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Enemy and then make friends with whoever is left. so the thought that he might sort of step back from this to me is a little curious simply because wasnt that the whole point of his counterinsurgency plan? >> well, you know, exactly, and lets be very clear on this, he was general mcchrystals boss, so he would have had to approved anything that mcchrystal put in place and now suddenly hes changing his mind? i dont think hes changes his mind per se. he wants to send a signal to the troops that he ...

Here. i. >> i dont think youve heard any overoptimistic statements from me. in fact i specifically wont use the term optimism, or pessimism for that matter. i use realism. >> reporter: if general david petraeus is confirmed by the senate and takes over the war, he faces controversy and challenge. first, he must show he gets along with ambassador carl ike n eikenberry and enjoy richard holbrooke, both criticized but now-fired general stanley mcchrystal. on the ground, this is a war in trouble. th...

General mcchrystal is a man of integrity. hes a man that has helped them, and help build the relationship between the afghan forces and the international forces. >> how will it change -- atia, how will it change leadership, if it happens, and affect u.s. policy there? any way to know? >> well, what will likely happen, tony, is that the strategy that general mcchrystal put in place with the counter insurgency strategy, will still be in effect. his tactical directives will still be in effect. life...