u.s. and pakistan. the whole thing with raymond davis enflamed relations with the u.s. pakistan the president did not pre-notify the pakistanis, demonstrating a lack of trust in terms of the operational safety. but if we find there were elements of the pakistani intelligence service, or military -- and i think the evidence suggests that we may find some degree of that. this will be a crisis moment for the relationship. that said, the administration is doing two things. they are providing breathing space for pakistan to save face publicly. they are not being overly harsh. they are allowing some wiggle room for the pakistanis to address this. but behind the scenes, you become extremely tough in your lines, and demands, delivering on other al qaeda leaders, taliban leaders in pakistan. frankly, holding the money that we have allocated for pakistan over their heads. we have to be real allies here, but if we continue to find these egregious cases of complicity, we are going to not only have to cut off funding, but some other harsh thing that you may not like. at some point, w

u.s.-pakistan relations are important. and in many ways this is preeminent dialogue that determines everything else in that region in many ways. it's also the dialogue that has an impact of civil-military relations in pakistan. and my fear is that just as there was once mumbai, there may be another. and then what will happen? will they be derailed again? and what if the responsible remarks from the indian side, as we saw recently by the indian army chief, that if the americans can do it, so can we. well of course the americans can do it. and, of course, you can't do it. and the appropriate response was given not to the americans, but to the indians, which has created another problem. intelligence had told parliament that if india would want to undertake any such, regardless of whether we knew that they were doing it or we found out later, we had already earmarked targets and done rehearsals and exercises in the way in which we would hit back. cause parliament to give him a thunderous applause. so those are the issues right

u.s. leaders the pakistan had had awareness of movement of individuals. ect hunch, that has very serious long-term implications on the relationship. >> reporter: officials tell cnn the u.s. is going to be treating pakistan gingerly over the next few days. cooperation, they say, is mixed, at best, and going forward is going to be bumpy. but there's no way to fight terrorism in this critical country, they say, without this partnership. jill dougherty, cnn, the state department. >>> well, former pakistani president musharraf says u.s. forces should not have gone into pakistan, even to kill the most-wanted terrorist in the world. musharraf spoke earlier on cnn. >> american troops coming across the border and taking action in one of our town is, abbottabad, is not acceptable to the people of pakistan. it is a violation of our sovereignty. it would have been far better if pakistani special services group had operated and conducted the mission. >> well, since 9/11, the u.s. has given pakistan $18 billion as an ally in the war on terror. while pakistan has, at tim

officials in both pakistan and the united states have acknowledged the u.s. did not inform pakistan about the raid in advance for fear bin laden might be tipped off. but questions about just what pakistani officials knew about bin laden's whereabouts have fueled new tension in the already fragile u.s.-pakistan tie. strained by u.s. drone missile strikes and the killing of pakistanis by a c.i.a. contract employee. stirring tension further today a pakistani television station and a newspaper made public what they claim is the name of the c.i.a. station chief in islamabad. wire service reports say the name is incorrect. so far pakistan has denied us investigators full access to bin laden's compound and even president obama has weighed into the speculation of how much some pakistani officials knew of bin laden's whereabouts. yesterday in an interview with cbs news "60 minutes" president obama expressed suspicion that bin laden had a support network inside pakistan. >> we don't know who or what that support network was. we don't know whether there might have been s

pakistan government have of his whereabouts. we know historically he has been targeted by the u.s. by pakistan in january. he was targeted by u.s. forces that targeted the affair was not successful, but certainly there are similar questions. they're also affiliated groups. we've seen a threat to the homeland from groups like al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen. third, À la groups of al qaeda in certainly in pakistan we see threat to the u.s. homeland from several including ttp and lashkar-e-taiba, which have been mentioned here. in my personal view, will potentially pose a more serious threat to the u.s. homeland over the next several years. for, allied networks, some of which have been involved in a series of attacks are received including london attacks in 2005 and finally at fort dix in other areas, simply inspired attackers. in my view as we've seen them as ranking member mentioned earlier, we have come very close, i would say lucky, from being attacked by terrorists trained in pakistan. the shahzad case being one example. as i see being another. i think the threat from pakistan is extremely ser

pakistan and the u.s. strategic allies on a collision course both say they are committed to fighting terror though each in its own way and both have divergent ideas about geo political interests pakistani american relations have rarely been described as good but i can hear us navy seal raid killed osama bin laden on may second the shaky alliance is finally in question the fact of the world's most wanted was discovered in the campaign near islamabad. the american distrust of pakistan even some of pakistan's biggest supporters in the u.s. have had to put on a brave face coming to terms with the fact that pakistan may have been harboring bin laden for years it is fair to say that some of the colleagues in the oceans that deep reservations whether it. is the same goals were prepared to be a full partner pursuing those goals and there are calls in some quarters in chorus for a shift in. april. less there is an improvement in the current situation well american lawmakers may be losing faith in their pakistani co

it's about the concern that pakistan's arsenal is growing so quickly at a time the u.s. is funding pakistan so much. it's kind of like when people say it's not about the money, it's usually about the money. in pakistan when people say it's not about the nuclear weapons it's almost always about the nuclear weapons. >> given that, where is the discussion about u.s. aid going to pakistan? i know there is a lot of outrage that the united states spent $20 billion in aid to pakistan but doesn't seem like we've got our investment back, a return. >> some of that is military reimbursements and it's supposed to be for counterterrorism activity. literally the pakistanis would send a bill to the pentagon which somebody who have to go review for their activities in crunt terrorism. well, since they have been very reluctant to go into some of the areas that the u.s. has been most concerned about, a lot of people in congress are asking why are we paying this bill? gwen: are serious people asking that? >> some very serious people are asking that. john kerry, while he has not advocated cu

pakistan." guest: i think the u.s. certainly wants accountability and it's only appropriate that it has accountability for the assistance it's provided pakistan. that's been an onfigure discussion between the two countries. when you give money for a particular purpose, there has to be accounting for it. this needs to be put down in writing so there's clarity on both sides and no hard feelings when you ask tough questions. as to the possibility of al qaeda financing pakistan, i think al qaeda is in dire financial straits itself from all the reports that one gathers. it's relying on franchisees and home-grown terrorists around the world to use its brand name to carry on the fight and also in response to something that an earlier caller mentioned, the pakistani taliban had no capacity to attack the united states. their war is inside pakistan against the state of pakistan. host: let me return to the "new york times" story. two points i want to get reaction to. first, speaker john boehner saying last week that the u.s. needs

pakistan. then it and the u.s.l be on the same page. >> woodruff: all right, we are going to have to leave it there. shuja nawaz, robert grenier, gentlemen, we thank you both. >> lehrer: in washington, a new round of high-level budget and spending negotiations got underway. jeffrey brown has our story. >> brown: vice president biden met with top lawmakers from both parties today to begin talks on cutting the deficit. the bipartisan group, including house majority leader eric cantor, gathered at blair house, across the street from the white house. both sides viewed the meeting as a first step, with no expectations of an immediate deal. >> this is an opening meeting where today i had a chance to talk a little bit with each of my colleagues. we're going to lay down, not a hard negotiating position, but to make sure each of us understands where the other guy's coming from. >> brown: on the table now are budget plans recently put forth by both the president and house republicans. the president's budget has called for a

u.s. pakistan relationship. i'm going to keep the focus on lashkar-e-taiba, the group i was asked to speak to specifically today, though i do have to concur with others about the importance in u.s.-pakistan relationship and the need to find ways to make the relationship work other than it is right now. l.e.t.'s continued existence has become a major contributor to tensions between u.s. and pakistan, particularly since the move by attacks. the group's position remains secure for three reasons. first, that country is facing an insurgency in l.e.t. policy remains refrain from watching attacked against the state. the establishment appears to be taking what amounts to a triage approach, focusing first on those groups launching attacks in pakistan and avoiding any action that can draw l.e.t. as an organization further into the insurgency. this is despite the fact some members within the l.e.t. are contributing to the war in pakistan. i can't come in the pakistan army and isi have long considered alley t. to be the cou

u.s. and pakistan relations. >> i think the future is .ngagement >> the program is through the u.s. state department. >> here in maryland, thousands came out to honor local heroes. today marks the 26th anniversary, recognizing all emergency workers to have died in the line of duty. ♪ >> is just a small tribute, a brief remembered some of five police officers and a firefighter, fallen heroes who died in the line of duty during the past year. >> today is a day for heroes. it is a day when we recognize their bravery and their sacrifice. it is a day when we remember those whose courage call them to do the most important work there is to do, and that is to protect the lives of others. >> officer william torbit jr. died following a disturbance outside a nightclub. >> i remember feeling that we had just witnessed the true meaning of service. a man who was willing to give his life for his friends. >> a actoryala died on -- hector alaya and baltimore city thomasportis also died. the families received replicas of the fallen heroes memorial. governor martin o'malley offered words of praise. it

u.s. pakistan relations. in many ways this is the preeminent dialogue that determines everything else in that region in many ways. it is also the dialogue that has an impact on civil military relations and pakistan. my fear is that just as there was once. there may be another. then what will happen? will it be the road again? and what if who we irresponsible remarks of the indian side as we saw recently by the indian army chief and, if the americans can do it so can we. but, of course the americans can. but then of course you can't. the a proper response was given not to the americans but pakistan military but to the indians which has created another problem. intelligence told parliament that if india were to undertake any such venture regardless of whether we knew that there were doing it all we found a later we had already earmarked targets and time rehearsals and exercises in the way in which we will kickback. of course parliament caravan. so those are the issues right now. could news and bad news. thank yo

u.s. and pakistan as well. the u.s. is frustrated pakistan has not gone after certain terrorist groups that the u.s. has focused on, and pakistan is frustrated that the u.s. is asking it to do things it might perceive to be against its interests, particularly lessening its support for groups in afghanistan that have traditionally been allied to pakistan like the taliban. when pakistan is concerned that the afghan government is under the influence of india and that india's influence is rising. pakistan doesn't expect the u.s. to stay forever in afghanistan and in many ways it's been hedging its bets to the frustration of americans. >> mark quarterman, thank you very much. defense and security expert. thank you, mark. >>> let's bring in yvette clark who represents parts of new york city's borough of brooklyn. thank you for joining me. >> thank you. >> let me read a portion of what pakistan's president zadar i said. he said such baseless speculation may make exciting cable news but it does not reflect fact. pakistan had as

u.s. trust pakistan to share anything about this operation until all of those u.s. tates didn't share information on this operation with the australians, the british, canadians. it did not because president -- >> pakistan, not australia or britain -- >> my point is the united states made a critical decision. president obama decided the success of the operation was far more important than niceties and that said -- >> even those helicopters were flying back to afghanistan, or to -- they still didn't tell you until you were -- they were completely out of your airspace. >> pakistan and the united states have a lot of things to work out, as we move forward. >> now the one thing pakistan does not have to work out is which country is at the top of the taliban's target list. in an op-ed pakistan's president wrote, only hours after bin laden's death the taliban reacted by blaming the government of pakistan and calling for retribution against its leaders and specifically against me as the nation's president. we will not be intimidated. pakistan has never been, and never will b

u.s. senator john kerry is in pakistan to meet the cruntry's military and civilian leaders. u.s.akistan ties have been strained since the killing of osama bin laden with politicians on both sides calling for a serious review of cooperation between the two countries. we have a report from the pakistan capital. >> after so much tough talk from pakistan and the united states, about reviewing their relationship in recent days, it was john kerry who was entrusted with taking things forward. and publicly, at least, we're told his business here -- his visit here passed productively. he did have a clear message for the pakistanis who criticized the raid that killed bin laden. >> my role in coming here is not to apologize for what i consider to be a triumph against terrorism of unprecedented consequence. my goal has been to talk with the leaders here about how to manage this critical relationship more effectively. >> pakistani leaders focused heavily on the fact that the operation happened without their permission. senator kerry assured them that in future america would work together with

u.s. and pakistan after bin. i. can. say. ok i'd not like to go back to you in washington here we haven't mentioned the eight hundred pound gorilla in this discussion it's getting out of afghanistan the u.s. wants to get out of afghanistan the pakistanis want the americans out of pakistan but they just have different visions and doing that that's what's causing all this tension here isn't it least at this stage here would go all of the gloating that we've heard. yes absolutely afghanistan. is a very contentious issue between the united states and pakistan as and i mentioned before the united states and pakistan have conflicting interests in afghanistan. the taliban and its associates are the enemies of americans and the afghan government while they are supported by certain circles within the pakistani establishment this year two thousand and eleven will be a very critical year in afghanistan in july the obama administration is planning to withdraw. begin withdrawal of troops from the country also it is a beginning of transiti

pakistan. than in promoting the rule of law. it was not u.s. hat returned the justice to this chair. it was a movement in pakistan that led to the justices reinstatement. we have heard recently that more than 70% of the 20 billion u.s. dollars that have been given to pakistan's and september 11 have gone to the military. we have heard this morning that it is unclear what the military has done with that. it is also unclear what has happened to the other 30%. that $6 billion over the last 10 years. i would like to put that figure into perspective. it sounds like a lot of money, but the pakistan-american community can should be an estimated $1 billion annually in cash. another $4 billion annually in labor. to philanthropic activities. the second point is that the people of pakistan should not be punished for the failings of their government. the military and intelligence agencies of pakistan have repeatedly undermined and over from civilian government and pakistan. the people of pakistan have repeatedly rose up in defense of the democratic ranks. w

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a hostile estate. >> reporter: so pakistan is the enemy of the u.s.? >> the amount of pain pakistan has inflicted upon the united states in the past 12 years is unprecedented. no other country has inflicted that amount of pain upon your nation. >> reporter: that pain is pakistan's long-term support for al qaeda and its allies. battling u.s. forces in afghanistan. today, the president's counterterrorism chief also seemed to point the finger at pakistan. >> i think it's inconceivable that bin laden did not have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time. >> reporter: that was more blunt than secretary of state hillary clinton whose carefully worded statement seemed mindful of the fact that the u.s. still needs pakistan's help in the war on terror. >> our partnership, including our close cooperation with pakistan, have helped put unprecedented pressure on al qaeda and its leadership. >> reporter: that talk of continued cooperation hints at what one u.s. counterterrorism official told me that they're clos

u.s. aid into pakistan and. we have come up with some givens that they're pretty who obvious, and you have alluded to some of them, namely that we have got to do a better job of explaining the mechanics of a. what is the difference between obligated money and all of that so you do not have the spectacle of the finance minister saying we've done $345 million worth of aid, and the american say that is wrong. we have given you $900 million. we ought to be on the same sheet of music, and that is something we ought to do to clarify and explain what it is and when it is going to come out, and when it is not going to come out. it seems to me and we need a sharper focus. even though there are five priority areas -- energy, education, health -- i forget the others. it seems to me when i look at this thing is all over the place, and it would be better if we did in one or two things where we could make a difference, and which could be just education, health, something like that. that is not my question. it turns out that o

pakistan. there continues to be tension between the u.s. and pakistan following the raid that killed the world's most wanted terrorist. an honor to have you. >> a total pleasure. tavis: let me tell you congratulations. you have been picking up all kinds of awards. the peabody, you deserve it. >> thank you. a tremendous honor. tavis: you are in that is dangee now getting that danger to get these stories going, i'm sure it is nice to know that this is being recognized and you receive these esteemed awards. >> this is my 25th anniversary at national public radio. this is a wonderful way to mark that milestone. we are in the thick of it. we are producing it. you are not thinking about the accumulation of it all because this is really about what is the next disaster up. you are on a locomotive that does not stop. when it does and someone says your honor, it is extraordinary and extremely gratifying to know that people are interested to hear what is going on in that part of the world. i think that that is a big part of the award is that pakistan i

this was an embarrassment in pakistan and the pakistan government, but the pakistan government had always pledged to support u.s. intervention into pakistan to capture bin laden or kill him if possible, so, basically, i think they knew nothing about it until the joint intelligence of pakistan and the united states tracked down bin laden. >> can they get back on track with islamabad? it stated elsewhere in the world is slipping. >> we have to bear in mind that barack obama's principal objection -- target is to get reelected, and he feels he has the end of this year, so this is the opportunity to say mission accomplished, which is essentially what he has said, that it is served, to declare a victory and go home. i think that washington is absolutely not concerned about improving relations with pakistan at this stage, which is a very short-sighted approach to the situation because pakistan remains the only real avenue for the united states to have good access into central asia for the future, and that is now disappearing. >> briefly, if you could, what does the u.s. then need to do to improve the security in the r

u.s. relationship with pakistan, about how critical it is to both the u.s.istani interests and how the u.s. really wants to deepen its cooperation with pakistan. also talking really about the sacrifices that the pakistanis had made in terms of cooperation, the military that they've loved, the civilians that they've loved, really talking in warm terms about moving forward. but behind the scenes, this was a very sobering visit for secretary clinton. these talks were supposed to be very tough in terms of things the u.s. is looking for pakistan to do. relations are at their lowest point because of this raid on osama bin laden's compound. not just because bin laden was hiding in plain sight in the pakistani military, but also because the u.s. went ahead with the raid without talking to the pakistanis about it. so there's a lot of mistrust on both sides. for her part, secretary clinton giving a very tough message in terms of what the u.s. is looking for. action against al qaeda operatives joint operations, going against those factories that produce ieds that are u

u.s. pakistan relationship. i'm going to keep the focus on lashkar-e-taiba, the group i was asked to speak to specifically today, though i do have to concur with others about the importance in u.s.-pakistan relationship and the need to find ways to make the relationship work other than it is right now. l.e.t.'s continued existence has become a major contributor to tensions between u.s. and pakistan, particularly since the move by attacks. the group's position remains secure for three reasons. first, that country is facing an insurgency in l.e.t. policy remains refrain from watching attacked against the state. the establishment appears to be taking what amounts to a triage approach, focusing first on those groups launching attacks in pakistan and avoiding any action that can draw l.e.t. as an organization further into the insurgency. this is despite the fact some members within the l.e.t. are contributing to the war in pakistan. i can't come in the pakistan army and isi have long considered alley t. to be the cou

pakistan. this was a mission by u.s. forces. he was shot. the body has been recovered by united states forces. the dna has been matched. so, president obama will address the nation to say the man who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks in 2001. here comes the president now. >> good evening. tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda. and a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. it was nearly ten years ago that a bright september day was darken the by the worst attack on the american people in our history. the images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory. hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless september sky, the twin towers collapsing to the ground, black smoke billowing up from the pentagon, the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved more heartache and destruction. yet we know the worst images are those unseen

u.s. and pakistan. the whole thing with raymond davis enflamed relations with the u.s. and pakistan the president did not pre-notify the pakistanis, demonstrating a lack of trust in terms of the operational safety. but if we find there were elements of the pakistani intelligence service, or military -- and i think the evidence suggests that we may find some degree of that. this will be a crisis moment for the relationship. that said, the administration is doing two things. they are providing breathing space for pakistan to sav face publicly. they are not being overly harsh. they are aowing some wiggle room for the pakistanis to address this. but behind the scenes, you become extremely tough in your lines, and demands, delivering on other al qaeda leaders, taliban leaders in pakistan. frankly, holding the money that we have allocated for pakistan over theireads. we have to be real allies here, but if we continue to find these egregious cases of complicity, we are going to not only have to cut off funding, but some other harsh thing that you may not like. at some point, we

u.s.-pakistan relations. he is a fellow at the faces society and also a professor at columbia university's south asia institute. he is a government official in the administration of the prime minister benazir bhutto, so please join me in welcoming hasan. thank you. [applause] >> thanks, susan. welcome all once again on behalf of usip and the asia society. i worked on pakistan. the institute. we are very pleased to be co hosting this event with the asia society. i just want to set up few ground rules to let everyone how we will proceed and say a few words. please make sure your cellphones are turned off or are on silent. major you remembered you turn them on when you leave the room. also for the panelists, since we are on tv, please speak from the podium and then in the questions, speak closely into the microphone as possible. yours is not going to work. [laughter] we will start with an overview of the report for about 10 minutes, and then we will have our two panelists say a few words about the report. i will

under the terms of the alleged deal, pakistan would permit u.s. forces to conduct a unilateral raid on pakistani soil in search of bin laden and his deputy. afterwards, both sides agreed pakistan would loudly protest the operation. all reports are anonymous. no official comment yet from either side. betty, back to you. >> all right, tara, thank you so much. >>> former house speaker newt gingrich is in the race. gingrich will make his first speech as a candidate on friday. he talked about his white house bid yesterday on social networking site. the powerful force in the 1990s, gingrich left congress in 1999. the current house speaker john boehner has drawn a line in the sand about the national debt limit. speaking last night in new york, boehner said any rise in the debt limit must come in trillions of dollars of budget cuts. >> without significant spending cuts and the changes in the way we spend america's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. and the cuts should be greater than the accompanying increase in the debt limit that the pre

u.s. and pakistan and nato chopper opened fire on pakistani troops and of pakistan's prime minister said that china is their dearest bestest friend so is this an indicator the u.s. relations with pakistan have completely gone down the drain that it's a magical world where all of the information on the internet is factually correct that's an idea that former president bill clinton wants to make a reality by setting up a government agency to do it we'll see if this might be his worst idea to date that the supreme court made a surprising ruling the police can ensure your home without a warrant if they smell marijuana and if they hear of you destroying that evidence so should we be concerned high justice is now given that kind of power to local law enforcement and more importantly is this the end of the fourth amendment as we know it then it us manufacturing is it just a thing of the past we'll take a look at how the era of american industry is dying and will determine what it will take to bring it back all those stories plus happy hour on tonight's show but first let's move on to our top story.

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u.s. pakistan relationship, but also ripple effects to pakistan's macroeconomic environment and the stability of the system such as it is and that is one of the large things which can change the scenario pretty significantly. >> thank you very much. i sit in the beginning i was excited about this going in because of the book and the speakers and i was vindicated indeed feeling that way. thank you very much, anatol kimmage roskam it was really fascinating and quite illuminating not that we have too many solutions but we have very rich discussions. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] you are watching book tv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and bouck sifry weekend. >>> from the 2011 "los angeles times" festival of books, larry flynt and david eisenbauch how g their lovers changed the course of american history discussed the book and took the book tv viewer phone calls.ome >> host: how does partnership come together? .. did this get started? >> i wanted to find out what our founding fathers and other presidents. what they have today in the political landscape. once i decide

u.s. aid to pakistan continues to heat up in washington. whit johnson has the latest on the fights and tells us why both sides are holding their ground. >> reporter: with the discovery of osama bin laden right under pakistan's nose, the united states does not give out blank checks. >> reporter: but since 9/11, pakistan has received more than $20 billion u.s. dollars. it's slated for another 3 billion next year, making it the third largest recipient of u.s. foreign aid. >> i don't think there's an appetite in the congress to continue to fund pakistan, certainly not at the levels we are today. >> reporter: it's a message senator robert men endez and five of his democratic colleagues are taking directly to the administration. in a letter sent this week to defense secretary robert gates and secretary of state hillary clinton, the senators wrote, "we are gravely concerned about the commitment of pakistan's security establishment to fighting terrorism." the feelings are bipartisan. >> there have been lots of concerns about double dealing, playing

u.s./pakistan relations strained since the raid that killed osama behind laden. pakistan has agreed to let the cia send a forensic search team into the compound where bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. they will be looking for al qaeda materials that may have been hidden, for instance, inside walls or buried in the ground. documents already seized from the compound show that bin laden and his aides discussed making a deal with pakistan. the agreement would have had al qaeda refrain from attacking pakistan in exchange for the group receiving protection inside the country. >>> meanwhile, secretary of state hillary clinton has arrived in pakistan, a trip seen as further effort to rebuild support damaged after the bin laden raid. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in montana, rising flood waters left one man stranded, clinging to the limb of a tree there. there's no word on how the man got stuck, but rescuers were able to pull him to safety from the hood of their truck. the swollen muscle shell river is expected to crest s

u.s. should be happy with that. and then pakistan should isolate the real terrorists. the ones who threaten u.s. or al qaeda. not the tribal people of pakistan. >> all right. thank you for fascinating conversation. >> thank you. >> coming up, how would presidential candidate ron paul handle the bin laden raid differently if he were president. the answer might shock you. stay with us. >>> ron paul's presidential campaign in 2008 was a grassroots phenomenon that turned him from a curiosity into a serious political figure. today as he announces candidacy for the 2012 republican nomination, some views may startle you. he joins me now. welcome back, congressman. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> first, congratulations on your announcement. good luck. i want to say that to everybody who gets into the fray of politics. i wish you all the best. >> okay. thank you. >> i want to begin by quoting back to something you said about the raid that captured and killed osama bin laden and this is a direct quote from what you said. you said i don't think it was necessary. no. it abso