year and it will be the year for the taliban. 2008, i will keep going almost endlessly. 2009 stanley mcchrystal be our need deep in the decisive year. 2010 the british foreign secretary, a decisive year. 2011 good german foreign minister this is the decisive year. so what is happening here? somewhere in our dna not just general's you can understand why you want the optimistic military to say this will be impossible the something about our culture that is true of american culture that every problem has a solution has it completely an acceptable. what will we do about that situation? a very complicated ambassador holbrooke and. [laughter] he said it did is not good enough for our what you to go way to come back with a solution. i can totally understand how this happens. the situation in somalia and syria and you think this is horrible. pirates, terrace, famine, we have to sort this out. and i feel that temptation most of which about situations i know the least about the more reliable i am to feel very clear what we need to do. the need to make sure but when it is something what i think i know abo

. >> petraeus moved into the job when general stanley mcchrystal was moved out.ary man and a daunting task still ahead of him. we all wish him well. >> indeed. >>> in other news, hundreds of homes in texas and oklahoma are still at risk because of wildfires ravaging the region. nearly 40 homes were destroyed this north texas neighborhood. the fire was about 25% contained last night wh up to 400 homes still threatened. and crews are battling another fire raging nearby. as many as 20 homes are at risk there. >>> and in oklahoma city, crews are battling two fires including one which came back to life after destroying 33 homes earlier in the week. a major interstate in the city had to be shut down because of the smoke. and residents in the city of edmond are being told to evacuate ahead of the advancing flames. >>> parts of the northeast are still struggling to dry out and put their lives back together in the aftermath of hurricane irene. president obama plans to survey the very soggy streets of paterson, new jersey, this sunday. but the floodwaters are receding so s