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Want to find out if that is happening and why is it happening and can it be corrected, wolf. >> he makes a good point, ivan, dr. gupta, in that a lot of pledges were made and private individuals, and governments made huge commitments to help the people of haiti, billions of dollar, but it is one thing to make a pledge, but it is another thing to actually deliver the money. are you seeing the money, ivan, based on the 48 hours that you have been there since you returned? have you seen the aid mon...

They can do for the shareholders. >> weve set up this organization in the u.s. as gulf coast restoration organization not to contain any liabilities but to demonstrate that commitment very long-term to funneling it resources to meet our commitments in the u.s. we have shareholders and investors. we need to shore up liquidity and bring cash into the company to make sure we can meet those commitments. we will be selling noncore assets internationally. i think people should take comfort for that. i...

Hearing, and we expect her to be speaking within the next hour. senator spector, i dont anyone has had more experience handling confirmation hearings going back to bork and clarence thomas, you raised a number of questions for this nominee. what are your biggest concerns? >> my biggest concerns are the cases which the supreme court is not deciding. im concerned about respect for congressional fact-finding, which chief justice roberts and justice alito said that they would uphold and they did not...

Independence, his deep devotion to the court and his profound commitments to the rule of law. all these qualities are models for everyone who wears or hopes to wear a judges robe. if given this honor, i hope i will approach each case with his trademark care and consideration, that means listening to each party with a mind as open as his to learning and persuasion and striving as conscientiously as he has to render impartial justice. i owe a debt of gratitude to two other living justices. sandra ...

Neighborhood. this is not denmark and this is not norway and its not denmark, its not norway. ooufr to you have to be able to exercise force there, diplomatic and military if youre going to survive. >> on that note, tom friedman, thank you very much. when we come back well go much deeper into afghanistan and counterinsurgency. well be right back. how do you get up? how do you -- this is a war involving 40 nato countries, commitments made in afghanistan to people, commitments made in pakistan a...

Vacuum. this is happening in a context of an america that is really struggling to get on its feet. we are like an out-of-work couple that just adopted a special needs baby. we have a huge nation building project here. >> how do you get out? this is a war involving 40 nato countries, commitments made in afghanistan to people. commitments made in pakistan and india. its not like turning off a television channel. >> and i never suggested that. what i was suggesting is keep it on a much small ear i ...

This is happening in a context of an america that is really struggling to get on its feet. we are like an out-of-work couple that just adopted a special needs baby. we have a huge nation building project here. >> how do you get out? this is a war involving 40 nato countries, commitments made in afghanistan to people. commitments made in pakistan and india. its not like turning off a television channel. >> and i never suggested that. what i was suggesting is keep it on a much lower -- i think bus...

Be nice. this is not a nice neighborhood. this is not denmark and this is not norway and its not denmark. its not norway. and you have to be able to exercise force there in the right way, diplomatic and military if you are going to survive. >> on that note, tom friedman, thank you very much. >> thank you. when we come back, well be joined by david killcullen. >> how do you get out? this is a war involving 40 nato countries, commitments made in afghanistan to people. commits made in afghanistan...

Reform of wall street? >> i think it does. as the president said,itis not 100%. but, given the republican opposition to getting anything done, i think the fact we got as far as we did is a good thing. in all the fundmental areas, the bill will strengthen our law and prevent this from happening again. >> do you have the republican soup port to pass it in the senate? >> the votes will tell. i dont believe that they would have let it get out of the conference committee, if they didnt have the commi...

In times square or in moscow. and today, weve agreed to expand our cooperation on intelligence and counterterrorism. russian transit routes now play a vital role in supplying american and nato forces in afghanistan, and to prevent terrorists from a quiring nuclear weapons, we came together at our nuclear security summit, where our two nations made numerous commitments, including agreeing to eliminate enough plutonium for about 17,000 nuclear weapons. together, weve coordinated our efforts to str...