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You have to go back to why we are here in the first place. and our core objective in afghanistan im a needless to say, is to ensure that the country does not become a sanctuary once again for al qaeda. >> bret: so as we look at the map of the taliban districts that have now fallen to the taliban in afghanistan today. the question is, why was this worth it? >> i think it was worth it, and look at, bret, i know that you know people who have fought and served in afghanistan, i too, and like so many...

Things we have done in the past we are not going to get effective results. >> but to you bottom line, its not acceptable to have a north korea that is nuclear capable? >> if they only wanted deterrence, it would be easy, we could just let them go. but they do two things, they sell this stuff to iran, and north korea has links to terrorist groups, so if were happy about hezbollah having the bomb, then its okay not to do nothing. but the more important thing is that you have an unstable situation ...

This morning on "world news now," fighting isis. the white house making its move asking for approval of war. with little details on the plan, can the president break through congress? >>this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. >> what lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are saying. tragic loss. bob simon revered and respected "60 minutes" journalist killed in a terrible car crash. the driver losing control on a manhattan highway while simon was in the backseat. we will hav...

Now president obama has sent congress a resolution to formally authorize military force against the terror group. >> this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and partners. >> the presidents resolution will authorize three years of military operations, put no geographic limit on the campaign and ban enduring combat operations. on capitol hill, theres already push back. >> the language pertaining to gr...

Put some things in perspective here. we will be talking more about him throughout the morning here. turn now to capitol hill. lawmakers there are deciding whether to grant president obamas request for military action against isis. the president is asking congress to authorize a three-year military assault including limited ground combat operations. >> this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and pa...

Here. we will be talking more about him throughout the morning here. turn now to capitol hill. lawmakers there are deciding whether to grant president obamas request for military action against isis. the president is asking congress to authorize a three-year military assault including limited ground combat operations. >> this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and partners. >> as you can imagine, ...

Many coalition partners and the afghan people have endured extraordinary hardship. in this war more than 2000 of americas sons and daughters have given their lives. these are patriots that we honor today, tomorrow, and forever. and as we announced today, the next month i will present our nations highest military decoration, the medal of honor to staff sergeant clint morashea for his role in afghanistan. today because of the courage of our citizens, president karzai and i have been able to review...

Many coalition partners, and the afghan people who have endured extraordinary hardships. in this war, more than 2,000 of meshs sons and daughters have given their lives. these are patriot that is we honor today, tomorrow, and forever. as we announced today, the next month i will present our nations highest military decoration, the medal of honor to staff sergeant clinton romashay for his heroic service in afghanistan. today because of the courage of our citizens, president karzai and i have been...

Lisbon, completing the transition if security in afghanistan by the end of 2013 and afghans can take responsibility for their own country and our troops can come home. this will not mark the end of afghanistans challenges. or our partner with that important country. but we are making substantial progress against our core objective of getting al qaeda and denying it safe haven and helping the afghans to stand on their own leave chicago with a clear road map our coalition is committed to the plan ...

Toward the goal we agreed to in lisbon, completing the transition to afghan lead for security by the end of 2014 so that afghans can take responsibility for their own country and so our troops can come home. this will not mark the end of afghanistans challenges, obviously, or our partnership with that important country. but we are making substantial progress against our core objective of defeating al qaeda and denying its safe haven while helping the afghans to stand on their own. we leave afgha...