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u.s. army corps of engineers is expected to open the floodgates on the morganza spillway. the plan is to slowly divert floodwaters away from baton rouge and new orleans. the spillway has not been opened in nearly 40 years. the move will flood other areas in south central louisiana. and this map right here youre about to see it, it says it all. areas in yellow could get up to 20 feet of water and green up to 15 feet. well have live coverage of a briefing by the u.s. army corps of engine...

And theyre feeling vindicated right now. theyre able to point the finger and say, why didnt pakistani officials know more? if they didnt know more, why not? if they did, why didnt they do something about it? thats a discussion thats not just happening at the higher levels here, but its also now seeping through to the public here as well. they are looking at it and saying, well, if pakistan really isnt helping this situation, how can we rely on them and why should there be this focus from the uni...

Felt had been lost in previous years when the focus was shifted from al qaeda and afghanistan to bin laden and iraq. one thing that, you know, that is always important to remember and bears repeat, because i think that a lot of americans dont realize is that more than 100,000 troops have been withdrawn under this president from iraq. that has freed up, and again, part of the refocus of our attention on the af-pak region, and making that our principle goal, and the defeat of al qaeda that. will c...

Jones in florida. it hasnt actually been in the middle east. i think extreme islamism, jihadism is much more present in the so-called af-pak theater, afghanistan and pakistan, than it is in some of the rest of the middle east. >> what worries me and i assume worries you as well, for ten years the u.s., its coalition of partners have spent hundreds of millions of dollars -- billions of dollars in afghanistan. theyve lost a lot of lives trying to help the people in afghanistan. hamid karzai depend...

Burnson, a former cia agent who fought in the early stages of the war. hes also a republican running for the new york senate. gary, good to hear from you. thank you for being with us right now. answer any one of those questions that you care to. is the cost of this war worth it? should we still be there and what is the goal of this war supposed to be? >> the first thing is im running for the u.s. senate against chuck schumer. we need to establish security in afghanistan because it impacts on the...

Maybe led by westerners but every single peern that fights is an afghan and we need to pull our combat brigades out of that region. >> gary -- weve got over the next five years, $7.5 billion going to afghanistan, they are a major recipient of u.s. money. you brought it up, the af-pak problem, it may be that pakistan is double-dealing. helping the u.s. on one front and the taliban on another front. do you believe that to be true? >> it is a problem. you attempt to integrate afghanistan more into ...

Afghanistan, do you see the capture of bin laden affecting the pace and timing of the planned withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan? >> no. i think that the presidents plan is on track. you can see the operation that took place on sunday within the context of this plan that the president put in place for afghanistan and pakistan and within the context of his broader commitment as a candidate and as president to refocus our attention on the af-pak region which is the home to what they call a...