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This is a very tough time. megyn: we hope you are right about your choice of location. thank you so much. unbelievable to see it unfold live on television. we do it from the safety of the studio, but its right out there. incredible scenes over the past two days. a trio of warships being sent to the eastern mediterranean. the ships were due to return to norfolk, virginia, but they will be delayed for several days. the ships would not play a combat role and would be used instead to help americans ...

Afghan people themselves. but theres no question its a concern. >> madam secretary, there does seem to be some gray area about what exactly happens in 2014. the president said in colorado on sunday all troops would be withdrawn. jay carney the next day came utility and said thats not exactly what he meant to say, there is some nuance there. as you understand it, what happens in 2014? and will american troops still be in harms way every day? >> i think what will happen is there lab certain group ...

As the president said. >> madam secretary, by virtue of the fact that young americans in afghanistan wear the american uniform, that places them in a combat role, whether they are engaged in combat or not, they are actually targets within that country. so my question to you is and i kind of apologize for the question because candidate this question -- what would you say to the parents of a 21 or 22-year-old young man or young woman about to be redeployed or deployed to afghanistan when they ask ...

On another front, every american is less secure today because he has failed to slow irans nuclear threat. president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus even as he has relaxed sanctions on castros cuba and is eager to give russias president putin the flexibility he desires after the election. >> jimmy, whats your reaction to that? here the president today, fort bliss, two years after combat role of our troops ended, we still know whats happening in afghanistan. >> its easy for a nom...

>> im ashleigh banfield. good to have ali here all week. in the battle over the bush-era tax cuts, playing politics with your takehome pay and nothing hort of the presidency is on the line here. if the two parties cant agree on extending those tax cuts by the end of the year, a typical american family making $70,000 a year could get hit with a tax increase of $3,000. that is a lot of pain. right now house republicans are busy crafting a plan to extend those tax cuts for everyone acro...

Given by so many who have served this country and did not come home. in a new sense, obviously, the first time in nine years that he comes or any president comes to speak, and there are not troops who are dying in iraq. the united states official little out of a combat role in that country. general barry mccaffrey, this is a day that for many americans has become a day thats simply a day off. its a day for barbecue, and its a day for family. and theres certainly nothing wrong with that, but ther...

There are even men whose ability to get promotions and earn more money are retarded if in fact they dont serve in some kind of combat role. the issue here already, however, is that the u.s. military, the pentagon, is already moving in that direction. to lift, ultimately lift the ban against women serving in combat roles. just here within the past month, they lifted restrictions and opens up 14,000 new positions to women in the military in combat-related roles. not quite combat but theyre getting...

>> i do all the eating. he does all the cooking. but i love grilling. watching him grill. >> thats good. first, the news this morning. president obama admits there are risks to his withdrawal of u.s. combat troops out of afghanistan. >> but the commander in chief says there is no perfect time to bring the long war to a close. abcs karen travers explains the ar good morning >> reporter: good morning good morning, di president obama said yesterday hes confident that afghan forces will be able to...

Countries wracked by death and public disconsent may follow suit. that was on full display in the streets of chicago. they clashed with police. president obama meeting with hamid karzai was up beat. >> we are working with the afghans over the next several years to achieve a complete transition to afghan leads for afghan security and also post 2014 in which we have ended our combat role, the afghan war as we understand it is over and our commitment to friendship and partnership with afghanistan c...

Understand is it over. >> 90,000 u.s. troops will end their combat role next year. the afghan president welcomed the pronouncement. >> so afghanistan is to longer a burden on the shoulder of our friends in the international community. on the shoulders of the united states and other allies. >> but the u.s. and others will shoulder the burden of paying billions of dollars to ensure they fill the battle when they leave. the next battle was in chicago as president obama failed to convince them to pi...