia it is going to count has the details. the u.s. is not planning on making any changes to its missile defense system in europe we heard this from natio

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with little. and you have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory and it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's see reporting from vilnius lithuania well coming up shortly our special report looks at why in a world of plenty so many hungry eyes off the headlines.

you use the example of romania, if you want to tell a person there?-- >> we have to get permission from romania and it is difficult. >> compare trap and trace. >> in the united states, we can do that with some efficiency. in countries around the world, there is the entire gamut of what we are allowed to do with respect to telephonic and other information. some countries will do a somewhat easily and other countries will almost never do it. some countries, if we identify the criminals, will never extradite their nationals. with impunity unless that country is willing to prosecute the person, we cannot do it. these are huge problems. unless we can lure them overseas. that is a difficult issue. that can also have international ramifications. that is something we do only after much consideration. >> from a treasury point of view in terms of the forfeiture and seizure of goods, a couple of practical comparisons if you could on how the international element of one of these investigations adds to the burden or challenge you have to face compared to a domesti

the moment we have missiles in poland we have radars in the czech republic missiles and radars in romania missiles in bulgaria radars in turkey if this is meant to protect european countries from road states like iran north korea why all of these a radar and missile stations being set up right on russia's back. it's a good question and it's a question. russia has been announcing the west's counterparts in the us and nato for years now one just has to look at a map they were talking about you can really see how from europe johnson the middle east russia's eastern seaboard the country is completely surrounded so it it's not difficult to understand where russia is coming from they say the same thing to diplomats and leaders in the wires that we need some kind of find a guarantee that those systems are not going against us just telling us everything will be ok just believe us it's all against rogue states as they call them like iran is just not enough and really what's happening here is to put it simply is that they keep on hitting the same wall russia says we need to leave behind guarantees

need to really to rein in these what used to be some interceptors in czech republic they're now in romania twenty four interceptors in a huge a radar station in turkey the american version it's better record against the run which is completely absurd every jew political analyst knows this is directed at this russia and this is not your government ministries this is a pentagon program it's part of this so-called full spectrum dominance which is deficient better go on the doctrine since at least two thousand and two so all these should have a mechanism to discuss this as adults in the ne to russia council they're going to meet each weeks so let's see after two weeks if they really can discuss this because the russians are correct that they know this is a canister russian territory it would be the same as russia spelling missile defense system in cuba all over again below because of law all over again you know it doesn't make sense at all a one of the biggest present coming out of russia and some other countries is the fact that you know on the u.s. already has a missile shield in many other

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with little. and have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a little few against the country and experts are now speculating what the political consequences of this case may be let's see reporting from building is in lithuania so now to some other stories making headlines across the globe a police phone calls been released of confessed norwegian mass killer anders breivik during two calls the thirty two year old offer to surrender but went on to kill more people on into island killer told investigators that he tried to call police ten times as officers tried to reach the island by boat brevik admits to killing seventy seven people in the island massacre and a bomb attack in asa low in july. brush fires raging through a popular west australian tourist region with hundreds of residents evacuated from the area the town of margaret river has been hit hard with dozens of homes destroyed by the

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with lithuania have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and are now speculating what the possible consequences of this case may be let's hear a chance the r.t. reporting from vilnius in lithuania. headlines a brief from around the world of police phone calls been leaked to best norwegian mass killer anders predict during two calls the thirty two year old offer to surrender pretend went on to kill more people i'm a little your island because i told investigators that he tried to call the police ten times as officers tried to reach the are by others greg admits killing seventy seven people in the arm and massacre goes will bomb attack in july. the thai capital's flood waters are receding but the threat of water borders eased is now remain high the government stepping up efforts to try to tackle the spread of illness in bangkok and the mosquito agency being spr

grad and also to be now deploying these missile defense systems in romania and talking to turkey and georgia about putting missile defense radar systems in those countries and so clearly this is intended to circle russia so i don't think russia's been paranoid at all i think it's sad fortunate that we're going to see what appears to be a new cold war and a new arms race unless people around the world begin to see that the united states the obama administration who wanted one hand has been saying they want to get rid of nuclear weapons but on the other hand it's taking policies that are only going to increase the amount of nuclear weapons by both russia and china with these missile defense deployments but none of this seems to make sense does it the start treaty was agreed touring that climate of resetting relations not that long ago what overall impact will this now have on the relations the so-called woman of relations between u.s. and russia are we really going to go that cold or is this just anti rhetoric. well you know let's face it the weapons corporations in america always love

defense shield as we can see right here on your screen in order the czech republic will have radars romania will have radars and missiles turkey is said to have radars poland will have the missiles so will why if the european missile defense shield is meant to protect against rogue states like north korea and iran as i said why are these misawa radar stations set to be positioned in russia's backyard. it's a good question it's the same question that russia has been asking the u.s. and its allies for years now and it seems they just can't get an answer president medvedev once again said that today that we need a legally binding guarantees that those systems are not physicians against notts you telling us that they're just meant to get so-called rogue states especially when we look at that map i mean that map really explains it very clearly why russia would be concerned there practically surrounded from europe down to the middle east and then across it there is toward seaboard in the pacific in terms of bases in japan and south korea to russia saying that they need more guarantees than just t

hurt ordinary people damascus has already condemned the move as a betrayal of arab solidarity dr romania masri from the university of them on in beirut told r.t. the organization is no longer speaking in the name of the arab people. if the arab league is basically digging its own coffin here and it is publicly declaring that it has no more legitimacy in the our world it is no longer speaking for the our people are representing our of interest in any way whatsoever when we look at who is really pushing for these decisions within the arab league we see it's primarily being led by the g.c.c. the gulf countries particularly of qatar and saudi arabia and when we look at the credibility of these countries i mean that if you want to take one example when we had mass protest in beheading protests that the government of the day and responded with brutality against protest in which the people were asking for democracy and reform as their legitimate right the g.c.c. countries did not ask for sanctions against the bahamian government for these for pressure rather they introduced their own armed forc

potential say experts as it may trigger actions in other european countries poland macedonia and romania along with little. and you have all been accused of having cia prisons on their territory but it's the first time that their former detainee has decided to file a lawsuit against the country and experts are now speculating what the portable consequences of this case may be let's see reporting from vilnius in lithuania. returning briefly to our top story again these are live pictures from cairo's tahrir square where thousands are protesting against the military government after friday prayers the threat of continued violence is hanging in the air as more than forty people so far killed in violence since saturday military rulers have appointed a new prime minister and promised presidential elections summer of next year but protesters are demanding an immediate transition to a civilian government stay with us here on r.g.p. we'll bring you more as it develops throughout the day. meanwhile we delve into moscow's archives of the art on guard in a few minutes but first an update on the busi

has missiles in poland it has a radar in the czech republic it has missiles and radars in romania missiles and ball garia radars in turkey it is supposed to defend against rogue states like north korea in iran then why is the european missile defense shield positioned right on russia's back door you know it's just some kilometers really from russia's most western enclave of kaliningrad and that's really where russia is talking about placing these radar systems and where these missile defense systems the u.s. missile defense systems are being placed and is growing more and more right on their western border there and if you look at them out it's interesting that you bring it up it's the best evidence really to understand why russia has reacted this way why they've been so strong on their stance over the past couple years and really over the past couple of decades been signing these. our strategic arms treaties there's been several of them just look at the mouth i mean it's nato it's eastern allies you go down into the mid east and come up a long the pacific eastern seaboard of russia and th

there's no reason why if you have ancestors from romania or from georgia that you can't have a georgiian wine. there's nothing wrong with it. go to your retailer. get to know a store retailer and talk to them. give them a little time and they'll be able to help you. >> what are some options for people to bring to a party? because obviously you want to bring something that could go with whatever's being served. >> i like to think outside the box. you mentioned pinot greej joe is a standard. that's for a white. another standard is malbec. i have brought here a bottle of the original malbec from france. if you're going to bring one, bring something a little different. bring one from france. no one seems to know that anymore, but it's fun. >> what if you're serving a lot of people? what are some options if you're throwing a party this holiday season, do you want to have a large varieties of wines or just one or two to serve a large party? >> i always argue for the large variety. the problem is everyone spends all their money on all the food. they always cut back on the wine because it's alwa

shortly afterwards, gene traveled to romania to see the situation there himself firsthand. when he -- what he he saw so moved him that he began an entirely new phase of foreign missions in ministry. gene would go on to make 28 trips just to romania, and he and ethel traveled to 33 countries. in 1990 they formed good news outreach missions organization to support their work in foreign missions. here's how ethel puts the effect these trips have had on her and gene. involvement and support of foreign missions has been a beautiful addition to the tapestry of our lives. as if all this service to both congregants and constituents were not enough, gene succeeded in many other pursuits as well. he has installed air conditioners and furnaces, repaired washing machines, rebuilt cars, worked in home construction, worked at a car dealership and an ice cream shop and hauled hay, coal, lumber and watermelons. he once worked as a travel agent for k.l.m. airlines. in the 19 # os he became part owner of an airplane and earned his pilot's license. on the day he resigned, gene and ethel raise

and it looks like -- okay, he's from romania. >> reporter: to help insure accuracy, each record is assignedan arbitrator steps when necessary to clear up zrepss. anyone with internet connection can search the data bases. if they find information about a family member, the museum will send them a copy of the record, also for free. the museum has more than 170 million documents related to the holocaust. the hope is that the volunteers taking part in the world memory project will help survivors and their families find out more about what happened to their loved ones. the project leader says it's a race against time. >> the goal of the world memory project is to have the largest online resource about the victims of the holocaust and nazi persecution. in order to get this information to survivors before it's too late, we need all the help that we can get. >> reporter: so far, more than 2100 volunteers from around the world, some as young as 12, have indexed more than 765,000 records. >> nazis gave them numbers. and we're giving them back their names. and the public can help us do this by partici

a match in romania was stopped before halftime on sunday wa fan ran onto the pitch...lugged a player in the face... appare >>> a fan at halftime ran on the pitch and slugged a player in the face. apparently had a metal objected in his happened. he was then attacked and kicked by several players and grabbed by security. authorities called the match after 20-minute delay which included other fans throwing flares on the field. the injured player suffered a broken cheek bone. >> oh. >>> where were you one year ago tonight? >> right hander for the giants throws... swing and a miss! and that's it! the giants for the first time in 52 years, the giants are world champions! >> hard to believe it was just a year ago in texas that the giants won their first world series since moving to san francisco. >> they have been waiting so long for this. they deserve it. they put in their time and effort and poured their heart out for us and we're bringing it back. >> this is what we're talking about, 56 years, huh, willie may, we got you, baby! whoo! world series. >> yeah. what a moment th

when we were in romania, we learned of something i now call the moment in 1989 the revolution going on in poland and hungary and czechoslovakia he went into bucharest and was exhorting the people for what he had done for them and all of a sudden one old lady yelled lawyer, finton people, then 1,000 people, then 100,000 people were yelling lawyer and all of a sudden he realized he did better get out of there if something had gone wrong and instead of delivering him to freedom, the young military officer delivered him to the revolution. he and his wife were executed. the moment is when fewer breaks down either an old lady or a soldier in terms we from the crowd and refuses to fire them all that is left between the dictator and the people as anchor and that is what you got in the arab spring now and that is why a authoritarianism is not. >> what do you think about leading from behind as the multilateral coalition? >> i don't mind multilateral coalition. i'm sorry, leading from behind is an oxymoron. it is. you don't lead from behind. [applause] and i actually think some in the white house

romania has about 1300. almost 4000 from italy, almost 4000 from france. next the united states -- >> the united states is much more of an authentic coalition. on the other hand, the united states is directly conceiving the overall strategy and during most of the heavy lifting in terms of logistics, surveillance, intelligence, things like that. >> is president karzai firmly in control? >> president karzai controls a complicated country from his door, as nick, tribal political perspectives, and ask it -- a complicated country from tribal political perspectives. his relationship with the west has been important for him. that said, there really are fears that the once the foreign military presence ens, the country could be plunged back into civil war, and that is one reason karzai and other afghans want to make sure there is a commitment to an answering western military presence, -- to an answering western military presence, but they want to do that in a way that supports their own interests. >> 95,000 american troops, 9500 british troops. >> military casualt

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