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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 kabul, a historic gap, which goes back to the independence of pakistan 63 years ago, and to make them work together for a common...

Withdrawal. >> there is no question that we will begin to draw down troops in july. but were not talking about a rush for the door. were talking about it based on conditions. >> biden also encouraged afghan leaders to step up their army and gave assurances that the president and the new commanding general, david petraeus, are united in their strategy. a former department of justice attorney will testify this morning about a voter intimidation case involving the new black panther party. jay chris...

Hours straight that brother craig spent with general mcchrystal and his taffe staff on our last extended assignment in afghanistan just three months ago. >> the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian that is at the core of our military. >> he accepted the resignation of general mcchrystal after the rolling stones article politicians pundits alike are using the opening created the oust...

Heard ourselves during the 20 hours straight that brother craig spent with general mcchrystal and his taffe staff on our last extended assignment in afghanistan just three months ago. >> the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian that is at the core of our military. >> he accepted the resignation of general mcchrystal after the rolling stones article politicians pundits alike are usin...

With you. i want to talk to you about general mcchrystal. the president fired him this week. he spoke to the nation about it. this is in part what he said. >> the conduct in the recent published article does not mean the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system. and it erodes the trust that is necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in afghanistan. >> did the pres...

>> thank you. >> so much to discuss. i want to get to the strategy, withdrawal timetable and all of it with you. i want to talk to you about general mcchrystal. the president fired him this week. he spoke to the nation about it. this is in part what he said. >> the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system. and it erode...

Is the right decision for our national security. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system and it erodes the trust necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in afghanistan. >> the president named david petraeus to run the war, senate leaders promising speedy confirmation hearings, democrats a...

Clearly about why from the rose garden. >> as difficult as it is to lose general mccrystal, i believe it is the right decision for our national security. the conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be set by a commanding general. it undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system and it erodes the trust necessary for our team to work together to achieve our objectives in afghanistan. >> the presiden...

In july 2011? or do we need to leave it more open ended? so the military can have flexibility to fight and win? thats a debate to come. i was pleased to see the presidents muse can you -- muscular speech today, though. he talked about defeating al qaeda. he said we are a nation at war. the question is, will he back up his military, as that deadline gets closer, and remain muscular if hes under a lot of pressure in his own party not to be that way. thats the big fight to come, larry. >> larry: mi...

Policy differences but because he showed contempt for civilian leaders. mccrystal, the commander in afghanistan and his staffers on the pages of "rolling stone" magazine, mocking vice president biden, calling the national security adviser a clown. after a brief meeting with general mccrystal at the white house, president obama accepted his resignation and spoke very clearly about why from the rose garden. >> as difficult as it is to lose general mccrystal, i believe it is the right decision for ...