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As strong or as capable as men of being in a combat role? >> are we doing a lot of arm wrestling insurgents? >> no, but you carry a lot of weight on your back and take it a long distance if you are in an infantry unit. my argument is, i agree, women should be equal to men and serve, but have the staple physical standards for women and men. as long as women should meet the standards, they should be there. >> why arent the standards the same? >> i dont know. it is way above my rank. i kept my mout...

Decided in lisbon just a few weeks ago, that we will, much like we have in iraq, transfer primary security of afghanistan to the afghans, as nato and staff have agreed by the end of 2014, which would end our combat -- our combat commitment in that country. i think what the vice president was discussing was our combat role. >> and he went on to say, just like iraq. he said were completely out of there. whos telling the truth, joe biden or robert gibbs? >> the distinction is there will be a status...

State. president obama declaring a formal end to americas combat role in iraq saying it is time to turn the page and focus on the economy. the president addressed the nation from the oval office last night and thanked our troops for paying a huge price so the iraqis can begin to build a future. throughout that 7 1/2-year confli conflict, many american soldiers who served in iraq came from ft. campbell, home to the armys 101st airborne. better known by many as the screaming eagles. 101st is the...

Is assured. that one word... is how. jack cafferty is here with the cafferty file. jack? jack cafferty. >> well, despite president obamas speech last night, wolf, the war in iraq is not over. in a somber address from the oval office, the president thanked the troops and formally ended americas combat role in iraq after seven years. mr. obama said the u.s. has paid a huge price and we have. the lives of more than 4400 of

Human beings that prefer not to deal with it. you said if it was going to hit massapequa that you were going to call me last night. you didnt call. im thankful for that. >> you might get the call tonight. >> thanks, janice. we have to bring in another special woman. >> this is the quo. we have met our responsibility, now its time to turn the page. thats the presidents words as he formally ends the combat role in iraq in an address from the oval office. molly joins us from the white house to tell...

Of command officially, and a change of mission. the vice president, joe biden and defense secretary robert gates both attending todays transfer ceremony in baghdad, u.s. forces go from a combat role to a training role. army general lloyd austin becoming the new commander of u.s. forces in iraq, replacing general order yearn know. u.s. troops may be in a support role in iraq now, but the new mission means possibly even more work for some of them. our chris lawrence has been embedded with the troo...

We as the audience should keep in mind as we are listening to the president? larry, what do you think? >> i think he has to point out exactly what he intends to achieve in afghanistan, and also make the point as just mentioned, the iraqis wanted us out, our combat role actually ended in june 2009 when we had to leave the cities and prime minister malaki said we withheld the foreign invaders. >> >> i think the president would be well served giving the military the credit it deserves. the military...

Formation. but the iraqi security forces provided the security for for that election and i think whats important today is that as we transition out of our combat role to assisting the iraqis, the future and the history of iraq will be written by and be responsible. the iraqis will be responsible for writing that. >> uh-huh. will president obama recognize the success of the surge put in place by president obama tonight? >> theres no doubt that first and foremost, that the men and women in our uni...

Restaurant. it was served as a bedroom to mark the hotels fifth anniversary. would you sleep down there? >> heck yeah! >> would it creep you out? >> theres no restaurant there now? >> its gone. >> thats ridiculous. i dont know. i havent been. doesnt it scare you a little bit that it would spring a leak. you wouldnt sit there staring at the ceiling all night. >> i wouldnt be going through the lincoln tunnel if i was worried about a leak. we have to trust a little bit. im glad i didnt have to dig ...

President will give a tax break to everybody who makes less than 250 and it seems equitable and in terms of shuffling the deck, he has to be proactive and has to take control of the message as opposed to allowing people to say the bad economic numbers and the evidence the president doesnt hear about has been the message and that is his fault, he has not controlled the message on the economy. >> chris: we have to take a break. when we custom back, a milestone in iraq as the u.s. ends the combat r...