.we have more than 45% of our forces here in iowa that are combat veterans which is the most since wwii by far... hapgood believes major decisions like the one the president made aren't done so without talking to right people... "they took into account a lot of factors, one in particular, the conditions on the ground which was very important to our leadership about what looks right in the future" "the president's decision will prolong many troops from getting home on time, colonel hapgood is preaching for his soldiers to focus on the task at hand" "it can be disheartening at home but then you hear that but at the same time you remain focused on the mission" in johnston justin surrency channel 13 news since september 11th 2001, colonel hapgood says the iowa national guard has deployed close to 18-thousand troops. waiting game clinching in four games gives the cubs three days between welcome to subway, what can i make for you? you'll love our new rotisserie-style chicken. 100% white meat, herb-seasoned pulled chicken, fresh toasted with melty cheese n' crisp veggies on freshly baked bread

french composer, olivier messiaen, who, uh, wrote this piece while he was in a prison camp in, during wwiiin this, uh, large prison camp there were four musicians. there was a clarinetist, a viol a cellist, and himself as pianist, he was also an organist. and he wrote this piece. it was performed in the dead of, winter, middle of january. and i really wanted to include this piece because it shows that the kind of like the indestructibility of the human spirit even under the worst conditions. uh, that he was able to create music that's all about infinite love, divine love. uh, you know, the idea of a sky filled with 10,000 rainbows, you know? >> shad: in the worst circumstances. >> yo-yo: birds chirping, you know. in january. and it's, it's, it's kind of, uh, astounding but it's a reminder that, that as we go through some fearful times today, uh, and it's very easy to be pessimistic. very easy, in fact it's, can be realistic to be pessimistic. but it also says no, no, there are actually people who ceaselessly try, uh, to advance things even in the harshest of circumstances. you have to imag

.we have more than 45% of our forces here in iowa that are combat veterans which is the most since wwii by far... hapgood says the iowa national guard has deployed close to 18-thousand troops since september 11th, 2001. that's a decision america's next leader will inherit. and carly fiorina says she anticipated it... the former hewlett packard c-e-o held a town hall style meeting in spencer yesterday afternoon. afterward she told reporters the president's strategy was doomed to fail from the start. 1:59 it was foolish and naive for us to assume that we could build a centralized government in afghanistan in a nation that does not govern itself in that way. instead through tribal councils. on the other hand we also need to have troops present in situations that are highly dangerous so that terrorists cannot create a safe haven again. 2:19 fiorina also said as president she will listen to her military advisers before making decisions. fiorina will dedicate her weekend to winning over iowa voters. she'll be in pleasant hill this afternoon... and grinnell this evening. then tomorrow she head

combat ready we have ever been...we have more than 45% of our forces here in iowa that most since wwii by far president obama says nearly 10 thousand troops will stay in afghanistan longer than planned. his original plan was to bring nearly all of them home by the end of next year... but he says afghan security forces won't be ready to defend their own country. it's a move an altoona war veteran agrees with... basically it shows the taliban if they wait it out long enough once we leave they can come in and take back over and it depletes everything we ever did there. so it's important to maintain a strong presence since september 11th, 2001... the iowa national guard has thousand troops. five thousand of them went to afghanistan. a white house hopeful is weighing in on the president's decision... carly fiorina spoke with voters in spencer yesterday afternoon. the former hewlett packard c-e-o said president obama's was doomed to fail from the start. however fiorina said she supports his recognition of the reality... the reality is the complete withdrawal of our troops from iraq destabili