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North korea, with others. so whatever got us into this situation, and i agree that its been handled -- its been a real debacle so far, were at a point if they dont do something, the reverberations go far beyond syria. >> lets talk about something you wrote this week that caught our attention. you wrote if the president cant convince congress, it will be because essentially he should have made a more personal and passionate case for strikes sooner, saying in part, quote, what may doom the preside...

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Something that will include something like a gag order, information released to the press and therefore to the public. so a lot of whats in the search warrant will not be made public for a long time as this point. and from this point forward, charges one week from now and then the schedule of a preliminary hearing at which time there will be some testimony taken probably from tr both sides just as to establish there is probable cause for an arraignment. and then at that point a couple things wil...

Colors of the military command. that means the military command here has no longer any authority in iraq. the only mission left is to escort those 4,000 or so troops out of this country. so from this point forward, iraq is a fully sovereign country without any foreign military command operating with a degree of autonomy in this country. that statement is certainly true. it is sovereign. whether it will be able to function normally and remain a stable country, is the big question. there are infra...

Extension for a couple of days until this bill could be drafted? >> look, i dont think the sides are that far apart. the thing that republicans are going to insist upon is real cuts, not some of the phony cuts, not some of the gimmicks that senator reid has put forward in his latest proposal, and a pathway to get a result on entitlement reforms. that has to mean that we actually can get something done, because we all know that the biggest part of federal spending is what we call the mandatory si...

Trillion in war cuts between now and thanksgiving to a lot of pressure on them and that will be a big fight. bottom line, they say there are other economic struggles ahead, and here is senator mcconnell. >> the most important things is the fact that never again will any president from either party be allowed to raise the debt ceiling without being held accountable for it by the american people. and, in addition to that, without having to engage in the kind of debate we have just come through. >>...

>> ron allen is live in new york with the latest astounding developments, developments that have repercussions in terms of foreign policy, international, global finance, and, of course, the french presidency. but more importantly, right now it is a criminal case in the new york court, and this is a huge setback for a prosecution and potential tragedy for all concerned. >> reporter: interesting you point out those global issues. people in europe are still talking about this case, yesterday, of co...

Of the draw-down schedule for this year, 10,000 troops, another 23,000 by next september. so there are a lot of folks who arent really complaining about it. they just hope it goes well from this point forward. the president had a delicate dance to perform here. obviously those political considerations had to be taken into account but also, the treasury here, the u.s. is currently spending about $10 billion a month on this effort so as those troops start to come home, that number should go down a...

Question if gays and lesbians are allowed to openly serve in the military from this point forward. >> live at the pentagon. thank you so much. appreciate it. >> so despite the fact the repeal is official, the debate over the change in military policy will continue. gentlemen, thank you for joining me this afternoon. what should happen now? >> were very excited. right now general mullen or secretary mullen needs to -- pardon me. secretary gates needs to modify the policy and encourage, give guida...