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Reports of bp moving some of those vessels of opportunity into shore away from oil cleanup and equipment and supplies to higher ground. this is something theyre going to expect to do for the next couple of months because were going to probably see one tropical system after another form in the caribbean and head to the gulf. savannah and chuck. >> for sure. anne thompson, when august kicks in, every week that were talking about this story. >> reporter: yep. >> thank you very much. later today, ...

Thank you, mr. president. one of the noneconomic issues you covered here was afghanistan. and im curious whether you believe that the talks that pakistan is reportedly brokering between the taliban and president karzai of afghanistan, hold promise or do they concern you? and a related, not a second question... is... do you agree with the new prime minister of great britain, david cameron, david, to you, that the -- we can be totally out of afghanistan by 2015 and turn the lights off? >> presiden...

Take seriously not just what were saying but what a number of countries, up including countries like canada, are saying. all right? jackie. where are you at? >> reporter: right here. thank you, mr. president. one of the noneconomic issues you covered here was afghanistan. and im curious whether you believe that the talks that pakistan is reportedly brokering between the taliban and president karzai of afghanistan hold promise or do they concern you? and a related question, not a second question,...

How do you look at the response so far? is it favorable and strong enough to send a united clear message to north korea? thank you. >> let me answer the second question first. i had the conversation with president hu. i was very blunt. this is not an issue where youve got two parties of moral equivalents who are having an argument. this is a situation in which you have a belligerent nation that engaged in provocative and deadly acts against the other. and i think it is very important that we are...

Thank you. >> president barack obama: let me answer the second question first. i had a conversation with president hu. i have -- i was very blunt. this is not an issue where youve got two parties of moral equivalence who are having an argument. this is a situation in which you have a belligerent nation that engaged in provocative and deadly acts against the other. and i think it is very important that we are clear about that. now, i am sympathetic to the fact that north koreas on chinas border. ...

>> i will take the second question first. i had a conversation with david cameron yesterday. hes somebody who i had had the occasion of meeting when i traveled to england previously. i find him to be a smart, dedicated, effective leader and somebody who we are going to be able to work with very effectively. he reaffirmed, without me bringing it up, his commitment to our strategy in afghanistan. and i am confident that the new government is going to recognize that it is in the interest of all the...

I thank you once again, mr. president, for the tremendous hospitality. >> thank you very much. thank you. weve got time for two questions from the u.s. press, two questions from the afghan press. and so i will start with mark noeler of cbs radio. wheres mark? there he is. good to see you, mark. >> gentlemen, it sounds from your statements as though youve been able to put aside the tensions and frictions that were in evidence a month or so ago. can you tell us if you discussed those concerns that...

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