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Holbrook, too. theyve got to work with the afghan government and the military command. now both of those relationships are strained. i do think, however, where i differ with bill is i think he has the president must completely and explicitly repudiate the july 2011 deadline. the problem is that we sit here in washington and talk about the nuances of his language, as long as that deadline is out there, the pakinstanis and the afghans hear its a deadline, that hes not all in, that were not in unti...

Im laughing because, seriously this was a brilliant move. its all david petraeus shoulders now. if he screws up -- im not knocking you. its just i think it was the right move! youre right. >> absolutely. >> weve got the guy that knows this so lets point to him and say what do you think, general? >> absolutely. and i think that he is going to be in a situation. you know, the president took a lot of time to listen to the military leaders when he devised this strategy. he wasnt listening to folks t...

Armed service committee. is there a fractured relationship between the civilian leadership in washington and the chain of military command, and does this resolve it? plus, rocking the boat along the gulf coast. a lot of folks upset with me for suggesting that the oil rigs be owe opened, assuming that they have been properly vetted. today we continue the conversation with a local fishermen and a prominent environmentalist. should those rigs be put back to work so that the people in the gulf can g...

Afghanistan, despite a concerted effort by united states marines to win over the local population. meanwhile, the american-led military command in kabul says it has admitted to killing two pregnant women and a teenage girl during a nato raid back in february. for more let me bring in robert greenwald, founder of brave new film, the production company behind the documentary series "rethink afghanistan." mr. greenwald, does any of this news come as a surprise to you? i mean, you know, mr. karzai, ...

Future situation like the one you talked about just before this segment. this is an ongoing piracy situation in that region. so they dont want to give away their tactics at all. >> all right. nbcs matt lauer with a great story. were looking forward to it. your daily rundown" debut, matt. come back early and often. >> i had will. nice seeing you both. >> happy easter. watch more of matts interview with captain phillips on "dateline" this sunday at 7:00 eastern on your nbc station. frankly, its li...

Under his leadership france secured its rightful place as a leader and around the world. addressing the global challenges requiring global partnership. france took the historic step to return to nato military command. we are working to revitalize our bonds, including a strong capable, european union, which the united states firmly supports because a close transatlantic partnership is critical to progress, combining the strengths to confront violent extremism in africa or reconstruction in haiti ...

Outskirt of the city, which we by passed and were able to deliberately pick and choose where we penetrated the city. with our deliberate and slow methodical approach. identified in of them and have very few strike of i.e.d.s. most have been identified. >> reporter: as the marines worked to clear neighborhoods, commanders say they are dealing with snipers but not a fierce fight so far. >> resistance hasnt been as strong as we had expected. while there are still hot spots that were addressing in t...

Outskirt of the city, which we by passed and were able to deliberately pick and choose where we penetrated the city. with our deliberate and slow methodical approach. identified in of them and have very few strike of i.e.d.s. most have been identified. >> reporter: as the marines worked to clear neighborhoods, commanders say they are dealing with snipers but not a fierce fight so far. >> resistance hasnt been as strong as we had expected. while there are still hot spots that were addressing in t...

On the ground in puerto rico there is absolutely zero chance that if you are here, if youve moved around, youd be talking about this as a good news or success story. is there good news at all, the answer is is of course yes. theres a restaurant open right next to us. italian food. filled with people. there are cars. theres traffic, that means they have fuel. theyre getting back to way of life. but thats only part of the reality. nothing as trite as to say tale of two cities, but its a tale of ho...

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