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Unreliable. >> lets start with todays commencement speech with retired u.s. army colonel medal of honor recipient and west point professor colonel jack jacobs. colonel, the president is talking about the end of combat operations in afghanistan, but he is also talking about nearly 10,000 u.s. troops staying there after the end of the year. what does it mean to say the war is over if were leaving 10,000 troops in the country? >> well, its a very good question indeed. weve been there for a long, lo...

Doesnt mean we need the nail -- that every event, situation is not a nail. thats obviously the take-away line from this. i think much of the speech is actually pretty unobjectionable. if you read it carefully, it allows the full range of everything. we can go it alone if we have to. every conceivable oping is included 234 there. the overall theme that we are sort of the conveners in chief, and that america is now the sort of convening power for training, for alliances, for international consensu...

You heard from the foreign policy speech today, too, andrea. >> colonel jack, at west point, i know you talked to a number of cadets. and we wanted to play a little bit of their reaction as they are going forth, commencing today, an important day for them. lets watch. >> i think part of what were taught here at west point is to understand that the nations needs might not always be a growing army. so, you know, its our job to serve. >> i dont think many of us who would, you know, pass judgment on...

And of course, colonel jack jacobs, a medal of honor winner and someone who can inspire a whole new generation there of young graduates from west point. thank you, colonel jack. speaking of inspiration, on the military front, senator john mccain. stay here on "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. new car! hey! [squeals] ♪ [ewh!] [baby crying]

Need to do. we need to do a better job certainly to be able to counter the economic perceptions and motivations of our european allies, for example, when we say we want to squeeze russia, lets assume we really want to do that. we want to skis russia over ukraine to have the europeans effectively say, no, were not buying into any of that stuff. well do some things to sort of paper over it, but were want in this with you because we have huge economic relationships with russia, and were not going t...

Confident retirement approach. now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. well, knowing gives you confidence. start building your confident retirement today. we got word less than an hour ago that the president has landed in bagram field in afghanistan. hes brought with him country music star brad paisley to help get the job done. weve been bringing you live reports of that. theres another picture of brad. im joined by colonel jack jacobs. what does this do when the ...

Time out of his busy schedule to visit the troops, the troops will appreciate that. >> colonel jack, this wednesday president obama will give the commencement address at west point. you and i have taught there. what do you think hell say this wednesday? >> its an expectation hes going to make a significant policy address. its not just going be the platitudes and thanks for jour service. these are tough times and were really relying downand thanks for wearing the uniform and all that kind of stuf...

Live for the troops. the president will also be addressing the troops. well be following that for you and bring that do you as well when it happens. were taking a short break. well be back with colonel jack jacobs. cars are driven by people. theyre why we innovate. theyre who we protect. theyre why we make life less complicated. its about people. we are volvo of sweden.

When the president takes to that microphone stand or where ever he may be well take to that live. >> my cousin lieutenant geno is at the concert now. joining us now is sergeant verna jones and colonel jack jacobs. what do you think this means for the troops there in bagram afghanistan? >> any time they get a visit they will love it. its more significant because its a draw down. its an expectation well have very few troops left. you know youre being deployed youre far away from home. its a good m...

Prosecutions, but that investigation as kristen mentioned is in the early stages. so, again, the questions are being raised and what is nabors going to accomplish there, the deputy white house chief of staff if in fact, the investigation is in the early stamgs, early estimates when it was said three months to six months before we would have any results from the investigation, and you have to understand that the investigators have to tiptoe around these issues, and preserve individual rights, and...