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Few successes. >> yeah. i mean, i think the article, you know, really -- it got so much attention because it reflects the continuing, you know, policy differences that really do exist, which is between the u.s. military which wants as much as possible the campaign and political side of the white house who wants time horizon, limit their resources, et cetera. and right now things are not going well. the marginal operation you mentioned in the lead-in was going to be a government box that they tur...

Counterinsurgency campaign and political side of the white house who wants time horizon, limit their resources, et cetera. and right now things are not going well. the marjah operation you mentioned in the lead-in was going to be a box that they brought in and there was nothing inside that box. and marjah is being reinvigorated by the taliban. things are not going well and theres still some disagreement with the july 2011 date is a date were going to draw down a small number or a significant num...

President obama has been saying early on, he wanted to focus the war -- have it focused on al qaeda, stopping their abilities in pakistan and afghanistan to launch operations against the united states. as you know, youve been on the ground there more than we have. we were there together. what essentially is happening is nation building. this counterinsurgency is a very complex operation and theres not a lot of success with counterinsurgency. most people point to the british and their campaign as...

National government with a truly national army in afghanistan and get the heck home. >> thats almost exactly the point that i made more than a year ago, and i wrote an article also in the "washington post" where i laid out four different concerns. and those two were principal among them. this may be a time, as you actually said in the lead-in, this may be the time to shake the jar and figure out what is actually doable, not simply in the time period now into 11, but as a nation. we arent very go...

But i will note the $6 price is 40 -- >> yeah. >> is 40% off -- 40% less than our nearest competitor. >> right. but the nearest competitor doesnt matter. its the 1.6 billion people youre talking about. at what point does it become -- >> absolutely -- >> -- useful and valuable to them. whats the price that you pay for a light bulb that gives you lighting, the equivalent of what you would pay for as kerosene or wood or whatever the case is. tell me, what number does this become the thing that ligh...

Back and forth on the phone. he said the americans look so relaxed. i said, measures americans look relaxed. they can lose 14-0 and eat in any restaurant where they want across america the rest of their lives and they will be fine. one of these guys on england screws up, their life is over. that guys life, he is going for west ham. all i can say, go play in spain. >> he is the big buckner. >> i was going to say that. >> i had the same thought. its the bill buckner of england. >> no, i did. i fel...

On thursday down almost 1,000 points? should investors be concerned because they havent specifically figured out whats behind it and they think generally they know but im looking at monday morning, could this happen again? >> it could happen again. we dont know the specific cause. what we do know is that at a minimum computer trading and the fact that the different exchanges use different rules when the markets -- when the amount of stock available fluctuates they have different procedures that ...

Alison swartz isdale on the way and means committee. welcome to both of you, good to have you here. you wrote a letter, you said you want mr. foster to come before congress and explain exactly how he got these numbers and when he knew this and why you didnt hear this argument during the debate, right? >> exactly. i think thats what the american want. as a physician ive got real concerns about the quality of health care under this bill and the access to health care. so what this is about is about...

Letterman. jon: what about obrien, conan? do we expect him to? >> were expecting him to break his silence on sunday. he was barred from speaking about all of this per may fist per exit settlement with nbc. that $32 million settlement. he is able to talk and on sunday will talk to "60 minutes" on may 2nd. he was banned from disparaging nbc per the contract. steve kroft who did the interview, tells "the new york times." conan flirts with the restrictions. well see. jon: hard to keep a comedian fro...

49 out of 50 states. only wyoming is left out. probably has something to do with shooter, dont you think? i guess the folks are so far right they dont feel like they need foxs help. its not just the usual suspects on fox who are doing this. reporter neil kuvuto was a big bush donor, which is fine. my issue is when they go on the air or when they go on the stump and theyre actively raising money for candidates. tell me where the fair and balanced is in that? let me bring in eric burns, president ...