exit strategy. jenna: we don t know what them appraiser row means at this point, whether it s for a week or in definite. that s something we will learn more about. jennifer thank you. jon: the white house is now addressing questions surrounding its explanation of the deadly attack on u.s. diplomats in libya last week. the obama administration has called the assault that killed four americans a, quote, spontaneous attack, a claim the libyan president disputes. molly henneberg is battling the elements outside the white house. the day here briefing still underway inside there. what are they saying now. we ve been waiting to hear from the white house after apparently conflicting reports over the weekend. you had the u.s. ambassador to the united nations saying one thing, the libyan president saying another about what exactly happened to the lead up and the actual day when this happened. we may get more 0 information because the briefing is going
man whose murder is at the heart of the fast and furious scandal. all of this happening in the second hour of happening now. jenna: hi, everybody, welcome to a brand-new hour of happening now. i m jenna lee. jon: i m jon scott. a lot of news breaking today, a major development in afghanistan that critics are saying puts america america s exit strategy in doubt. they are scaling back patrols with afghan soldiers and police because of insider attacks. afghan soldiers turning weapons on u.s. soldiers. they are calling this a current and temporary response to the current situation. the white house says the attacks will not affect the timeline for our withdrawal. national security correspondent
efforts that try to strike at our forces, try to create chaos, but do not in anyway result in their regaining territory that has been lost pursuant to what the isaef and the u.s. forces have been able to accomplish in terms of the transition. reporter: pentagon officials and nato official -ts trying to downplay this move today and saying it won t affect the exit strategy. jenna: we can t deny that it s a pretty dramatic move at this point. we are closer to that exit strategy that you mentioned. so, what are people telling you about how that affects the strategy overall? reporter: again, it doesn t quite add up. they are saying it won t affect the strategy, as you know the strategy is based on partnering with the afghans and transitioning to the afghans. we heard the nato secretary
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suspending most joint military operations with afghan forces following a space of insider attacks that killed six nato members this weekend. on sunday before the suspension was announced chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dempsey said commanders have been trying to stop the green on blue attacks adding, quote joining us now, nbc news military retired general barry mccaffrey. great to have you on the program. good to be with you, alex. a lot going on in the region and more broadly in the arab and muslim worlds over the course of the last week. let s focus on afghanistan for the moment. what does the latest news signal as far as the u.s. transition and our exit strategy, we know press secretary jay carney said effectively it s still a work in progress? well, i think we re in a real strategic vulnerability right now. we re conducting withdraw under