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Which is, we should say, a very significant undertaking for the justice department, already the largest investigation in terms of numbers in u.s. history. a lot of work is ahead of them to bring cases in. and they already have the names of hundreds more people who have not been arrested yet, who have been turned in by online sleuths whove identify them. its a matter of docking management. the justice department is saying this is crucial funding they really need to get through. theres a little bi...

The issue? >> i dont think there is a message disconnect as now there is becoming a difference of opinion within the democratic party. as you point out the 102 no votes recently this summer was quite a leap from the 30 some that initially opposed spending the money in afghanistan. you also have leaders such as senator john kerry of massachusetts saying they are extremely concerned about corruption over there and he wants to see president karzai step up and be much more forceful in terms of corru...

To continue to be there to help them, then we should be able to have the flexibility to do that the message i read. >> bret: on afghanistan. so you have petraeus in afghanistan saying july 2011 the president talked about it as a date. is there a disconnect between petraeus saying this is conditions-based in afghanistan -- >> i dont think so. because if you look at some of the other things he said he made it clear that he has the presidents ear. he can talk to him any time he needs. i believe tha...

Obama hold party together on the issue? >> i dont think there is a message disconnect as now there is becoming a difference of opinion within the democratic party. as you point out the 102 no votes recently this summer was quite a leap from the 30 some that initially opposed spending the money in afghanistan. you also have leaders such as senator john kerry of massachusetts saying they are extremely concerned about corruption over there and he wants to see president karzai step up and be much mo...