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u.s. military. it traded a lot of problems in the military because you had probably tens if not over under a dozen soldiers in the area and in the mid-60s to recreate a lot of problems. these guys were dahlia after numbers -- after our still getting drunk, it is eroding relations with the vietnamese for political reasons. and also presenting themselves as targets for criminals who mug them. occasionally the viet cong who was obviously, grenades, setting off car bombs. he know, if you were a soldier stationed in saigon life was pretty good. there were random acts of violence. it did during the war to the doorstep in 1968. they didn't feel like there was a war going on is not for the information about the war that i'm getting from sources i wouldn't even know that i was in the war. >> host: where is this photo taken? >> guest: i think that was taken on the coast. that is basically some guys who are getting ready for a party. a different kind of beach landing where they have prepositions of beer and ho
u.s. military. it traded a lot of problems in the military because you had probably tens if not over under a dozen soldiers in the area and in the mid-60s to recreate a lot of problems. these guys were dahlia after numbers -- after our still getting drunk, it is eroding relations with the vietnamese for political reasons. and also presenting themselves as targets for criminals who mug them. occasionally the viet cong who was obviously, grenades, setting off car bombs. he know, if you were a...
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u.s. military but for u.s. military contractors.are notorious incidents that took place throughout u.s. military involvement, like abu ghraib, other incidents where the iraqi people and government wanted to hold american military personnel accountable for. now, in previous agreements, that was never the case. it was always the united states that would hold responsible its own personnel. >> stand by. kristen welker has more information that she just got in. she's at the white house. what have you got? >> i want to read you this statement that i just got from a white house official. it says today the president will announce that we will fulfill commitment and complete the draw down of u.s. troops from iraq by the end of the year. this will allow us to say definitively that the iraq war is over and that the partnership between the u.s. and iraq will be a normal one between two sovereign nations. during their conversation, president obama and prime minister al maliki strongly agreed this is the best way forward for both. i wanted to rei
u.s. military but for u.s. military contractors.are notorious incidents that took place throughout u.s. military involvement, like abu ghraib, other incidents where the iraqi people and government wanted to hold american military personnel accountable for. now, in previous agreements, that was never the case. it was always the united states that would hold responsible its own personnel. >> stand by. kristen welker has more information that she just got in. she's at the white house. what...
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u.s. military. living in saigon created problems for the military because you had by the mid 60's, lead 67, 68 it created a lot of problems because they were going out after hours patronizing that is eroding relations with the vietnamese that for political reasons need to be better and also presenting themselves as target's if they are not john or occasionally for the viet cong studying car bombs in the city, so if you are in saigon life is really pretty good and there were random acts of violence and the tet offensive did bring four mcginn 68. as for the most part people who lived in saigon or near their whose experience was very isolated and something like what in the book soldiers saying it's not the information about the war i'm getting from stores or strips or the radio i wouldn't even know that i was in a war. i think it was taken on the coast but that is basically some guys who are getting ready for a party so it's a different kind of beach landing where they have to acquisition to be your an
u.s. military. living in saigon created problems for the military because you had by the mid 60's, lead 67, 68 it created a lot of problems because they were going out after hours patronizing that is eroding relations with the vietnamese that for political reasons need to be better and also presenting themselves as target's if they are not john or occasionally for the viet cong studying car bombs in the city, so if you are in saigon life is really pretty good and there were random acts of...
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u.s. military already knew that moammar gadhafi was that n that convoy when they fired upon it. h of course raises the question about u.s. claims that they were not out to actually kill moammar gadhafi. it appears they weren't. >> indeed, jim. you rub shoulders with more military sources than i have cups of tea. what's the atmosphere here today. is this a job well done? >> particularly because the u.s. military although it was very involved and one of the driving military forces when military operations and strikes were first launched against moammar gadhafi's regime in libya. the military while it remained active did take somewhat of a back seat. even though there were initial complaints about the fact that nato, most of the nato countries that the british and the french and italians were not up to carrying out this mission militarily in the end, the united states was able to at least visibly take a back seat although quite frankly the u.s. military remained actively involved in terms of surveillance and launching occasional air strikes against other libyan military targets just
u.s. military already knew that moammar gadhafi was that n that convoy when they fired upon it. h of course raises the question about u.s. claims that they were not out to actually kill moammar gadhafi. it appears they weren't. >> indeed, jim. you rub shoulders with more military sources than i have cups of tea. what's the atmosphere here today. is this a job well done? >> particularly because the u.s. military although it was very involved and one of the driving military forces...
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u.s. military vehicle was blown up here. the u.s. forces came quickly to collect the wreckage. >> reporter: our nhk crew contacted taliban members based in the eastern province of kunar. they said their unit had 30 troops fighting u.s. troops. to avoid detection, taliban members move around in small groups in the mountainous region. they say they have the support of local residents. >> translator: thenid states continues to kill civilians. that's the reason why more people are joining us in the fight. >>eporter: residents o a nearby village have gathered to discuss the worsening security situation in the area. we spoke with some of them to find out what they thought of the situation. >> translator: u.s. forces contin to destroy our homes and schools. >> translator: the fighting is going on. but the government is failing to protect . rorr: many villagers criticize the united states and the administration of afghan president karzai. >> translator: there are no jobs here. the taliban provides allowances, so some people join the group in
u.s. military vehicle was blown up here. the u.s. forces came quickly to collect the wreckage. >> reporter: our nhk crew contacted taliban members based in the eastern province of kunar. they said their unit had 30 troops fighting u.s. troops. to avoid detection, taliban members move around in small groups in the mountainous region. they say they have the support of local residents. >> translator: thenid states continues to kill civilians. that's the reason why more people are...
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u.s. military screwed up at the regrowing resistance is because the u.s. military is occupying the country killing civilians every single day and making lives miserable for the afghan people who are seeing as a widespread national rebellion against the occupation not just by the taliban but by the pentagon's own numbers a hundreds if not over over a thousand different armed resistance organizations that are fighting to expel the foreign occupation it's an important thing in. the miserable life of most people i mean so much money has been poured into these billions of dollars in foreign aid but yet the law doesn't go. no i mean life expectancy in afghanistan is forty two i mean they have the second highest infant mortality rate in the entire world and roughly fifty percent of the population is living in extreme poverty and suffering of dying of starvation but there are billions of dollars flowing into that country where that money is going to build u.s. bases u.s. administrative center is because that's the only interest the u.s. government has in afghanista
u.s. military screwed up at the regrowing resistance is because the u.s. military is occupying the country killing civilians every single day and making lives miserable for the afghan people who are seeing as a widespread national rebellion against the occupation not just by the taliban but by the pentagon's own numbers a hundreds if not over over a thousand different armed resistance organizations that are fighting to expel the foreign occupation it's an important thing in. the miserable life...
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u.s. military and the u.s.t as a whole just could not stomach that kind of a deal. >> the president mentioned a season of homecomings, saying that our troops will be home for the holidays. do we know, when we're talking about these 39,000 troops, do we know what is next for them once they are home? >> well, three probably just go back into a normal cycle of deployment. you know, many would go back to their home bases. there was one particular brigade that cnn spoke with about a week ago. they were supposed to be one of the last brigading to pull out of iraq but they were actually coming home early and some of their family members told cnn the reason they were given by the military was because iraq and the u.s. were not able to reach a deal and so their deployment was cut short early. of course, you have the 39,000 still there. and obviously right now the priority will be making sure that they get home, most of them get home by the end of the year. >> and taken care of once they get home. >> yeah. >> once those
u.s. military and the u.s.t as a whole just could not stomach that kind of a deal. >> the president mentioned a season of homecomings, saying that our troops will be home for the holidays. do we know, when we're talking about these 39,000 troops, do we know what is next for them once they are home? >> well, three probably just go back into a normal cycle of deployment. you know, many would go back to their home bases. there was one particular brigade that cnn spoke with about a week...
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u.s. military presence in iraq? >> well, wolf, i think that is a very important question that's being asked. why in fact did the u.s. not want to keep more of a presence past that 2011 deadline. that is a question that will be asked over the next days. over the heart of this, you heard it in the president's statement on friday when he started off. that he was injecting politics into this. pointing out that he made a promise back in 2008 when he was running for president that he would push to tend war in iraq in a responsible way and now he's delivering on the promise. the president very much touting his foreign policy credentials, pointing out he was able to get osama bin laden. pointing out that thing are moog forward in afghanistan and now in iraq. the president in very dramatic fashion pointing out what this will mean for the members of the armed services. >> here at home, the coming months will be another season of homecomings. across america, our servicemen and women will be reunited with their families. today,
u.s. military presence in iraq? >> well, wolf, i think that is a very important question that's being asked. why in fact did the u.s. not want to keep more of a presence past that 2011 deadline. that is a question that will be asked over the next days. over the heart of this, you heard it in the president's statement on friday when he started off. that he was injecting politics into this. pointing out that he made a promise back in 2008 when he was running for president that he would push...
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u.s. military vehicle was blown up here. the u.s. forces came quickly to collect the wreckage. >> reporter: our nhk crew contacted taliban members based in the eastern province of kunar. they said their unit had 30 troops fighting u.s. troops. to avoid detection, taliban members move around in small groups in the mountainous region. they say they have the support of local residents. >> translator: the united states continues to kill civilians. that's the reason why more people are joining us in the fight. >> reporter: residents of a nearby village have gathered to discuss the worsening security situation in the area. we spoke with some of them to find out what they thought of the situation. >> translator: u.s. forces continue to destroy our homes and schools. >> translator: the fighting is going on. but the government is failing to protect us. >> reporter: many villagers criticize the united states and the administration of afghan president karzai. >> translator: there are no jobs here. the taliban provides allowances, so some people
u.s. military vehicle was blown up here. the u.s. forces came quickly to collect the wreckage. >> reporter: our nhk crew contacted taliban members based in the eastern province of kunar. they said their unit had 30 troops fighting u.s. troops. to avoid detection, taliban members move around in small groups in the mountainous region. they say they have the support of local residents. >> translator: the united states continues to kill civilians. that's the reason why more people are...
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u.s. military in iraq came home injured from iraq more than thirty two thousand also u.s. military deaths in iraq almost forty five hundred can't forget though the big the biggest figure fifty thousand iraqi civilian deaths most people estimate that number to be much higher closer to one million civilian deaths simply tallied from two thousand and five and on another thing to consider is the actual monetary early caught monetary cost of war more than eight hundred billion dollars possibly with for that for the united states of the three important. look right right what do we take from these numbers if we take the us intervention and occupation of iraq has been stopped good is not victory to claim there's nothing to look back it has been a disaster to not have happened it's a disaster of death and destruction and the us has been a part of iraq's problem in the last thought since the intervention subtle very hard because the us is ending its and that was because i think this will help iraqis move forward and put the truck on the right track to what what do we see in the comin
u.s. military in iraq came home injured from iraq more than thirty two thousand also u.s. military deaths in iraq almost forty five hundred can't forget though the big the biggest figure fifty thousand iraqi civilian deaths most people estimate that number to be much higher closer to one million civilian deaths simply tallied from two thousand and five and on another thing to consider is the actual monetary early caught monetary cost of war more than eight hundred billion dollars possibly with...
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u.s. military withdrawal.nds to know when he was killed. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> many americans have been waiting almost nine long years to hear the words the president of the united states said today that all u.s. troops who will be leaving iraq will be heading home by the holidays. but president obama's critics say the withdrawal is actually a failure by the obama administration that could have serious consequences. we're looking at all sides to this breaking story. listen to a slice of the president's upbeat announcement. >> today, i can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years, america's war in iraq will be over. over the next two months, our troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the bo
u.s. military withdrawal.nds to know when he was killed. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> many americans have been waiting almost nine long years to hear the words the president of the united states said today that all u.s. troops who will be leaving iraq will be heading home by the holidays. but president obama's critics say the withdrawal is...
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u.s. military to their territory i know that north korea as if it is a u.s. and that the presence of the u.s. military on the korean peninsula is really delaying the process of communication and it's not just the presence of it says that it has been the ongoing u.s. policy. whether it's the massive amounts of military exercises that take place on a regular basis which north korea views as a confrontation to their own you know unfortunately these kinds of things really delay the peace and the unification process between the two countries i mean there is growing resentment and and caused by not just korea enslave the people in the now in part to say we've had enough of u.s. military occupation it's time to it's time to close on these bases and trying to think about a different way of achieving security. in a self-proclaimed republic of trans an easter a breakaway territory in the republic of moldova not much has changed since it announced independence in one thousand nine hundred ninety there is still no solution to the asyik and territorial conflict and some b
u.s. military to their territory i know that north korea as if it is a u.s. and that the presence of the u.s. military on the korean peninsula is really delaying the process of communication and it's not just the presence of it says that it has been the ongoing u.s. policy. whether it's the massive amounts of military exercises that take place on a regular basis which north korea views as a confrontation to their own you know unfortunately these kinds of things really delay the peace and the...
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u.s. officials have said that military action is not being considered it's unlikely because of the american people will have the appetite for yet another campaign but you mention all those issues that the u.s. is clearly very bold about iran just how close do you think it is iran though to becoming another u.s. military target. well let the truck of military. action military strike against iran being on the table as an option has always been there and there iranians. ronnie and lee there are used to the idea that that u.s. military threat is always there what i'm really trying to say is that the threat of military strike being can see that military target. by united states has not only any policies and he says in the wrong. we know that the u.s. is considering action against iran we're not too sure what the actual be but certainly sanctions would be mention what about the response from tehran though it's dismissed this as. perhaps we are more assertive response from tehran over this issue yes. foreign ministry in fear on both two hours ago actually called before the. ambassador. which sees
u.s. officials have said that military action is not being considered it's unlikely because of the american people will have the appetite for yet another campaign but you mention all those issues that the u.s. is clearly very bold about iran just how close do you think it is iran though to becoming another u.s. military target. well let the truck of military. action military strike against iran being on the table as an option has always been there and there iranians. ronnie and lee there are...
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u.s. military energy use with >>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. the u.s. military is the world's largest user of energy. last year consuming some 5 billion gallons of fuel at a cost of nearly $13 billion, 255% more than it spent in 1997. equally important is that protecting that fuel has cost lives. in afghanistan alone, the defense logistics agency is moving 40 million gallons of fuel each month in convoys that have to be defended against attacks. between 2003 and 2007 alone, 3,000 soldiers and contractors were killed or wounded protecting fuel supply lines in iraq and afghanistan. those casualties spurred a major pentagon tribe to develop alternative energy sources while also improving the energy efficiency from everything from future weapons. culminating in the first-ever d.o.d. strategy aim at changing how the department thinks and uses energy. october is energy awareness month and we figured this would be a good idea to get some of the pentagon's top energy minds together to talk about the efforts to date and what's ahead. joining us today are casper h
u.s. military energy use with >>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. the u.s. military is the world's largest user of energy. last year consuming some 5 billion gallons of fuel at a cost of nearly $13 billion, 255% more than it spent in 1997. equally important is that protecting that fuel has cost lives. in afghanistan alone, the defense logistics agency is moving 40 million gallons of fuel each month in convoys that have to be defended against...
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u.s. military official said "we'll find a way." and he specifically mentioned sending civilian contractors to iraq to do the training, bringing iraqis to the united states to train, and even sending u.s. troops back into iraq to conduct exercises. >> pelley: david, thanks very much. that disagreement over immunity allowed the president to say today that he kept his promise to end the war. few would have expected it early in his administration, but most of the president's successes have come as commander in chief. we asked norah o'donnell to look into that. norah? >> reporter: scott, the president's announcement today to end the war in iraq-- one day after the death of libyan leader moammar qaddafi-- is just the latest in a series of foreign policy milestones. it is remarkable for a president whose own foreign policy credentials were repeatedly questioned when he was campaigning for the job of commander in chief. >> i pledge to bring the war in iraq to a responsible end for the sake of our national security and to strengthen american
u.s. military official said "we'll find a way." and he specifically mentioned sending civilian contractors to iraq to do the training, bringing iraqis to the united states to train, and even sending u.s. troops back into iraq to conduct exercises. >> pelley: david, thanks very much. that disagreement over immunity allowed the president to say today that he kept his promise to end the war. few would have expected it early in his administration, but most of the president's...
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u.s. bases indicate the military's a barely thinking about leaving. would you asleep forces over at the telepathically two thousand was a bug a mere fielder's little more than a flake the correct roadway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city that's helped over twenty five thousand full toll personnel fleets of military cargo aircraft and enough equals to cause traffic jams that expansion is no way it is by scores of contractors u.s. military engineers are constructing new housing and storage facilities to make room for even more bidding war where. there are plenty of home comforts for soldiers staying on for tough you know long deployments they can shop for everything from flat screen t.v.'s to fine jewelry enjoy a cappuccino to grab some take on the new pizza hut franchise and if they're tired of working out in the gym they're free to go to the salon for a haircut inside which although some officials have tried to limit such amenities calling them a distraction from the war the troops
u.s. bases indicate the military's a barely thinking about leaving. would you asleep forces over at the telepathically two thousand was a bug a mere fielder's little more than a flake the correct roadway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city that's helped over twenty five thousand full toll personnel fleets of military cargo aircraft and enough equals to cause traffic jams that expansion is no way it is by scores of contractors...
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u.s. military has conducted itself in the contrary. i mean it must be great very perplexing to the people that the survey you mentioned is i was among fighting age males in the southern part of afghanistan ninety two percent of them had never heard about the attacks on september eleventh they must wonder why is the united states why is nato occupying their country why is it finding their villages by is it killing their people and the only conclusion that they could draw not having known about september eleventh not knowing about the so-called pretext for the war is that the foreign occupiers are there just to occupy their country to take it over as foreign occupiers have in the past so i think that's a great motivator for the armed resistance in fact that's why i think the resistance will only grow and grow and grow. back stateside president obama has a lot stocks against him at the moment the disastrous economy and at least two very unpopular wars if not three with libya we could say with an election coming up what could he do to make
u.s. military has conducted itself in the contrary. i mean it must be great very perplexing to the people that the survey you mentioned is i was among fighting age males in the southern part of afghanistan ninety two percent of them had never heard about the attacks on september eleventh they must wonder why is the united states why is nato occupying their country why is it finding their villages by is it killing their people and the only conclusion that they could draw not having known about...
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u.s. military policy and also what impacts the occupy wall street movement is having on u.s. political thinking. welcome to the lower show where we get the real headlines with none of the mercy or can live in washington d.c. now it's not going to speak with colonel lawrence wilkerson former chief of staff to colin powell when i ask you about everything from our troops leaving iraq and our tough words to pakistan to the death of moammar gadhafi then we'll continue our coverage of occupy wall street and the feelings coming from both right and left towards the movement pretty clear by now but what about those that are in the middle could occupy wall street influence the growing number of independents in this country matt welch is going to join us for that one and is the government trying to smear anonymous trying to make us believe that these hacktivists are dangerous to critical infrastructure all just to undermine them our guest tonight argues that it's true we can have all that free tonight and war clearing a dose of happy hour but first take a look at what the mainstream med
u.s. military policy and also what impacts the occupy wall street movement is having on u.s. political thinking. welcome to the lower show where we get the real headlines with none of the mercy or can live in washington d.c. now it's not going to speak with colonel lawrence wilkerson former chief of staff to colin powell when i ask you about everything from our troops leaving iraq and our tough words to pakistan to the death of moammar gadhafi then we'll continue our coverage of occupy wall...
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u.s. military bases may indicate that the military is barely thinking about leaving the country. we do is that forces overread to tell about at least two thousand plug amir fields a little more than the flights over the correct runway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city it's up to over twenty five thousand full time personnel fleets of military hardware and enough vehicles to cause traffic jams in that expansion is no way aided by scores of closed trackers u.s. military engineers are constructing new housing and storage facilities to make room for even more bidding war where. there are plenty of home comforts from soldiers staying on for tell a few more deployments you can shop for everything from flat screen t.v.'s to fine jewelry enjoy a cappuccino grab some takeout the new pizza not for insurance and the thing tired of working out in the gym they're free to go to the salon for a haircut inside which will have some officials have tried to limit such amenities calling them a distraction from the war the troops a
u.s. military bases may indicate that the military is barely thinking about leaving the country. we do is that forces overread to tell about at least two thousand plug amir fields a little more than the flights over the correct runway since then the former soviet base in the plains north of the afghan capital has grown into a small city it's up to over twenty five thousand full time personnel fleets of military hardware and enough vehicles to cause traffic jams in that expansion is no way aided...
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u.s. military this is like a simple. but it was in fact. using distributing remote devices remote hard drives removable devices whatever but definitely it's not that serious like the like a lot of us makers are trying to make it where does this virus come from could it have been put in the program intentionally. you know this is like him our which distributes you things like executable like a removeable. drives or hard drives or smartphones whatever so the the it is like like imagine the whole network the infrastructure the huge network of different different different computers and the any person and you employ this huge network like you do to military or any anybody else comes with the word remove all hard drive of the device into a good. computer and hard drive was in fact that by any kind of trade journal or a warm or any other mail were. distributing inside the nothing so this is not a specific target for u.s. military but this is like a simple very common very generic. trojan which we see a lot of in the. what happens if the virus can
u.s. military this is like a simple. but it was in fact. using distributing remote devices remote hard drives removable devices whatever but definitely it's not that serious like the like a lot of us makers are trying to make it where does this virus come from could it have been put in the program intentionally. you know this is like him our which distributes you things like executable like a removeable. drives or hard drives or smartphones whatever so the the it is like like imagine the whole...
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u.s. military target. well led to talk of military action militarists right against iran being on the table as an option has always been there and the iranians ronnie and lee there are used to the idea that. if u.s. military threat is always there what i'm really trying to say is that the threat of military strike being being considered a military target. by united states has not own any policies and he says in iran. we know that the u.s. is considering action against iran we're not too sure what action will be but certainly sanctions have been mentioned what about the response from tehran though it's dismissed this as chemical good cook we perhaps see a more assertive response from tehran over this issue. yes. foreign ministry in there on. true or is it wrong actually called for this. ambassador. ambassador to the. embassy is taking care of u.s. interests here on. iranian leaders appear to be to be in fact quite angry of these allegations because they think the gators are are do the caress we'll leave it
u.s. military target. well led to talk of military action militarists right against iran being on the table as an option has always been there and the iranians ronnie and lee there are used to the idea that. if u.s. military threat is always there what i'm really trying to say is that the threat of military strike being being considered a military target. by united states has not own any policies and he says in iran. we know that the u.s. is considering action against iran we're not too sure...
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u.s. military budget this is the congo and. i would you know i would rather see ten interventions like this and see. you know u.s. troops come out of iraq by december as was promised as in the agreement to see the u.s. troops come out of there in a standby probably fourteen or sooner as people all around the world are expected. so i wouldn't put it on the same play as these other interventions with the u.s. you know involved in directly killing and we're it's very clear that the people of iraq people in afghanistan don't want u.s. troops and i want i want i want i want something else going on in some of these countries around africa and that is a major economic development on the part of china i'm wondering should we make any connection between what's going on with china and its development projects and this new plan on the part of the obama administration well the united states always takes into account. of course you know what's going on in the region and what its interests are. well you know in the case of the intervention i
u.s. military budget this is the congo and. i would you know i would rather see ten interventions like this and see. you know u.s. troops come out of iraq by december as was promised as in the agreement to see the u.s. troops come out of there in a standby probably fourteen or sooner as people all around the world are expected. so i wouldn't put it on the same play as these other interventions with the u.s. you know involved in directly killing and we're it's very clear that the people of iraq...
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u.s. military to their territory i know that the north korea. as if it is a u.s. and that the presence of the u.s. military on the korean peninsula is really delaying the process of reading and it's not just the presence of pieces but it has been the ongoing u.s. policy on the korean peninsula whether it's the massive amounts of military exercises that take place on a regular basis north korea views as a confrontation to their own you know unfortunately these kinds of things really delay the peace and the reunification process between the two countries i mean there is growing resentment and and calls not just korea enslave the people in the canal in wa to say we've had enough of u.s. military occupation it's time to it's time to close down these bases and trying to think about a different way of achieving security. well not have a look at some other stories making news around the world right now. three people have been killed and thirteen hurt in a restaurant blast in downtown rio before it opened for customers after staff arrived the explosion caused damage to ap
u.s. military to their territory i know that the north korea. as if it is a u.s. and that the presence of the u.s. military on the korean peninsula is really delaying the process of reading and it's not just the presence of pieces but it has been the ongoing u.s. policy on the korean peninsula whether it's the massive amounts of military exercises that take place on a regular basis north korea views as a confrontation to their own you know unfortunately these kinds of things really delay the...
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u.s. help to counter china's growing military power. china has become very increasingly vigilant over territorial claim in japan's southern waters. japan does not want north korea to take advantage of the stall in negotiations either. noda promise to the u.s. does not represent progress on the relocation issue. so it remains the issue. >> thank you for joining us. >>> the yen surge continues in the market. the yen climbed tuesday on the basis of the prolonged crisis in europe and concerns about the u.s. economy. it touched 75.73 at one point, breaking the previous high. the dollar sold following reports following a slump in u.s. consumer confidence. investors sold on concerns european leaders may not be able to come up with a comprehensive solution to europe's debt problems at a summit wednesday. currently, the dollar trading 76.14-15 yen. traders are likely to continue buying the yen on speculation the u.s. federal reserve may further ease monetary policy. >>> the flooding in tie land is having a serious impact on japanese companies. it
u.s. help to counter china's growing military power. china has become very increasingly vigilant over territorial claim in japan's southern waters. japan does not want north korea to take advantage of the stall in negotiations either. noda promise to the u.s. does not represent progress on the relocation issue. so it remains the issue. >> thank you for joining us. >>> the yen surge continues in the market. the yen climbed tuesday on the basis of the prolonged crisis in europe and...
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u.s. military. it is the case that less than 1% of the population does the fighting for all of the rest of us. these remarkable men and women in the post 9/11 military have volunteered out of a sense of public service, patriotism and selfless duty to a larger cause. each time i read a list of those who paid the ultimate price the most painful thing for me to read are the ages. 20, 21, 22 for example. not much older than my own teenage son. these young people gave their lives for their country before they ever had a chance to know what life was about. many will never know the joy of marriage, parenting a son or daughter and so many other experiences that a full life has to offer. then there are those who survive their injuries and must struggle on without an arm or leg or something else the rest of us take for granted. navy lt. brad snyder is the nephew of one of my deputies. he was a member of an explosives ordnance disposal team in afghanistan. on september 7th, lieutenants not it went into a mine a
u.s. military. it is the case that less than 1% of the population does the fighting for all of the rest of us. these remarkable men and women in the post 9/11 military have volunteered out of a sense of public service, patriotism and selfless duty to a larger cause. each time i read a list of those who paid the ultimate price the most painful thing for me to read are the ages. 20, 21, 22 for example. not much older than my own teenage son. these young people gave their lives for their country...
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u.s. military commander in afghanistan says the war will drag on beyond twenty fourteen . for anti wall street protests that have grown in new york over the past few weeks are spreading to other major cities including washington thousands of americans are joining demonstrations against poverty and corporate greed as the country struggles to deal with the ongoing economic crisis. five years after the murder of russian journalist anna politkovskaya police say they've reached a turning point in the investigation no one's yet been convicted of the killings.
u.s. military commander in afghanistan says the war will drag on beyond twenty fourteen . for anti wall street protests that have grown in new york over the past few weeks are spreading to other major cities including washington thousands of americans are joining demonstrations against poverty and corporate greed as the country struggles to deal with the ongoing economic crisis. five years after the murder of russian journalist anna politkovskaya police say they've reached a turning point in...
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u.s. military expansion you know people would not want to fight them and so they have to mask it with these lies and deceptions and so i would say the vast majority of people in the military today those fighting are. and afghanistan wouldn't be able to explain you know the reason that we have to do it and then of course you know the conditions of getting out or when you come home you know the up and down like a suicide that we're seeing in the military where more active duty soldiers are killing themselves than are being killed in combat soldiers who get out of the military come home to a thirty percent unemployment rate for iraq and afghanistan vets that's more than double the national average and more than eleven thousand iraq and afghanistan vets are homeless or are sleeping on the streets there's a dropout rate from colleges of nearly seventy percent firaaq and afghanistan veterans and i so i think that the reality that soldiers are living with these constant repeated deployments to wars that are unpopular wars that they can't explain and then coming home to really does more conditions
u.s. military expansion you know people would not want to fight them and so they have to mask it with these lies and deceptions and so i would say the vast majority of people in the military today those fighting are. and afghanistan wouldn't be able to explain you know the reason that we have to do it and then of course you know the conditions of getting out or when you come home you know the up and down like a suicide that we're seeing in the military where more active duty soldiers are...
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u.s. military commanders here in kabul insisted violence is on the way down here, across the country, but a string of high profile attacks from the taliban, from shooting down on american military helicopters, that killed 30 u.s. troops, and a 20 hour attack has seemed to contradict that notion that violence is on the way down and another large scale attack, a sort of spectacular attack here in kabul also seems to contradict u.s. military commanders that violence is decreasing in afghanistan. this was a massive attack in southern parts of kabul. 17 people were killed including four afghans, 12 americans and one canadian. of the americans killed many of them were civilian contractors working with the u.s. military to help rebuild afghanistan. and the attack came earlier today on a part of the highway in southern kabul that is part of the huge redevelopment of kabul. there's the brand new road with street lights and a lot of development in that area, but it's an area where the taliban have attacked u.s. convoys in the past. and the taliban have reported to key on military targets like convoy
u.s. military commanders here in kabul insisted violence is on the way down here, across the country, but a string of high profile attacks from the taliban, from shooting down on american military helicopters, that killed 30 u.s. troops, and a 20 hour attack has seemed to contradict that notion that violence is on the way down and another large scale attack, a sort of spectacular attack here in kabul also seems to contradict u.s. military commanders that violence is decreasing in afghanistan....
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u.s. might well simply because its military capacity isn't capable of challenging the u.s. might that's that's the key to economically they're quite strong the vulnerability the achilles heel is their energy import dependency on oil and natural gas and that the u.s. knows full well why do you need military capacity to challenge countries. canonically well because they're up against a superpower which is spending more on its annual military outlays than the next fifty two nations in the world combined and there's a reason that all these american bases are being set up in afghanistan and iraq in countries throughout the middle east and now in probably in libya still you think that that the transition off power. power africa on the united states to what we call the rest of the world has started how long will it take. no one can say whether the american elite will will stop their denial of the loss of erosion of their power as the british elite it took them two world wars to admitted finally between nine hundred fourteen and forty five zero is the first step to acceptance like
u.s. might well simply because its military capacity isn't capable of challenging the u.s. might that's that's the key to economically they're quite strong the vulnerability the achilles heel is their energy import dependency on oil and natural gas and that the u.s. knows full well why do you need military capacity to challenge countries. canonically well because they're up against a superpower which is spending more on its annual military outlays than the next fifty two nations in the world...
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u.s. really wanted to maintain a military presence in iraq. the troops -- the status of forces agreement as you know, suzanne, does end at the end of this year so they were negotiating a new agreement precisely to keep a few thousand american troops there, mostly as trainers, as advisors, helpers for the iraqi military which still needs a lot of help. but the government of nuri al maliki didn't want any u.s. troops. certainly not with the status that they used to have in the past. and it does represent a significant setback. even earlier today, the ranking member of the senate armed services committee, john mccain was was on television saying that this is going to basically embolden the iranians. this is what the iranians, iraq's next-door neighbor, wanted, the complete removal of u.s. military forces from iraq. and it's only going to strengthen strategically iran's hand in the region. that's what the critics will say. and nuri al maliki has been cozying up dramatically in recent months and indeed in recent years to the iranians under the i gu
u.s. really wanted to maintain a military presence in iraq. the troops -- the status of forces agreement as you know, suzanne, does end at the end of this year so they were negotiating a new agreement precisely to keep a few thousand american troops there, mostly as trainers, as advisors, helpers for the iraqi military which still needs a lot of help. but the government of nuri al maliki didn't want any u.s. troops. certainly not with the status that they used to have in the past. and it does...
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u.s. military air basin okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building its military, including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a base for submarines conducting civilian activities in waters around japan. sovereign activities are national secrets. even sales defense members have no knowledge unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed in a submarine on the condition we will not reveal details of its mission. torpedo firing exercise was under way in this training area. submarines have capacity to approach and attack targets without being noticed. some also block advance of aircraft carriers. last year japan's defense ministry reviewed its fleet of submarines for
u.s. military air basin okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building its military, including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a...
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u.s. military academy at west point. >> west point traces its roots back to the american revolution. ington considered this the most important military location in america. he called it "the key to the continent." >> both the british and the americans knew that whoever controlled the hudson river would probably win the war. the best way to move a lot of people -- men, soldiers, supplies, provisions -- was by water, using ships and boats. so controlling the river networks in america was an important aspect in the war. >> massive fortifications were built and crammed with continental soldiers. >> show us your bayonets! >> all: huzzah! bayonets! >> to keep the british from traveling upriver and dividing the colonies, a giant, 100-ton chain was stretched across the hudson. these here are links from the original chain. each link weighs about 200 pounds each. >> yes, it did work. even though there was no attempts to get past the chain or to come up the river with british ships. it was deterrent to the british. >> in 1779, washington moved his headquarters to west point. it was here that ame
u.s. military academy at west point. >> west point traces its roots back to the american revolution. ington considered this the most important military location in america. he called it "the key to the continent." >> both the british and the americans knew that whoever controlled the hudson river would probably win the war. the best way to move a lot of people -- men, soldiers, supplies, provisions -- was by water, using ships and boats. so controlling the river networks...
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u.s. military killed in this war, 4,469.ounded, 30,000 plus. >> more actually. >> the countless loss of when you look at iraqi citizens who were caught up in this as well. when you look back at this and process what we have witnessed and what this nation participated in this that country, do you say it's a success? >> the objective was to get rid of saddam hussein and it was a success at enormous cost. we were talking about this on the air when people were saying it may be a civil war. of course it's a civil war. that's what got precipitate and here we are years later. two things came in with the cost you are talking about in terms of money and people. we ignored afghanistan. >> it was the forgotten war. you still have members of the bush administration and books that have come out as of late who defend the decision and the ground at which this nation went into iraq. >> there lots of military people who try to do something and know what your objective is and make it clear and make sure you have enough resources to accomplish
u.s. military killed in this war, 4,469.ounded, 30,000 plus. >> more actually. >> the countless loss of when you look at iraqi citizens who were caught up in this as well. when you look back at this and process what we have witnessed and what this nation participated in this that country, do you say it's a success? >> the objective was to get rid of saddam hussein and it was a success at enormous cost. we were talking about this on the air when people were saying it may be a...
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u.s. military bases like kuwait. anti-war groups say they want to see those people come home as well but it's unlikely. >>> in san jose they say a suspect in the shooting death of a hells angel is alive and well and on the run. this is pick of the two. they say his life is in danger. a scuffle broke out for a hells angel that was killed in a casino shoot couldout. ru ifz killed another hells angel. he has two black eyes and facial injuries consistent being in a fight. >>> hundreds of defiant occupy oakland protestors remain camped out at the plaza. they have chosen to ignore the warning to vacate saying they will not be forced from their peaceful assembly. city spokesman says assembly is not the problem. growing rat infestation and growing trash is. camp rs have stayed past the deadline. they believe police will use force to move them out. >> in the south bay, occupy movement has gone, as well. eight people were arrested and one man in a wheelchair were cited. >> anyone in these tents that are set up behind me, they
u.s. military bases like kuwait. anti-war groups say they want to see those people come home as well but it's unlikely. >>> in san jose they say a suspect in the shooting death of a hells angel is alive and well and on the run. this is pick of the two. they say his life is in danger. a scuffle broke out for a hells angel that was killed in a casino shoot couldout. ru ifz killed another hells angel. he has two black eyes and facial injuries consistent being in a fight. >>>...
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u.s. military bases like kuwait. anti-war groups say they want to see those people come home as well but it's unlikely. >>> in san jose they say a suspect in the shooting death of a hells angel is alive and well and on the run. this is pick of the two. they say his life is in danger. a scuffle broke out for a hells angel that was killed in a casino shoot couldout. ru ifz killed another hells angel. he has two black eyes and facial injuries consistent being in a fight. >>> hundreds of defiant occupy oakland protestors remain camped out at the plaza. they have chosen to ignore the warning to vacate saying they will not be forced from their peaceful assembly. city spokesman says assembly is not the problem. growing rat infestation and growing trash is. camp rs have stayed past the deadline. they believe police will use force to move them out. >> in the south bay, occupy movement has gone, as well. eight people were arrested and one man in a wheelchair were cited. >> anyone in these tents that are set up behind me, they
u.s. military bases like kuwait. anti-war groups say they want to see those people come home as well but it's unlikely. >>> in san jose they say a suspect in the shooting death of a hells angel is alive and well and on the run. this is pick of the two. they say his life is in danger. a scuffle broke out for a hells angel that was killed in a casino shoot couldout. ru ifz killed another hells angel. he has two black eyes and facial injuries consistent being in a fight. >>>...