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To. >> because its an extraordinary sacrifice were asking of people in uniform, because its an extraordinary economic commitment, and i simply have very little, if any confidence that at the end of the day were going to have results that are going to be commensurate with those commitments. so long as afghanistan is afghanistan. so long as those incredulous pakistanis are supporting taliban operations and allowing al qaeda to roam freely in pakistan. pakistan is not a serious partner of the unite...

Coming up on the top of the hour. general stanley mcchrystal, he was in all the head llines for while is now leaving the military. he retired on friday in a ceremony. >> you see it right there. this comes a month after and t.j. alluded to that, president obama accepted his resignation. negative remarks were detailed by mainly his aides about the administration but mcchrystal was involved as well. listen here to a little bit of the ceremony. >> this has a potential to be an awkward or strong resi...

This physical joint military exercise. >> kyung lah for us on another tense weekend on the korean peninsula. we appreciate you, as always. thanks so much. so a nearly four-decade-long military career ended yesterday. general stanley mcchrystal, the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan, retired friday about a month ago after the general and his staff criticized the administration in a magazine article that we all know very well and have talked a lot about. president obama accepted sta...

I think you know at least 55,000. and the united states stuck with north korea through all kinds of political problems, coups and upheavals. here we are with a country weve invested a lot into that is a stable leader in the world. one of the g-20 going to be hosting the next g-20. i think it is important to get a historical perspective. when we think about commitments, they dont have to be boots on the ground in combat. but long term commitments like the one that we are working on here in afghan...

I think you know at least 55,000. and the united states stuck with north korea through all kinds of political problems, coups and upheavals. here we are with a country weve invested a lot into that is a stable leader in the world. one of the g-20 going to be hosting the next g-20. i think it is important to get a historical perspective. when we think about commitments, they dont have to be boots on the ground in combat. but long term commitments like the one that we are working on here in afghan...

Affiliates to plan its next attack. we are not going to let that happen. we are the right strategy. were going to break the talibans momentum. were going to build afghan capacity so afghans can take responsibility for their future. and were going to deepen regional cooperation, including with pakistan. todays historic kabul conference is not major step forward. the afghan government presented in its international partners unanimously endorsed concrete plans to implement president karzais commitm...

Momentum, were going to build afghan capacity so afghans can take responsibility for their future and were going to deepen regional cooperation including with pakistan. todays historic kabul conference is another major step forward, the afghan government presented in its international partners unanimously endorseded concrete plans to implement president karzais commitments to improve security, economic growth, governance and the delivery of basic services. the afghan government presented its pea...

Or is it just a credit line? its about -- the ability to nish initiate new problems will be shut down this week as part of the financial regulatory reform. it cuts the number from 700 to 475. right in and out commitments are in excess of 475 so treasury needs to trim. >> neil: say you have an existing program. you can add to that existing program, right? as long as its not a new program. >> as long as its not a new program, up until the cap of 475. >> the gift that keeps giving. thank you very m...

If you have an aig situation, a large bank, large financial institution thats not a bank, it gives us a mechanism through which we could unwind that. youll have a lot of derivatives will be traded over the -- im sorry, in clearinghouses or exchanges so you wont end up again with an aig sitting there with hundreds of billions of dollars of commitments that it cant make good on. those are the three most important points in this bill. >> what did it miss? >> it really did not fundamentally change t...

Be surprises in there. its understandable. you wont have the deceptive mortgages that contribute so much to the housing bubble and the crisis. wed have resolution authority, if you have an aig situation, a large bank, large financial institution thats not a bank, it gives us a mechanism through which we could unwind that. youll have a lot of derivatives will be traded over the -- im sorry, in clearinghouses or exchanges so you wont end up again with an aig sitting there with hundreds of billions...