vickers, i know you through reputation.thanks for your work on the doctrine that is been invented for afghanistan. and thanks for letting us walk up to the men and women who have served in iraq and say, thanks for winning this. those important. the first question is, if you could both put your heads together and say, i think we have been through two and a half, maybe three generals, in afghanistan, from the time you have been in charge of iraq. what lessons learned would you like to see brought over to afghanistan from iraq you haven't seen? >> i would just say, i have spent large majority of the last several years in iraq, so i don't pretend to understand the environment in afghanistan. in order to understand what could be aapplicable in afghanistan versus iraq, and you have to understand the environment and the social, economic, political, military issues that underpin the reason why violence is occurring. so, the one thing -- and from what i have seen, general mcchrystal is doing exactly that, outlying the underlying fac

think i have seen you out of iraq the last several years again appreciate the service and secretary vickers we know you are an old hand at afghanistan's a thank you for being here. general, you said in the last trick in june that november, december from january and february will be the key months to months before the election, two months after as to whether we will be able to continue the draw down and i think you mentioned here today that you don't foresee that happening but violence will be one of those things we look at. is that the t

vickers, thank you very being with us.this hearing is adjourned. >> tomorrow on "washington journal" a look at the latest developments in iran and afghanistan with abderrahim foukara and alex spillius. and more with robert dallek, and also a former weapons inspector. "washington journal" live here on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this week on c-span's "newsmaker," barbara boxer and co-author of new energy legislation. she talks about the role of the e.p.a. and congress in deals with climate change. >> i expect people to go and try to repeal the clean air act and i expect them to repeal the endangered species act and they have never liked them and this is just an excuse for them to come in. now, i think the e.p.a. is doing what they have to do under the law, you know, there's a danger to global warming, guess who said that? the bush administration. we have their word. and all the scientists and the american academy of sciences. so either we step up to the plate and resolve it now, we can resolve it in two ways, one, is t

they don't have the money. >> reporter: daryl and cheryl vickers did come forward.they met them at the morgue they identified their late aunt, nancy graham. like more and more people in detroit they left their loved one behind. >> the money is just not there. >> reporter: the money would usual i will be there but with detroit's economic struggles, wayne county's budget for burying the unclaimed dead ran out in june. people can apply to the state for funds, but it can take weeks, sometimes months to be processed. >> to be pushed to the side and say that there is no financing or no help available, you know, it breaks your heart to know you have a loved one sitting there in cold storage and there is nothing you can do for them. >> reporter: dr. karl schmidt, the chief medical examiner says such destitution has become says although such destitution has become a daily reality, the ramifications speak volumes. >> one of the ways that we look back historically and look at a culture's evolution is how they dispose of their dead. we see people here that society was not takin

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