u.s. troops in iraq now just short of 50,000. roughly the population of biloxi, mississippi. the u.s. military in iraq had been scheduled to leave iraq by december 31, 2011. secretary gates now says he wants them to stay. and he is trying to figure outs how he can get the iraqi government to "ask" the u.s. to stay in iraq. >> the iraq and we are talking about some kind of residual american presence in terms of helping them with beyond december of 2011. >> some believe that we are sinking our roots in iraq and all the signs point that way. the u.s. embassy in iraq, get this, is the largest embassy in the world with a current population of 8,000 people. in the embassy. and the embassy suspects to build that 8,000, get this, up to 17,000 people. the u.s. embassy also has 19 planes and 24 helicopters. the a. u.s. dollars spent in iraq since day one is now more than $806 billion. question, what standard pentagon's justification for keeping u.s. troops in iraq? james? >> we have a tremendous amount of blood and treasure invested in iraq. i think they don't want to throw that away. they see h

iraq. this has been a day of u.s. casualties in iraq and it is also a day that president obama met with his advisors about the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. he's facing a tough decision on whether to pick up the pace of u.s. withdrawals or stay the course. we'll go first to the battlefield. cbs news correspondent mandy clark is with the 101st airborne in paktika province, afghanistan it's right on the border and this is what the fight is like for u.s. troops trying to stop the enemy from crossing into afghanistan from their hideouts in pakistan. >> reporter: fox company headed out at dawn on saturday. their mission: to cut the enemy off at the source. along the border with pakistan, the razor's edge of the war. the pilots struggled to land the helicopters on the rugged mountain top. soldiers rushed out and took up defensive positions. >> they're moving by themselves. >> reporter: in these harsh mountains, the air is thin and visibility limited. this is the insurgents' backyard. >> there's a large number of

u.s. attorney general. >>> today marks the deadliest day for americans in iraq since 2009. five u.s. troops were killed in an attack in baghdad. joel brown has more. >> reporter: five american service members were killed in eastern baghdad this morning. security officials say rockets slammed into a joint u.s.-iraqi base where americans were working as advisers. it is the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in iraq in the past two years. monday's blast was one of seven across iraq. west of baghdad in ramadi, the home of a police officer was destroyed by a bomb. at least four people were killed. and in tikrit saddam hussein's hometown, a suicide bomber detonated a car at a check point outside a government compound killing at least six. it was the second attack there in four days. u.s. combat operations ended in iraq last august but the 46,000 american troops who remain as advisers and trainers come under almost daily attacks in their barracks and when they move around the country. all american forces are scheduled to leave iraq by the end of the year. joel brown, cbs news

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u.s. troops out of iraq by the end of this year. >> pelley: remind us how many u.s. forces remain in iraq and what's the plan for them? >> well, there are currently 48,000 u.s. troops in iraq. under an agreement signed at the end of the bush administration, they all have to be out by december 31 unless the iraqi government asks them to stay. defense secretary gates has offered to keep some troops there to help with things like intelligence and logistics, but so far the iraqi government has not accepted the offer and time is running out because the drawdown will begin in earnest at the end of july. >> pelley: thanks, david. now returning to the fight against cancer. two new studies report dramatic progress in treating advanced melanoma and lung cancer. both of these treatments use an approach that is creating a lot of excitement among doctors, tailoring drugs to the genetic makeup of individual patients. dr. jon lapook found that the results can be remarkable. >> reporter: in 2007, bill schuette was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. seven different chemotherapies fa

the domestic political cost in iraq of asking the u.s. to stay has left the iraqi leadership pointing fingers and passing the buck. i saw it firsthand when i was in iraq last week. this hearing is meant to be an opportunity for members to ask the ministration what it seeks to achieve in iraq and how it plans to achieve it. our goal today should not be to just judge the plans before it. it should be to find that policy that will get us to where we need to go. the united states has spent nearly a decade securing and helping to build a foundation of a prosperous and democratic iraq. a premature withdrawal would risk squandering those gains. it would be a failure of colossal proportions tusis defeat from the jaws of victory but that is precisely what i fear what may come to pass. i'll now yield to the gentleman from new york. >> i thank the chairman. the hearing today is an important one. at a hearing on this same subject last november, i suggested that most americans and most members of congress think we are basically done in iraq. our combat

documents on the u.s. iraqed series lies that were repeated and amplified. >> reporter: it has numerous reports of torture and abuse of iraqi soldiers and cases where u.s. troops kill civilians. this time, he sensors the documents. >> we have cleared things by hand. and that left blank inch all over the material. >> reporter: but that doesn't ease the fear of many, including general kimmitt. julian assange says that nobody has been attacked or killed because of the wikileaks. do you agree with that? >> i believe a lot of the soldiers have been put in harm's way. we want to protect. we don't want to give an advantage to our enemy that can be used against our soldiers in combat. >> reporter: the steady leak of secrets doesn't end there. one week later, they public more. the u.s. government fires back. hillary clinton is on the warpath. >> we are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information. >> reporter: what is the government's kounts attack. the cia has the wikileaks task force kn

u.s. troops in iraq in months. is not releasing right now how they were killed, but according to two iraqi security officials, the service members were killed during an early morning mortar attack at a u.s. military base in southeastern baghdad. the military says that the names of the service members are being withheld until families are notified and we'll bring you more details throughout the morning as we get them. >>> new this morning, jail time was apparently the reason a possible plea bargain for john edwards collapsed. a source telling cnn that talks broke down when prosecutors insisted edwards serve six months for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws. edwards wanted the deal to have a minimal impact on his children. the former north carolina senator and presidential candidate has pleaded not guilty to using campaign funds to hide an extramarital affair. >>> florida governor republican rick scott is defending a new controversial law that will force people applying for welfare to submit to a drug

u.s. has built dozens of military bases in iraq in two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent basis or a permanent military presence in iraq. obama secretary of defense robert gates though has stated that even after two thousand and eleven he expects to see several tens of thousands of american troops as part of a residual force in iraq. hence many fear that iraq may be used as a launching pad for future wars in the region. often in fact bases created in response to an imminent threat have ended up becoming permanent jaeger garcia for example born in the context of the cold war is still operational and has played a crucial role in the iraq war for the fade to a myth. i study physically to stay idea that you know the ins and outs say for the people to go if they are to return they are but the thing is americans are living they are saying they have to follow they i and i i and. are you goi

iraq's readiness. in january, 2011, u.s. forces iraq reported to special inspector general for iraq reconstruction of that quote, the u.s. faces the choice of making additional investments to fill essential gaps in iraqi security forces, capabilities, or accept the risks that they will fall short of being able to fully secure iraq from internal and external threats by the time u.s. forces depart in accordance with a security agreement, unquote. echoing those concerned, lieutenant general, general chief of staff of the iraqi army acknowledged that the iraqi army still depends on u.s. forces for the protection of its airspace and borders. in 2010, as the u.s. is in its combat mission, he stated that comical, if i were asked about the withdrawal i would say to politicians u.s. army must stay until iraqi army is fully ready in 2020, unquote. at its core, the discussion of the transition breaks down to two critical question. does the state department have the capability to succeed? and if not, should u.s. military rein in iraq in

u.s. troops in iraq since 2009. let's bring in mick. >> i'm sure a lot of americans are surprised to hear there u.s. military forces still in harm a way in iraq. this was the single biggest attack against americans. according to u.s. and iraqi officials, five american service members were killed at a u.s. military base in baghdad. by a rocket attack and at the same time late reports from baghdad and the iraqis themselves. say say that two of the attackers were killed in a premature explosion alongside that rocket launcher. this follows what has been a serious up tick in sewno shia and shia on sunni violence there in iraq over the past couple of months. it looks like it's pay back time for that seven or eight years of violence against sunni and shia, shia and sunni in iraq in the past eight years >> jim, thank you so much for that. there big disagreements over the troop drawdown in afghanistan. we will talk about that with senator bernie sanders ahead. fast-moving wildfires have been raging and they are expanding by s

iraq. is there a political will to ask the u.s. to stay? se secretary robert gates a few weeks ago said he sure hopes so. he wants iraq to ask the u.s. to extend the commitment to keep some troops there to help out past december, and he said he would hope that the united states would say yes to that request. >> and chris, gates pushed hard for the surge last year, but the president's inner circle has changed since then, and an election is coming and the afghan war cost $2 billion a week, so that no doubt the drawdown dates for troops in afghanistan could be changing, right? >> right. even though they say everything is determined by boots on the ground, the reality is that, that is not, or the conditions on the ground. the reality is that is not the only consideration. you know, you do have to look at the pressures to cut the budget. you do have to also look at the different races that may be sitting around the table in the months to come, and how will leon panetta's dates differ from secretary gates? and tom don lynlan and how will views dif

the domestic political costs in iraq of asking the u.s. to stay has left iraq's leadership pointing fingers and passing bucks and i saw that first hand when i was in iraq just last week. this cannot be where it ends. responsible leadership whether in the u.s. or in iraq cannot sacrifice hard earned strategic achievements for short-term political gains. we, iraqis, and americans, must not allow that to happen. this hearing is meant to been an opportunity for members to ask the administration what it seeks to achieve in iraq and how it plans to achieve it. however our goal should not be judged up or down the plans before us, it should be to fine that policy which will get us to where we need to go. the united states has spent nearly a decade securing and helping to build a foundation of a prosperous and democratic iraq, a premature withdraw risks squandering those gains. it would be a failure of colossal proportions to seize defeat from the jaws of victory and yet that is precisely what i fear may come to pass. and i will now yield to the gen

u.s. troops from iraq. we'll draw down to zero by the end of the year. >> five u.s.ce members were killed by incoming rockets as they slept in the bar ranks in eastern baghdad near sadr city. the highest death toll for u.s. troops in two years so far this year, 29 u.s. troops have been killed. down from 475 in the first five months of 2007. at the height of the sectarian violence. >> we lost u.s. servicemen today. >> all 47,000 u.s. troops must leave iraq by the end of the year, according to a status enforcement agreement signed by president bush. unless the prime minister nouri al-maliki asks the u.s. to stay. in april, admiral mike mullen on a visit to iraq explained how withdrawing the troops comes down to physics. how long it takes to move soldiers and equipment. why the pentagon needs a quick decision from the iraqis. >> i think that the timeline is in the next few weeks. >> the white house says there are currently no negotiations with iraqis about u.s. forces staying. >> there are 52 weeks in a year. we are moving along, according to the existing agreements we

iraq, three more american soldiers have been killed. the military says they died in a rocket attack on a u.s. base near iraq's border with iran. one military official says it appears to be the work of an iranian backed shiite militia. in all 15 u.s. troops have been killed in june, making june the deadliest month for u.s. forces there in two years. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia were up today. ashley morrison is here in new york with that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. that's right, stocks in asia were higher this morning. tokyo's nikkei was.0.3% and hong kong's hang sang gained more than 1.5%. >>> on wall street yesterday, news of the budget crisis in greece sent the dow rising 72 points, while the nasdaq gained 11. >>> toyota has announced another recall, this time more than 110,000 hybrid vehicles. the recall involves the highlander hybrid, and the lrx 400h. it has to do with a power supply circuit that could cause the vehicle to stop suddenly. >>> budget talks in minnesota have broken down. unless a deal is reached the state government will shut down tomorrow morning. lawmakers cannot agr

u.s. forces in both afghanistan and iraq as well as the commander of u.s. central command percent com and his confirmation hearing today petraeus said his past work won't affect his future job but some say petraeus his appointment has more to do with star power and strategy are to correspondent helen ford was on capitol hill today and has more. since he's been called the rock star four star he is without question one of the finest officers and military minds of his generation the architects of modern counterinsurgency i mean it's quite often as were all of those. first response is well whatever juniper troops direction which we are that's. general david petraeus. the trains was on capitol hill today to be confirmed as the next director of the central intelligence agency in truth my goal uniform has always been to convey the most forthright and accurate picture possible. i have to be sure offered more positive assessments than the intelligence community did but although he's been lauded as the man responsible for america's strategy in iraq former c.n.n. pent

u.s. officials airlifted billions of dollars to iraq to pay for reconstruction. now, the u.s. ector general for iraq reconstruction hassan unsettling news about more than $6 billion of that money. >> it has not been properly accounted for. that is the purpose of our continuing audit. >> reporter: if some of it was stolen, who do you believe stole it? >> i don't want to speculate on who the potential criminals might be. this was delivered to iraqi control. we have in the past had a number of cases reported to us about interim ministers who did steal. >> who was responsible for safeguarding that money? >> during 2003 and 2004, that money was under the coalitionle provisional authority, the entity that was created to govern iraq after the fall of saddam hussein's regime. >> reporter: stuart bowlen sed says after that the pentagon and iraqi government shared responsibility for safeguarding some of the money. it was the pentagon that asked him to investigate. contacted by cnn, the spokesman cited that probe and found that the funds remained under the control of the government of ira

iraq by the end of the year. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the u.s. deaths raised the total of american fatalities to 4459. 29 of those happened this year. >>> today, president and mrs. obama will host german chancellor angela merkel during a black-tie dinner at the white house. >> last night, the president and the merkel had an informal dinner at the 1789 restaurant. she's the first european leader to get this kind of treatment. aides say the visit was arranged to highlight the close working relationship between the two leaders. >>> tim pawlenty is scheduled to present what he calls a simplified tax system for the country. >> during a speech today in chicago, the former minnesota governor will unveil his tax proposal as part of his campaign on economic policy. highlights of that policy include a 50% cut on business taxes and what pawlenty calls the google test which basically says the americans can find a service on the internet from a private company, the government probably should not be providing that service. >>> yesterday, former pennsylvania se

even as we've ended our combat mission in iraq except no one told the iraqi insurgents that on sunday two u.s. soldiers were killed in an attack in iraq earlier in the month another six u.s. soldiers were killed in that attack and in total this month eleven u.s. soldiers have died fighting in iraq that's the most deaths in a single month in iraq since may of two thousand and nine again this is a war in which combat missions have supposedly ended what's going on here back in two thousand and two we had troops stationed in afghanistan to fight the taliban and find osama bin laden but then we sent those troops to iraq and bush's misguided an illegal war and what happened in afghanistan it exploded so in two thousand and nine president obama took troops out of iraq and simply into afghanistan and now iraq is exploding so has our foreign policy in the middle east turned into a giant and deadly game of whack a mole how can we sustain this and when do we just cut our losses and clear victory and go home your offer is take is retired u.s. air force colonel cedric leighton a specialist in middle easte

u.s. led invasion of iraq in march 2003, the u.s. plane loads of cash to iraq to pay for reconstruction projects. but auditors now say u.s. officials in iraq often did not have the time or staff to keep track of the money. much of it they say was probably stolen. >>> time now 5:14. well, today as congress gets back to work more lawmakers want new york congressman anthony weiner to resign. as ktvu's carol hon reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, weiner won't be at work today. carol. >> reporter: that's right, dave. anthony weiner won't be here today because he's seeking a leave of absence to get professional help. over the weekend new photos emerged showing the new york congressman at the congressional gym. we're showing the tamer less explicit ones according to tmz which posted the pictures they were taken by weiner in the locker room and supposedly sent to an unidentified woman. tired of weiners an tickets top white house officials came out and demanded he step down. the chairman of the democratic national committee says the d

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u.s. established it in the midst of world war two. to go to iraq. now they want to destroy two kilometers of henoch obey. all the way to ora bay and build a floating airport and without that. you know a lot of it go. in. the u.s. takes no responsibility for its impact on people or the environment. since many rare species live here this would have very serious consequences. and ok now where are the only ones in the whole of eastern asia. and there are less than fifty left. i sat in front of cum swabbed for one year from morning to night nor knew would be for you i held up a sign saying no new basis and that a lot of soldiers came out to talk to me ill has got to got it they offered me hamburgers for breakfast in them and that. they were so young a that. i couldn't believe they would be sent to iraq to murder other people all. of whom would be if you know we never planned. oh you know by thought here these kids are trained to kill we must stop us and we believe we can prevent the construction of these kelly pads with our actions overlooked obviously we

iraq. five u.s. troops are killed in the deadliest single incident in iraq in two years. meanwhile, the obama administration reportedly discusses speeding up the pullout of u.s. troops from afghanistan as gates visits troops there. we'll ask nato's top leader if afghanistan is ready to stand on its own. >>> burning arizona. two of the biggest wildfires in state history are threatening towns and forcing people out of their homes. while more dry and windy weather is expected today, we'll bring you the very latest on the fires and the evacuations. >>> and back to court. disgraced former imf boss dominique strauss-kahn is headed to a manhattan courtroom today to face charges of sexually attacking a hotel maid. we'll tell you why his lawyers are investigating her life as well as her story early this monday morning, june 6th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show" here on a monday morning. i'm chris wragge. >> i'm erica hill. >> good to see you this morning. we want to get to our breaking news. at least five u.s. troops killed in iraq this m

u.s. commanders in afghanistan as there were in iraq, one military and one civilian. the civilian commander is u.s. ambassador. i would like to say that as i have consulted, i think has doner i can veeikenberry an amazing job in the swift ramp up of a presence in ensuring it has been done in an orderly an organized manner. if confirmed, i will need to make my own assessments. my sense is that he has handled a huge challenge with great care, often is, and ability. there are micro-coordination issues. you may be referring to this. i have an obligation to see that the entire u.s. mission is effectively carrying and its various roles. i also want to be sure that the accountability element of this, the different inspection agencies, are themselves coordinated. we had to wrestle with this a bit in iraq. we did not have different inspectors inspecting the same thing and not working in coordination. there is also a whole military inspection apparatus that also has to be woven into this. as i did in iraq, i have a responsibility to see that the whole mission is operate effectiv

also getting word of breaking news in iraq. the u.s. military says five u.s. soldiers were killed today. in a brief statement the military would not say how they died. the names of deceased are being withheld pending notification of their families. >>> a man is in jail charged with drunk driving after a deadly accident in prince george's county. this occurred on route 210 in fort two washington wa and killed three people. a black gmc yukon hit the back of a gray mazda. it threw two women from the car, killing them both. 55-year-old gwendolyn denvy. the driver of the car, jean johnson, was also killed. the driver could face additional charges. >>> d.c. police are investigating a string of assaults on a hiking, and biking and jogging trail in northeast washington. this 1 1/2 mile stretch known as the met branch trail opened last year. the trail is eight miles long, running from silver spring to union station. it runs along the b&o railroad tracks. there are areas rather isolated. wooded areas, areas with high brush and spots with just not a lot of activity. thes