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Well, maybe we can get one out of two. theres a pride issue here. there is a legacy issue. the u.s. militarys prestige is on the line. generally the consensus is iraq didnt go very well, and theyre hoping that if afghanistan doesnt totally fall to pieces that it will be something of a saving grace for the military, that they can pull out from this experience and say, look, we didnt fail over this last decade in our foreign endeavors, we didnt launch these wars only to see chaos and turmoil in th...

>> reporter: i think they are being drawn 100%. i spoke to a commander who said, well, maybe we can get one out of two. theres a pride issue here. there is a legacy issue. the u.s. militarys prestige is on the line. generally the consensus is iraq didnt go very well, and theyre hoping that if afghanistan doesnt totally fall to pieces that it will be something of a saving grace for the military, that they can pull out from this experience and say, look, we didnt fail over this last decade in our ...