. >> retired fired general stanley mcchrystal will have some kind of comeback. chris: any more on this in public life? >> i'm leaving it open. [laughter] chris: ok. >> one of the biggest unknown consequences of unemployment, the effect that it's having on children. children of the unemployed less likely to do well in school, more likely to drop out of high school, more likely to repeat a year and more likely to earn less when they do finish school. >> the military is running pakistan. there's no civilian government to speak of. >> every election cycle this time, slup starts applying their models, and they had amazing republican geabs of 13 points to 15-point advantages. you have to go back 100 years. chris: i think republicans are all going to vote this year. george bush's autobiography is out after the midterms. ift's i well reiecved, could it crack open the door for jeb bush? to run in 2012? >> closed captioning provided by chris: in just three weeks george w. bush's book comes out right after the midterms, which brings us to this week's big question -- will a

other high ranking officers talk to the media all the time let's not forget about the infamous stanley mcchrystal do you were last year when the new strategy for the war in afghanistan was leaked to the media well the general claim that he had nothing to do with it but of course there are some that doubt that and directly afterwards he went on a media spree discussing all of the details publicly for all eyes to see how is that ok now this regulation just doesn't apply to the army it's also for all intelligence officers but this is my question is why the double standard when a general can talk about strategies it just is part of the news but when a soldier talk to a reporter it's a big no no and it threatens the entire u.s. military come on guys officers need to lead by example so don't tell your troops not to do something while you're out doing it yourself. now the u.s. is trying desperately to convince the world that we are not engaged in a war with islam just a war against terrorism or extremism yet they seem to have failed in convincing the american people of that more and more the american pe

please join me in welcoming general stanley mcchrystal. [applause] i would also like to welcome frances townsend. she will be interviewing general mcchrystal. she chaired the homeland security council from may 2004 until january 2008. before that, she was a senior intelligence officer for the united states coast guard. over to you guys. >> thank you. i would like to start. there was a wonderful details introduction and i should tell our friends in the audience that we had the privilege of being colleagues together. i consider them to be friends. the greatest compliment i can give you is the teddy roosevelt " about the man in the arena, where it is better to be marred by blood, sweat and tears than those timid souls that no needed to -- victory or defeat. i am going to start by thanking you for your service commission. -- donation. [applause] you have moved on. we are going to talk about what you know best. that is leadership. tell us what you are doing now. >> thank you. i appreciate you being here today. i am trying to take what i have lea

midterm message not because it doesn't have a big leadership but it prompted the firing of stanley mcchrystal by reporting the general's disparaging comments. the founder who conducted the white house interview was a big obama bachner 2008 and the sit-down gave the president a chance to defend his record, even if he did have to field questions about what kind of rap music is on his ipod. when it came to a question about fox news he didn't hold back saying the network pushes a point of view "a point of view i think is ultimately destructive for the long-term growth of a country that has a vibrant middle class and is competitive in the world but as an economicent prize it's been wildly successful" an engraved invitation for fox news hosts to punch back. >> we are seeing that if you did or didn't disagree with the left wing agenda you do so at their own risk. mr. president, this network did not put into place policies that are going to result in higher taxes, higher health care premiums and fewer jobs. nor did this network go around the world apologizing for america. >> another cable network got

could argue a more senior job and was drafted into it when the outgoing commander, general stanley mcchrystal, was forced to resign by the white house after that controversial article in "rolling stone." general petraeus doesn't want to be there forever. he roik recognizes that this ct has to come to an end. you have to come up with a negotiated settlement. you try and turn the insurgents. in iraq, he turned militants and got them to join sides with the americans. i don't think there's any hope of taliban fighters joining sides with the americans, but at least if you can get them to make a division with al qaeda and stop an active insurgency and stop an active warfare, there is the hope you could at least negotiate an american withdrawal. >> all right, richard. thank you. >>> now the nine-year war in afghanistan has claimed more than 1,200 american lives. the troops there, countless injuries, men and women coming home with injuries they must live with the rest of their lives. nearly 110,000 u.s. troops are currently fighting in that country. what would a non-military settlement mean for them?

subsequently we saw a resurgence of the taliban, a resurgence of al qaeda elements and it wasn't until stanley mcchrystalund and made an amessment and said i need 40,000 troops in order to regain that initiative. you combine that with the karzai government, the central government having trouble establishing control, which by the way, george tenet on the 12th of september said the major challenge we will face in afghanistan is getting control and establishing a central government and as you can see the war warts are still in control. heroin production has gone from 12% to about 90% since we have been there. so the warlords are firmly in control. >> on this basis, how long do you think we're going to still be there? is the president's draw down in july in your view doable? >> the troops are doing a fantastic job, but the larger issue is can karzai establish control and do the nation building things that will allow him to have a stable government if we start coming out in 2011 or 2012. and i think that's a bridge too far. i do not believe that we'll have a stable government there that can with stand a u.s.

mcchrystal, stanley mcchrystal was fired over controversial remarks of the obama administration in "rollingtone" magazine. general petraeus takes over command of u.s. forces and the war now continues with no end in sight. the taliban are far from beaten. they attack yet another supply convoy that's headed for u.s. forces in afghanistan. we have been reporting on this for a week. there are i think six attacks in six days and there are reports that the afghan government either wants to talk peace with the taliban or involved in talking peace with the taliban. where do we stand right now? where do we go here? i'll talk to ivan watson about it. dicine you take just once a month. taken with methotrexate, simponi® helps relieve the pain, stiffness and swelling of r.a. with one dose once a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi® can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious and sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, cancer in children and adults, heart failure, nervous system disorders, liver or blood pr

. -- after general stanley mcchrystal left. we should ensure domestic tranquillity. we need to make sure that nuclear weaponry does not expand globally. we need to make sure it does not happen with ahmadinejad. he is a madman. as a friend and ally to israel, we are incumbent to monitor the situation there also. >> user that redeployment begins next july? >> we had the discussion. that was in the beginning of the first or second quarter next year. security is very important. >> you say to reassess at that time the? >> no, i think the artificial timeline undermines the mission. the enemy, if they know when you leave, how can you be successful? >> it is a proper for the commander in chief to let the american people understand when he wants to achieve the success. if at that time in concert with the council of general david petraeus the field is the right time to return, then -- >> we are developing a high- speed rail to link orlando and tampa bay into one of the largest economic markets in the world and create jobs. you also want to cut discretionary spending back to tw

stanley mcchrystal will be a guest on friday. live coverage begins on c-span2 and online ad c-span.org. >> follow the key races and candidates on c-span. archived debates online at the c-span video library. upcoming event coverage and other helpful resources are available. follow the election coverage or 3 election day. >> each night, we're showing debates from key races across the country. >> president obama continues his campaign swing through the west today. he is in washington state to campaign for patty murray. tonight, the president heads to california where he will rally for senator barbara boxer and other democratic candidates. then he stops in nevada before returning to the white house on saturday. race isida governor's rated a toss up. candidates debated earlier this week. the second debate between the candidates -- a poll put the republican ahead of the the democrats by six percentage points. the debate is just under an hour. >> and now, your host. >> welcome. the candidates are the democrats alex sink republican rick

friday includes a fashion designer, and stanley mcchrystal. live coverage begins tonight at 8:30 eastern on c-span2. online at c-span.org. here on c-span tonight, live coverage of the campaign debates. each night we showed debates from key races across the country at 8:00 eastern the massachusetts governor's debate. at 9:00 the new mexico governor's debate with democratic lt. gov. dipane rhenish. >> our live coverage continues tomorrow with the pennsylvania senate debate. it is the second and final debate between current congressman, joe sestak and pat toomey. this race has been rated a toss up. although new polls show representative sestak has closed the gap. sharon angle is criticizing harry reid for living at the ritz carlton in washington, wall according to a new advertisement, thousands of the battens blues their home. and-- thousands of nevadans are losing their homes. >> members of congress, activist, and reporters participated in the discussion yesterday on the potential impact of the tea party movements on the upcoming election. panel