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In the rolling stone article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. now, this week, a pentagon inquiry into the rolling stone profile of general mcchrystal cleared the general of wrongdoing and questioned the accuracy of the article and rolling stone says it stands by the story and kirsten, this is a story that got so much press attention last summer, and yet, here comes this investigation clearing the general of any wrongdoing. where is all the attention now? >> ...

Saying the conduct represented in the rolling stone article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. now, this week, a pentagon inquiry into the rolling stone profile of general mcchrystal cleared the general of wrongdoing and questioned the accuracy of the article and rolling stone says it stands by the story and kirsten, this is a story that got so much press attention last summer, and yet, here comes this investigation clearing the general of any wrongdoing. wher...

I want to bring in from washington u.s. retired former commanding general of the u.s. intelligence system. general marks, thanks for coming on. question one, i said it two different times, rebels, momentum not just slowed but they are retreating. why arent the allies bombing gadhafis forces right now keeping them from driving the rebels back eastward to again bazzy? >> well, i have to assume that they still are engaging targets that gadhafi is presenting to them, so, frankly, if the reblgs and g...

For mubarak, theyre going. the militarys going to still be there. i dont think that this egyptian military, unlike the syrians or the chinese peoples liberation army i doesnt think theyre going to gun people down in the street. right now theyre watching this crowd, commanding general, cairo military district got out there and addressed the people and thousands cheered him. they want the approval of the emerging, young people of egypt. but i dont think theyre thinking democracy. theyre thinking, ...

Invites including one to j. lchltslo and her hubby. the white house is adding green bay flaver to the presidents party. several cases of beer called hinterland brewery, out of green bay, shipped to the white house in time for the big game. the head brewer says its a first for the company. troops serving in iraq and afghanistan also getting into the super bowl action this sunday. they will enjoy a game day feast, a well-deserved game day feast of pizza, wings, jalapeno poppers and cheese sticks...

New track and a new advisory coming out at 8:00. well have it for you here on "fox & friends." back to you. >> all right, janice. thanks for keeping us up to date on all that. >> you know, you have an excuse now on the golf game. the wind took it. 100-mile-an-hour winds. >> that it is. >> except hes playing in texas. >> thats the problem. yeah. no, theyll have winds, too. robert gates will attend a change in command ceremony in iraq as he visits the u.s. troops whose combat mission is formally c...

Grandchild being born. congratulations. >> shes beautiful. >> thanks so much, ollie. >> all right. in less than two hours, defense secretary robert gates will attend a change ceremony in iraq as he visit troops whose combat mission is formally closed. malini wilkes joins us from baghdad. malini? >> well, good morning and thats right. theres really two things happening today. the change of command ceremony, the general after nearly five years in iraq is leaving and the new commanding general, llo...

President would be more clear, saying next year hell start to bring troops home but only if conditions allow. john mccain had an interesting exchange today with the new commanding general of central command. the general james mattis, nominate to be the central command commander. >> we have to be clear were not leaving and it starts a process of transition to the afghan forces. it is not that we are pulling out of the region. >> wouldnt that be more impactful, your statement if the president of t...

Policy change? >> no, i dont in any way think the documents suggest that. i havent seen anybody to suggest that, except to say this, ed. the -- we agreed that the direction -- this administration spent a large part of 2007 and 2008 campaigning to be this administration. and saying that the way that the war had been prosecuted, the resources that hadnt been devoted to it, threatened our national security. thats -- remember, we had a fairly grand debate about whether or not the central front in th...

That is a good thing, not a bad thing. as long as they had no dialogue, you couldnt get anywhere. the previous administration in washington made no successful efforts at this. now, in the kayani-karzai meeting you referred to, the american commanding general of isaf nato was there, then general mcchrystal. im sure general petraeus will continue to play the same role, if not more so. and ive talked to david about that. we have a policy here, which is to try to reduce the gap between islamabad and...