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>> two can play at that game. cue the next democrat to ask questions. >> youre fully supportive of the presidents policy, including beginning a transition based upon the conditions on the ground in july of 2011. >> let me be very clear if i could, senator. not only did i say that i support it, i said that i agreed with it. >> senator jack reed then asking if the taliban are simply waiting out a u.s. withdrawal, why are they fighting so actively now? >> thats actually a great point. the reason th...

Questions. >> youre fully supportive of the presidents policy, including beginning a transition based upon the conditions on the ground in july of 2011. >> let me be very clear if i could, senator. not only did i say that i support it, i said that i agreed with it. >> senator jack reed then asking if the taliban are simply waiting out a u.s. withdrawal, why are they fighting so actively now? >> thats actually a great point. the reason theyre active on the ground militarily, probably a up -- prob...

Questions. >> youre fully supportive of the presidents policy, including beginning a transition based upon the conditions on the ground in july of 2011. >> let me be very clear if i could, senator. not only did i say that i support it, i said that i agreed with it. >> senator jack reed then asking if the taliban are simply waiting out a u.s. withdrawal, why are they fighting so actively now? >> thats actually a great point. the reason theyre active on the ground militarily, probably a up with el...

Right leader for afghanistan, but he is being challenged over he gragrees with the current wa strategy. >> was there recommendation from you or anyone in the military that we set a date of july 2011? >> there was not. >> it was not by any military person that you know? >> not that im aware of. >> in the course of your colloquy with senator mccain, you indicated that you did not make a recommendation with respect to a deadline, but your public statements indicate you support that approach, is tha...

The date when the u.s. heads for the exits and turns out the lights. >> so that youre fully supportive of the presidents policy, including beginning a transition based upon the conditions on the ground in july of 2011? >> to make it very clear if i could, senator, not only did i say that i support it, i said that i agreed with it. >> now, if its conditions were waiting on, then we have to be honest about the fact that most metrics suggest they are deteriorating. and even more troubling is the pe...