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Book. im wondering if you see now that maybe the strategy were employing will lead to some good both in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, bill, the book takes you from jihadi victories in the middle ages to the turning of the tide to afghanistan. and i have never questioned whether or not our troops can accomplish their mission. there is no question the marines and the brits and our army guys in support could do marjah. thats not the issue. the issues are, one, what happens now? >> bill: no, i ...

>> i will kill al qaeda in any color they come in. >> bill: upset tom hanks if you keep talking like that. >> the developments in pakistan are encouraging. there is a reason its happening. pakistan is now busting the al qaeda guys and taliban guys they cant manage because pakistan sees a deal coming. they know obama wants out. karzai is looking for advantages with iran, pakistan. we are going to see a grand bargain in the next couple years and we will be the ultimate guys on the outside. >> bill...

Just stinks. its just like that. i do believe mr. hanks and spielberg their interest in this is commendable and band of brothers was terrific. thats great. but then when you get to the idea that while todays soldiers are not as good or not the greatest generation or we are racist. its just crazy. in fact, ironically, the really interesting contrast, rather than parallel between world war ii and the pacific and the battle against terrorists, islammist terrorists is that in the pacific we responde...

Magically better and today it just stinks. its just like that. i do believe mr. hanks and spielberg their interest in this is commendable and band of brothers was terrific. thats great. but then when you get to the idea that while todays soldiers are not as good or not the greatest generation or we are racist. its just crazy. in fact, ironically, the really interesting contrast, rather than parallel between world war ii and the pacific and the battle against terrorists, islammist terrorists is t...

Country. you address all of these things in a very negative way in your book. im wondering if you see now that maybe the strategy were employing will lead to some good both in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, bill, the book takes you from jihadi victories in the middle ages to the turning of the tide to afghanistan. and i have never questioned whether or not our troops can accomplish their mission. there is no question the marines and the brits and our army guys in support could do marjah. tha...

Color they come in. >> bill: upset tom hanks if you keep talking like that. >> the developments in pakistan are encouraging. there is a reason its happening. pakistan is now busting the al qaeda guys and taliban guys they cant manage because pakistan sees a deal coming. they know obama wants out. karzai is looking for advantages with iran, pakistan. we are going to see a grand bargain in the next couple years and we will be the ultimate guys on the outside. >> bill: colonel, thanks very much. th...

Just stinks. its just like that. i do believe mr. hanks and spielberg their interest in this is commendable and band of brothers was terrific. thats great. but then when you get to the idea that while todays soldiers are not as good or not the greatest generation or we are racist. its just crazy. in fact, ironically, the really interesting contrast, rather than parallel between world war ii and the pacific and the battle against terrorists, islammist terrorists is that in the pacific we responde...

Color they come in. >> bill: upset tom hanks if you keep talking like that. >> the developments in pakistan are encouraging. there is a reason its happening. pakistan is now busting the al qaeda guys and taliban guys they cant manage because pakistan sees a deal coming. they know obama wants out. karzai is looking for advantages with iran, pakistan. we are going to see a grand bargain in the next couple years and we will be the ultimate guys on the outside. >> bill: colonel, thanks very much. th...

Book. im wondering if you see now that maybe the strategy were employing will lead to some good both in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, bill, the book takes you from jihadi victories in the middle ages to the turning of the tide to afghanistan. and i have never questioned whether or not our troops can accomplish their mission. there is no question the marines and the brits and our army guys in support could do marjah. thats not the issue. the issues are, one, what happens now? >> bill: no, i ...

Jumping on that issue, reminding voters of that war and peace issue, testing whether or not that war issue will still be kryptonite for her politically the way it was in the past, giving her that chance which she took to try to put that issue to rest and to try to turn it to her advantage finally, well, thank you, lincoln chafee. putting the war back into our national politics in the way you did. because honestly, without you, lincoln chafee, im not sure the war issue would be in our national po...