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To tout the end of the iraq war. tonight he had specific news on the other war, on afghanistan. >> already we have brought home 33,000 of our brave servicemen and women. this spring, forces will move into a support role while afghan security forces take the lead. tonight i can announce that over the next year, another 34,000 american troops will come home from afghanistan. this drawdown will continue. by the end of next year, the war in afghanistan will be over. [ applause ] >> 34,000 u.s. troop...

Resources in place. the police force are well-trained in these issues. this incident began involving the lapd. the lapd is only there in an assist function. this is jurisdiction of the local police department. up in that area. they call assistants in, the primary responsibility rests with them in the jurisdiction. the lapd is not making comments at this time. this is not their operation. >> chief, let me expand on what you are saying. lapd being in a support role. we got word that lapd has two h...

Take arabic, they take french. do you believe that we could see a day where young men and women come home in boxes from this region? >> well, sadly, luke, weve just seen that day. there were four brave americans -- >> more so, yeah. >> -- killed in benghazi. there were three recently killed in this terrorist incident in algeria. i think its important for us to focus on a training role and a support role for u.s. armed forces, and recognize that we have a positive model as secretary clinton remin...

And air lift support. the u.s. says it might speend a small number of troops but only in a support role. by the middle of next year they will likely have enough your rain yum to make one or more nuclear weapons. that is according to a new report in which arms control experts have tougher sanctions and threat for military action to stop iran from reach that go point. russia dangerously low temperatures have hit eastern siberia heating centers and traffic lights were damaged after the temperatures...

We have a situation now where the troops that we helped are now turning -- theyve become islamic rebels. theyre fighting against the regime. we are being asked to play some support role perhaps with drones and other roles for the french troops. >> i think were going to find that the whole world, but particularly africa and the middle east are changing and theyre going to keep changing. i think what america has to first do is do our homework. dont be surprised by these very, very complex situatio...

We are growing at less than 2%. it is not just tax, its regulations and massive obamacare. they are going to have to turn this around. or he is going to be a two-term jimmy carter with a weak economy and people being hugely disappointed that all the hope turned out to be nothing but less jobs, lower wages and higher poverty. you can think about that? a liberal president, over his presidency, overseeing an increase in welfare and poverty. the people on the lowest ranks of the economic ladder are ...

>> there you go the in the meantime president obama speeding up the transition in afghanistan. he made the announcement after meeting with afghan president harmid karzai at the white house. >> let me say it as plainly as i can. starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. >> well, initially u.s. forces were to transition to a support role this summer. also left unanswered how many troops will stay behind after the war ends in 20146...

Magazine, washington editor at large. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obamas announcement that troops will move to a support role this spring, we had known it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today, do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> i think that the president looked at the tea leaves in the united states, not much support for this. making a strategic judgment that the timing that ...

In? for afghanistan, for americas military, for americas military families, this is a long time coming. this is a long time coming. this is a very long time coming. joining us now is steve clemons from the new america foundation. steve writes at the atlantic magazine where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obamas announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known ...

This is a very long time coming. joining us now is steve clemons from "the washington note" and the new america foundation. steve writes at "the atlantic magazine" where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obamas announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known that it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today. do we know why the president felt ...