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Role more of a counter-terror advising the afghan army. i think its a shot across the bow and petraeus theory. >> what does this do to the troops as far as exposing them to greater danger and also what does it do to the budget? >> well, if were going to go to advise train and assist mission in 2013 in, iraq we had 17 brigades on the ground. when we went to an advise position in iraq, we went down to 5 combat brigades. they are wrong when they say u.s. troops arent in combat, they are because peo...

Brigades on the ground. when we went to an advise position in iraq, we went down to 5 combat brigades. they are wrong when they say u.s. troops arent in combat, they are because people are shooting them. they are conducting a mission safer, they are on the base, training the foreign military, but there is distinct challenges with the afghan military, less trained less educated than the iraq military. they will still be in danger but the mission is more safe than now. by 2014 that will look like ...

Attached to each brigade, wont be outside the wire, working with the afghan military in a role more of a counter-terror advising the afghan army. i think its a shot across the bow and pat tretraeus theory. >> what does this do to the troops as far as exposing them to greater danger and also what does it do to the budget? >> well, if were going to go to advise train and assist mission in 2013 in, iraq we had 17 b brigades on the ground. when we went to an advise position in iraq, we went down to ...