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Opened again but i was struck by how dove issuish this was. what were your thoughts? >> this is the foreign policy the president, that candidate obama always wanted to pursue. this was the outlines of what he described and what he campaigned on for six years and for six years he was a reluctant wartime president because of this situation in afghanistan and frankly wrap there was always a little bit of a rorschach test when it came to obama in 07 and 08. one of the ways that that would sort of pa...

Mission in afghanistan, the president did not believe in it. it took him forever to make the decision. he got the surge troops in place, and the problem, according to gates, was that he campaigned on that being the good worth. campaigned on taking that war -- taking it back from the taliban, and then when he sat down and looked at it, he wasnt into it. so he sends these troops in with a date to pull out, much to the dismay and anger of general petraeus and then says i dont believe in the mission...

But if mr. john mccain had his way, it would have been the united states doing that whole thing on his own. >> if it is our policy that moammar gadhafi must go, then it seems that some action must be taken. they are not a formidable force, we are the strongest nation in the world. we should be able to take care of their defenses as well as their air assets without too much difficulty. >> shouldnt be too much difficulty, so john mccain wars in georgia, russia, libya, anywhere else? senator, could...

Even though john mccain is not president. but if mr. john mccain had his way, it would have been the united states doing that whole thing on his own. >> if it is our policy that moammar gadhafi must go, then it seems that some action must be taken. they are not a formidable force, we are the strongest nation in the world. we should be able to take care of their defenses as well as their air assets without too much difficulty. >> shouldnt be too much difficulty, so john mccain wars in georgia, ru...

Troops. ive talked to senior officers who were concerned that the surge troops were pulled out during the fighting season and some of them saw that as a political move. so can you tell me, vice president biden, what was the military reason for bringing those surge troops home? >> the military reason -- by the way, when the president announced the surge, youll remember, martha, he said the surge will be out by the end of the summer. the military said the surge will be out. nothing political about...

Some of them saw that as a political move. so can you tell me, vice president biden, what was the military reason for bringing those surge troops home? >> the military reason -- by the way, when the president announced the surge, youll remember, martha, he said the surge will be out by the end of the summer. the military said the surge will be out. nothing political about this. before the surge occurred. so you be a little straight with me here, too. before the surge occurred we said theyll be o...

Important milestone, almost three years since a wave of additional u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan in a surge designed to cripple the taliban, defeat al qaeda, and give afghan forces sat part they need. this morning, the last of those americans are out. it was december 1, 2009, at west point, that president obama announced the surge. >> and as commander in chief, i have determined it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. >> reporter: at th...

Afghanistan, the details from the drawdown from kabul. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta calls it an important milestone, almost three years since a wave of additional u.s. troops deployed to afghanistan in a surge designed to cripple the taliban, defeat al qaeda, and give afghan forces sat part they need. -- forces the support they need. this morning, the last of those americans are out.last of those it was december 1, 2009, at west point, that president obama announced the surge. >> ...

Taliban. the pentagon set a deadline to withdraw all of those surge troops by the end of this month. some 68,000 u.s. forces remain in afghanistan 7 the justice department inspector general testified that there must be more government oversight on law enforcement investigations such as the failed gun tracking operation fast and furious. that clearance must come from the highest levels. as youll recall, it was designed to follow guns across the border and into the hands of drug cartels. the feds ...

Proclamation that the war will be over and everybody will be out by 2014? >> well, they arent surprised because the president announced as much when he agreed reluctantly to send nearly 30,000 surge troops in 2010. behind the scenes there is a lot of hand wringing because 2014 has now effectively become 2013. >> the biggest challenge is a taliban that is resilient that is going to continue to fight even though they have been weakened. i think the levels of violence are down. theying going to con...