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Source of terrorist attacks. how does he know that? >> well he doesnt. of course he doesnt. we always hear from the president that al qaeda was finished. look, he may have declared the war in afghanistan over. it aint over. just as iraq wasnt over. the president, too, lives in and fantasy world of his own. the difference is that putin uses fantasy and plays upon the russian people. president obama seems to believe some of his own fantasies. >> well leave it with that. ralph peters always appreci...

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President obama wants to end the war in afghanistan, and he told troops yesterday that its going to happen on december 31st. >> next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. obviously because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the american armed forces, afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer, its not going to be a source terrorist attacks again. >> obama is confident -- this years been the deadliest of the 13-year war. nearly 10,000 ...

>> some troops will remain but wont actively be in combat situations. daniel bulger is a retired lieutenant general and the author of "why we lost." general, with a welcome to you, sir, is the president accurate when he says afghanistans not going to be the target of terrorist attacks again? >> the president is seeing the future as the glass is half full. but there are warning signs. afghanistan has created shelter groups like al qaeda and the taliban. theyre still there. in a way, the president...

And women in the american armed forces, afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer, its not going to be a source terrorist attacks again. >> obama is confident -- this years been the deadliest of the 13-year war. nearly 10,000 civilians and 5,000 afghan forces have been killed. 6 senator john mccain just spent christmas in afghanistan and he delivered this warning before he left about what will happen if america pulls out too soon. >> its going to be a lot worse unless we ...

And msnbc contributor. welcome to you both. the presidents legacy on foreign affairs. i want to play something the president told troops at a marine base on thursday and get your response to it. here it is. >> this is an important year. weve been in continuous war now for almost 13 years. over 13 years. next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. obviously -- [ applause ] >> because of the extraordinary service the men and women in the american armed forces, afghanistan has a...

Afghanistan. obviously, because of the extraordinary work of the armed forces, afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer. its not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. >> lets bring in our white house correspondent michelle kosinski. she is in honolulu. michelle, this was obviously a feel-good visit that the president pays every year to troops there in hawaii. but the president said as well, afghanistan is not going to be the source of terrorist attacks again. ...

Officially end. ahead of that mile stone, republican senator john mccain made a christmas day visit to kabul and will travel to iraq later today. while on their vacation in hawaii, the president and first lady made a visit to marine corps base in hawaii, thanking the troops for their work in afghanistan. making the world a safer place. >> the world is better. its safer. its more peaceful. its more prosperous. and our homeland is protected because of you. and because of the sacrifices you make ea...

We might not have had a return to iraq as we ehave now. so we have a better chance of that happening in afghanistan. the president has to reck niogn it remains a global war on terror. and it is greater than it ever was because of where it is. iraqs area, all up in north africa, yemen, pakistan, et cetera. >> you mentioned something else the president said about how he believes were not going to see another terrorist act launched from afghanistan. lets play the full clip so we see the context im ...

Its not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. with just days to go before the december 31st deadline, for most u.s. troops to leave afghanistan, the president and first lady took a break from their vacation in hawaii to visit with american troops celebrating christmas at a nearby marine base. the end of the year will be a symbolic end to the 13-year mission. about 11,000 troops will remain to help with training and advisory roles and afghanistan is still a volatile country with suic...