should read it. thank you, joanne. i m trying to give them some money back, too, instead of flowers for charles. in other words, this was charlie s dream. yeah. and we are trying to bring it to fruition. and as you know, ali, it costs $1 million to keep a soldier in the war on the battlefield for a year. we can rebuild afghanistan, food, water, education, jobs, and basic health care for $11 a person. and the afghans will fight their own battles. but people have forgotten in the united states. is that not one american military person lost their war in the excuse me. i m so lost their lives in the war with the russians. here s an interesting thing. this is very timely today, because we ve got this nato new offensive, it s sort of reenergized us. but you ve been on this for a long time. how did you how long have you
venture. his partner in this venture was houston socialite joanne herring. the former tv talk show host was first introduced to the middle east by her late husband, oilman robert herring. by the late 1970s she had held volunteer positions in the middle east, including honorary consul to pakistan and morocco. joanne herring got involved in the soviet/afghan conflict because she was concerned that americans were dismissing it as mere tribal warfare and not a potential security threat to the u.s. and the world. well, she was portrayed in the movie by julia roberts. you may know her that way. but joining me now from houston, joanne king herring, who, you know, some of it was portrayed in the movie, but, joanne, you have had a long and storied history and you continue on this in this fight. thank you very much for being with us. ali, first give me my money back. i m trying to. i m trying to, joanne. i love your book, ali. thank you. it was a terrific book and very timely, and ever
call now. the 5-year, 100,000 mile transferable powertrain warranty, from gmc. with roadside assistance and courtesy transportation, it s the best coverage in america. i have been passionately involved with the cause of the afghans since the day the communists marched in. why is the congress saying one thing and doing another? tradition mostly. you sit at the intersection of the pentagon and the cia and the three agencies that you would need for a covert war. yes. joanne is being played by julia roberts there. accurate portrayal of your relationship with charlie wilson and your influence over his determination to get some stuff
they eat about once a day, if they are are lucky. but the thing is that the afghans will fight, ali, and the afghans, they have shown us that twice that they have fought to the death against the russians and against, and then again after 9/11 we asked them to fight the taliban, and they fought again. yes. but we walk out. you cannot do that to leave a country been at war for 30 years, and people starving to death. then they don t like you anymore. joanne what a pleasure to talk to you. thank you for your continued hard work on an issue that you have been working on for so long. joanne king herring joining me from houston. good to talk to you, joanne. a quick look outside here in atlanta. we are going to be talking to michael holms in a minute about the back story and talking what about is going nonafghanistan, but right now here is a picture of centennial olympic park, and let me tell you i have been living in northern climates in my life, but i didn t ever i this i would
done in afghanistan? i loved julia roberts, and thrilled to death when she was given the part, and she was marvelous. i like to think that i wasn t quite as snooty as she was. [ laughter ] i never called anybody a slut in my life, and to tell you the truth, i have never gotten into the hot tub in the middle of the party either. because that would be rude to leave the party. well. and you are not terribly comfortable with the description of being a socialite? well, good heaven s, i hate that. wouldn t you? i mean, afterall i have spent my life trying to do something for my country, and i have a book coming out next year that talks about exactly what i have done, and i mean i am a lot of other wonderful people like you, ali, who have spent your life trying to do things or the