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Afghanistan when he leaves office that would hand over americas longest running war to a third president. >> so here you have a situation where we have clarity by what our mission is, weve got a partner who wants to work with us. were going to continually make adjustments to ensure that we give the best possibilities for success and i suspect that we will continue to evaluate this going forward, as will the next president. >> that means the war in afghanistan will be a campaign issue yet again, ...

Planning terrorist attacks around the world. so i think the president understands that and im glad at least were going to keep some troops there. >> i mistakenly misspoke when i said 2018. i meant 100,000 troops in 2010. look at some of the threats. usa today, they put it perfectly in a column just yesterday. they said, quote, on a personal level, it means obama will fall short of his goal of decisively ending americas longest running war by the end of his presidency. it reflects cold realities,...

Moderate republicans and those who really look at christies ability to win in a blue state. jeb bushs policy positions offer a little bit of overlapse. i think bushs run will push christie into making a decision sooner rather than later. >> thank you very much for that update. the start of a new era in afghanistan. this week a u.s. nato forces officially ended the combat mission in the longest running war. well have a live report. >> right here! your momma -- >> the dramatic escape when a todd...

americas longest running war after a trip to afghanistan by president obama. the unannounced visit to kabul was full of secrecy and symbolism, be but not very many specifics. a tough reminder that theres a long way to go in that country. suicide car bomber and taliban militants disguised attacked a housing compound. nick paton walsh is live with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it appears the suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into whats known as the green villag...

Has to be -- this is a country where english is widely spoken and used. this is a bi-lingual country not just spanish speaking and right now it is just spanish speaking. >> also not a country. in a statement santorum tried to soften the statement with a mention of his immigrant roots saying, quote, as the son of an italian immigrant myself i continue to believe that english is the language of opportunity in america under statehood or the current status. by the way, in a new poll, 20% of romney v...

Their sleep. how this impacts the longest running war. and the republican presidential candidates are vying for votes in three southern states. and katie butler is joining us on her efforts to get school kids access to the all-important film. thank you, thomas. so far this yearless than a quarter into 2012, 430 reproductive bills have surfaced in states across the country, including in a heartbeat bill, one to ban abortion once a heartbeat is detected. but now a state senator is calling fo...

Individual to the afghan court system. let the afghans decide his fate. right now we havent heard much about the government to stop the unrest. there have been religious leaders, pro-government religious leaders i should say, that have called for demonstrations not to happen. that the violence should not continue, but unfortunately thats not expected. >> mick, as we are talking about the process in afghanistan, the longest running war ever in americas history up until this point, has been to ens...

gun battle in the fight for libyan liberation. plus, war is hell. and theres been ten years of it. now a war widow needs your help. a man of god and an icon makes news on same-sex marriage. >> you are either for equal rights or not. >> the reverend joseph lowery turning 90 and taking a stand. its all here on cnn. hello, everyone. thanks for joining us. im don lemon. you are in the "cnn newsroom." were going to start tonight with two subjects consuming the nation for the last few ...

gun battle in the fight for libyan liberation. plus, war is hell. and theres been ten years of it. now a war widow needs your help. a man of god and an icon makes news on same-sex marriage. >> you are either for equal rights or not. >> the reg rev joseph lowry turning 90 and taking a stand. its all here on cnn. hello, everyone. im don lemon. you are in the "cnn newsroom." were going to start tonight with two subjects consuming the nation for the last few days. politics and religi...

Admire the most and why? >> are you including clinton? >> greta: yes, the last four. >> other than his other difficulties, clinton did a pretty good job. i was also a fan of bush one. i thought he was a good man, solid guy. i was not a fan of bush two because of what happened. he gave us obama. he did so poorly that he gave us obama. he got us into a war we shouldnt be in, which is now the longest running war in the history of the country. the country has been drained of its assets because of it...