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Specifically those of us that were embedded think that training the afghan forces is a viable exit strategy. i was certainly happy to hear the president talk about diplomacy, talk about negotiation with the taliban. thats hard to do with a time line. but when were embedded with the iraqis, for instance, there has to be unity of cause and purpose. theres challenges that we dont understand. to give you an example, only 10% of the afghan military is even litera literate. youre talking about a count...

Europe now looking at their intelligence systems for any clues about what may have happened here. there are a number of military and intelligence radars across europe run by the european nations, also by the united states, some of them. and they are all now scrambling, looking for any clues, any signals in their systems, any infrared heat signatures, any acoustic signatures about what may have happened. what we know now is that the u.s. satellite systems that watch for ballistic missile launches...

Mike emanuel has more. >> ieds the greatest threat to the military p and mission in afghanistan technology to detect the danger has become a critical tool. software has proved successful clearing of ieds by 12 percent. now member of the houses security system is asking for congressional investigation into why the army resisted using it. you have the ground combat asking for something from the pentagon not receiving it. the team of the 82nd airborne sent this you are beur request. it is missi...

Why wont the army use it more often? mike emanuel is looking for answers. >> with improvised explosives, the single greatest threat to the u.s. military and mission in afghanistan, technology to detect danger is a critical tool. research shows software improved the clearing by 12% and the service committee is asking for a investigation into why the army resists using it. >> you have the ground combat commanders asking for something from the pentagon and then not receiving it. >> in fact the firs...

Made a crusade to kill islamist terrorists, to stop iran from getting the bomb. im not saying those things arent important. but, at least on islamist terrorism we are fully engaged. we are doing everything we can. were not turning our intelligence systems towards mexico. we are not guarding our borders. were north frankly and this angers some conservatives, we are not stopping the flow of illegal arms from the united states into mexico. its -- a hundred years ago we smuggle arms into all the par...

Made a crusade to kill islamist terrorists, to stop iran from getting the bomb. im not saying those things arent important. but, at least on islamist terrorism we are fully engaged. we are doing everything we can. were not turning our intelligence systems towards mexico. we are not guarding our borders. were north frankly and this angers some conservatives, we are not stopping the flow of illegal arms from the united states into mexico. its -- a hundred years ago we smuggle arms into all the par...

>> certainly for years i have made a crusade to kill islamist terrorists, to stop iran from getting the bomb. im not saying those things arent important. but, at least on islamist terrorism we are fully engaged. we are doing everything we can. were not turning our intelligence systems towards mexico. we are not guarding our borders. were north frankly and this angers some conservatives, we are not stopping the flow of illegal arms from the united states into mexico. its -- a hundred years ago we...

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