the white house likes the image of the president who is very, very careful about a huge expansion of the military presence in afghanistan. always a key thing to strategy militarily speaking is the exit strategy here. and the report is that the president wanted an exit strategy. the war advisers did not provide one, so did they fail him in that sense, richard? couldn t they at least provided one exit option? well, this is still something of a gray area. not because of the way the white house has spoken about it or the way the president has spoken about it, but the idea that troops will begin to be drawn down next summer, starting next summer. not that they will all leave, but the process will begin next summer. there was a timeline built into this. and the notion, although clearly expressed by the president, has been doubted by the generals. there have even been certain question marks raised by the secretary of defense, robert gates. so that is an area that is still
catheter brought in the new valve. that s amazing. we talk about the procedure because it is so difficult when people are older and you know that they need that type of help. you know they need more blood flow and open heart surgery is just so taxing on the body. so that s the unbelievable position they re in because they about 30% of these people with this problem, they will die within a year if they don t have the procedure. and so, it s almost like a death sentence for so many people who have this. that s surprising i think to a lot of people but this with, half of the people dying within a year and still high and a third and significant problem but not having surgery and having better results so i think that s what got people excited and even people who aren t too sick could have a less invasive option so you don t have to have open heart surgery for things you need. less invase it option as good? it seems to be in terms of