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Here is cnns elite lab ott. >> reporter: john kerry announced the deal that could leave thousands of u.s. troops in afghanistan for years to come. >> theres no combat role for united states forces and the bilateral security agreement is an effort to try to clarify for afghans and for united states military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that on-going relationship. >> reporter: the draft agreement is now before an afghan council of tribal leaders. until they approve it, it is f...

Reassurance that the united states in whatever role it stays in, and were negotiating that, of course, training, equipping, existing on counterterrorism will respect the rights and the privacy of the afghan people. thats something that mattered to karzai. we of course always respect the afghan people and try to avoid civilian casualties and have done that from the time weve been there. we have nothing clear. we have nothing to apologize for. our soldiers have sacrificed a great deal. >> where do...

Year. perhaps even longer than that. president obama offering something to help seal the deal. in a all right to the afghan president hamid karzai, he promises u.s. forces will, quote, continue to make every effort to respect the sanctity and dignity of afghans in their homes and their daily life, just as we do for our own citizens. whats missing in that line? an apology for the deaths of afghan civilians, thats something that karzai would have liked, hes not getting it. parts of the plan could ...

And says really derogatory comments, throwing everything up in the air. he did promise to sign this agreement once the lawyer approves it. and now, by waiting until april, this could cast doubt on the agreement because what if his successor doesnt like parts of it? the u.s. said it would need a year to start withdrawing u.s. troops. other countries that want to keep troops in afghanistan are waiting for this agreement to be signed. so it certainly casts a lot of uncertainty on the future of the ...

Sisters or daughters decision to take on a combat role? ed says i would support her but i wouldnt like it. meanwhile my buddy, alicia knight, says i dont want any of my children going to be warriors, but if that was their choice, then i would support them. like us on facebook so you can weigh in. mark your calendar, former cyclist steve kornacki -- >> what? i know him. >> is doing a google plus hangout on air tomorrow on marriage equality. >> oh, wow. up next, guess who may bow stalling progre...

First announced by then secretary of defense leon panetta. really its going to come down to execution and how they plan to do this, and this is something that were going to be watching to make sure that it is carried out and the intent of this policy change is brought to fruition. as you talked before, women have been serving in these ground combat units for quite some time now. weve seen unfortunately over 130 women since september 11th who have given their lives, paid that ultimate price throu...

Particular are so hysterical. this is what his critics are suggesting he was saying, that they cant really be trusted to adequately judge when theyre about to be raped and when theyre not. he hasnt backed off that notion that women cant be trusted to make the right judgment call. >> and megyn, this is one of the reasons i always say im a woman before im a democrat because i have heard men on the left and the right make disgusting and offensive remarks when it comes to women, when it comes to our...

Theyre not in combat situation and dont get paid enough because you get combat pay and those seem to be valid points. >> i think there are some valid points. there are a lot of things the military needs to address to get at real equality. something like sexual assault. look at something the military still is grappling with, a cultural issue that weve got to do better at to take care of female service members and make sure theyre honored and then we need to find ways to promote capable women. >> ...

Theyre not in combat situation and dont get paid enough because you get combat pay and those seem to be valid points. >> i think there are some valid points. there are a lot of things the military needs to address to get at real equality. something like sexual assault. look at something the military still is grappling with, a cultural issue that weve got to do better at to take care of female service members and make sure theyre honored and then we need to find ways to promote capable women. >> ...

Pilot who lost both legs in iraq. technically she was not engaged in ground warfare because she was flying the aircraft and it was only the people shooting her down on the ground. do you really want to split hairs with her about whether or not that count as combat? in the wars and iraq and afghanistan, defining what counts as a combat role and what does not count as a combat role has been a fools errand from the beginning. in those wars over the past decade, 61 american women have been killed in...