you saw what ryan crocker is now saying, ought to be the lessons of iraq and afghanistan. do you agree with him? >> i do. you know, and -- >> rose: we have to understand the culture, we have to understand the people, we have to understand the challenge before we go and put a lot of boots on the ground. >> and implicit in that is, i don't think we ever really understood afghanistan. i write about this early period, we didn't understand it then and though we have been fighting for more than a decade there, we still don't understand, and part of the problem is, is that americans cycle through there, i mean, our top commanders, most of them don't spend more than a year there, you know, our embassy staff, most of them are on one year tours they come in and leave over the summer months, as talking to one person that works there, he said every summer it is like somebody pushes a giant reset button on the place, so you don't are that continuity, and we send military units from, you know, one tour there in this part of the country, the next time that brigade goes to the afghanistan

you saw what ryan crocker is now saying, ought to be the lessons of iraq and afghanistan. do you agree with him? >> i do. you know, and -- >> rose: we have to understand the culture, we have to understand the people, we have to understand the challenge before we go and put a lot of boots on the ground. >> and implicit in that is, i don't think we ever really understood afghanistan. i write about this early period, we didn't understand it then and though we have been fighting for more than a decade there, we still don't understand, and part of the problem is, is that americans cycle through there, i mean, our top commanders, most of them don't spend more than a year there, you know, our embassy staff, most of them are on one year tours they come in and leave over the summer months, as talking to one person that works there, he said every summer it is like somebody pushes a giant reset button on the place, so you don't are that continuity, and we send military units from, you know, one tour there in this part of the country, the next time that brigade goes to the afghanistan

casualties of all of this process you described and we were very encouraged when general john alan and ryan crocker were appointed and they in some sense reprieved the crocker petraeus role, mark grossman i think is a perfect person in terms of temperament and experience to do this. so one of the things we thought that they fixed early and we had focused on it and they focused on was to get a team that is going to have a more integrated political and military approach and one that is going to try to get it, if in the word of 18 months ago a new start with karzai. >> rose: when we talk about a new start, beyond the governance on the part of the afghan people, you know, both in terms of security and on the civilian side, does it include negotiations now with the taliban? and what are the taliban prepared to negotiate about? >> well, the second part of that question i think is hard for either one of us to answer but i think they have some -- there clearly have been discussions. >> rose: at some level. >> they are prepared to talk to the united states. there is this kind of on again, off again attempt

have a former ambassador ryan crocker yes he is now in hot water here in the u.s. got charged with the deal why apparently blew double the legal amount of the breathalyzer over there accused of being involved in this hit and run they could make any connections here i have i mean they did when you look at his recklessness and his personal life could we draw any connections to the decisions he makes in the political realm it's a good question and i think we need to look at his mistakes from the from the lens of the fact that he actually was fairly successful on his tour in iraq but he liked you know patrice made the mistake of thinking what worked in iraq would work in afghanistan so that's why you've seen the betray us combination show up and and fail miserably the concepts and capabilities we focused in iraq are not the same that we need for afghanistan so his mistake was believing some of his own press and secondly trying to do the same things that work in iraq and afghanistan and afghanistan is completely different he never understood as far as i'm concerned any

some self in hot water here at home one of america's most prominent diplomats ryan crocker was recently charged with drunk driving in a hit and run in his home state of washington crocker recently returned home after serving as u.s. ambassador to afghanistan well crocker is one of the leading voices in continuing the drone campaign a campaign that pakistan says violates international law but as crocker faces charges it appears he is not above the law here in the u.s. to talk more about this i was joined by retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer from the center for advanced defense studies. no not at all and let's be very clear here john brennan recently stated in a little rules and center public forum he said that we would carry on the style of holding laws and our values holding our values and i mean very be very clear on why this is not first off the ministration has become almost addicted to this form of warfare it's hands off it's clean you don't see the results and frankly it's giving this false premises a false perception of progress we're not killing the right people and by t

body ryan crocker told me -- ambassador ryan crocker told me that the iranians are the most historical or the least historical society. in this case certainly the iranians every time we have a negotiation, including the most recent ones and moscow, the iranians bring up a whole litany of historical grievances, so it's always on their mind. whether u.s. policymakers realize it or not, they are too. for the first ten years after the revolution, clearly the hostage issue was formost in american policymakers' mind. then iran contra happens which sort of colors the relationship for the next 15 years, why are we going to risk an opening to the iranians when we saw what happened to reagan? and over a series of incidents where iran has spurred u.s. efforts to, for a rapprochement, we seem to be captured by it. there's a great example i like to give just on this idea of the more things change, the more they stay the same. a couple of years ago i was down at the centcom headquarters in tampa and talking to general john allen, senior commander in afghanistan, then he was the deputy commander at c

>> guest: ambassador ryan crocker told me one time that the arenas are the most historical or this historical society. and every time we have the negotiations come including the most recent one, they bring a that many of historical grievances. sl is on their mind. the third u.s. policy makers really think they are to appear for the first 10 years, clearly the hostage issue was foremost in american policymakers to nine. the iran-contra happened swatch colors the next 15 years. why are we going to risk an opening to the ring and suicide have been to iranian and over a series of incidents where iran has spurred u.s. effort for roper schmoll, we seem to be captured by. there's a great example of a tp is just on this idea of the more things change, the more they stay the same. a couple years ago i was done at the centcom headquarters in tampa, talking to general alan, who was not a senior commander in afghanistan. he was then deputy could hurt a central command and we were going over a memo in different u.s. goals and options for iran. when i read it, i was stunned and i had to say general, you kn

he will replace ryan crocker, in may.ped down has been deputy .mbassador in kabul teenage girl missing has been wasd in a home that she captive and sexually assaulted repeatedly. a 24-year-old man and his mother been taken into custody and custody ofaken into the girl saidwith rape.result >> a bridge collapse sent four trucks plunging to the ground. three people died in a train collision denied federal playstation and injured two dozen people, most of them train at thehe collision. >> now we know the fate of a man claiming responsibility for people in a rampage last july in norway. anders breivik convicted of terrorism and premeditated murder today. he was declared sane and d to preventive detention, a special terms for criminals considered dangerous to society. minimum of 10-21 prison. because of the special circumstance, the sentence could be extended later. looking at a news around the region. the interstate 66 westbound, thislanes will be closed at the beltway because of construction. in effect from 9:00 tonight until 5:00 monday morning. one or two lanes on the exit north and 495

ambassador to iraq and afghanistan ryan crocker was booked by washington state patrol last week for a hit-and-run while driving under the influence. crocker who served under the last two administrations was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. pleaded not guilty to both charges. crocker's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. his next court appearance is set for next month. >>> a lawsuit brought by a group of immigration and customs enforcement agents alleges some top administration officials are forcing them to make very difficult and potentially illegal choices. correspondent shannon bream with this fox exclusive. >> we see that our office everies are being disciplined simply for doing their jobs. that's not right. we've got to step in. >> reporter: can immigration and custom enforcement agents filed a lawsuit thursday charging a directive issued by janet napolitano is forcing them to decide between following orders or upholling federal law. by directing them to release the vast majority of those they encounter on the job and suspect being in the u.s. illegally. >> th

writing notes in his notebook on his to do list and one of the first people he wanted to call was ryan crocker, his former partner in iraq, and he was interested in joining him. so they made a lot of calls to the white house and around washington to try to get him there to have a dynamic duo that worked so well together, and obviously he didn't get there until years later but you wonder what it have made a difference? one more question. okay. >> because we are at politics and prose i have to ask about the future possibility. do you think there is a role in politics, general petraeus time goes on? >> did you watch the daily show? [laughter] i will borrow my line there that he asked the same question. my husband says he's going to run for office but i can't tell a lie so he's not interested in running for office. politics corrupted. absolutely. the amigos spent a lot of time. he takes it personally and doesn't want to be a. he would run for office and yield on the principles to yield the officers. they are individuals and some of the montrose he subscribes to be true a lot of people can relate t

he is ambassador ryan crocker. troopers in spokane tell a local news station that the ambassador tried turning right from a left-turn lane last week. clipping a semi-truck in the process. the diplomat reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .16 in one sobriety test. that is well above the legal limit. the 63-year-old ambassador pleaded not guilty to hit and run and dui charges the next day. he stepped down from his position in afghanistan earlier this year. citing health problems. prosecutors say james holmes opened fire in a colorado movie theater and killed a dozen people. and today word that police knew he had made some threats before that shooting. details on that just ahead. plus, good samaritans rush in to try to help somebody after a traffic accident. but their efforts cost them their lives. that's coming up on "the fox report." [ male announcer ] when a major hospital wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby

authorities say former ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker failed the sobriety test.d-run and dui charges. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> still ahead, movie critic kevin mccarthy. >> the battle of the top nfl draft picks. >> another hello to a local student heading back to school for a new year. this is xavier who goes to pointer ridge elementary school. look at his big smile. ready to go to class. >> that's right. >> time now is 8:36. we'll be right back. ♪ i got to go back ♪ [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> the gold medalist has a golden arm, too? gabby douglas threw out the fir

dip low matt ryan crocker facing dui charges after a hit-and-run accident in washington state earliernth. the former ambassador crossed two lines of traffic and struck a semi and then fled the scene. he has pleaded not guilty. crocker has been u.s. abc to will he be non, syria, pakistan, iraq and other nations. >>> the man who broke into l.l. cool jay's house could spend the rest of his life in prison because of prior convictions. the star confronted the suspect and held him down until police arrived. kirby is now hospitalized with a broken jaw, nose and ribs. his previous convictions include manslaughter and auto theft. this could be considered a third strike. you guys? >> pretty serious injuries to the guy who broke into ll cool j's house. >> don't mess with l.l. >> we're getting an early read on the local headlines making news around the country. first, a clash between waffles and religious freedom. a woman was arrested because of her christian faith. the manager refused to allow her to wear a skirt instead of the standard restaurant uniform which is the slacks. a lawsuit has been

police say earlier this month, ryan crocker hit a tractor-trailer and spun out of control and then herove away. tests showed he had blood alcohol levels twice the legal limit. crocker has been u.s. ambassador to several nations, including afghanistan. >>> in money news, when the federal reserve bailed out insurance giant aig taxpayers wondered if they'd ever see that money again. well, it turns out that the government actually made an $18 billion profit. aig's bad bets played a major role in the 2008 financial crisis. washington still owns $29 billion of a common stock, though. >>> and two massachusetts men on a sight-seeing trip probably never saw this coming. take a look at that. a 150-pound boulder found from a canyon wall in arizona. as you can see, it smashed through the windshield of their suv. the boulder actually landed between the two men in the front seat. both of those men walked away with only minor cuts. oh, my gosh. that's incredible. >>> although we are excited about the upcoming political conventions, there are many who are not. they yearn for the days when political c

he wanted to call after holly was ryan and he called crocker and crocker was interested in joining himthey made a lot of calls to the white house and around washington to get crocker there right away. to have a dynamic duo that worked well together and crocker didn't get there until a year later. would it have made a difference? we'll never know. one more person. okay. >> thank you because we're in politics and prose i have to ask about future possibility. do you think there's any role for politics as general petraeus time goes on and. >> did you watch the daily show a week and a half ago? [laughter] right. i was on the john stewart daily show a week and a half ago. i'll borrow my line there. john stewart asked the same question. i said my husband says i should say he's going run for office. but i can't tell a lie. no, he's not interesting in running for office. in fact as a mentor of minds, i've mentioned my interest in potentially running for office. he said politics absolutely. we have seen some of the individuals even though some of are his friends, if you will. but, you know, trac

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