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After declaring victory in afghanistan that it wont slide back into becoming a haven for terrorists? >> well, i dont have a crystal ball. i think that right now the debate surrounding afghanistan is presented as either we get up and leave immediately because theres no chance at a positive outcome, or we stay basically indefinitely and do "whatever it takes" for as long it takes. and what i said last year, i will repeat. which is we have a vital national interest in making sure that afghanistan i...

Of hard-core ideologues, tribal leaders, kids that, basically, sign up because its the best job available to them. not all of them are going to be thinking the same way about the afghan government, about the future of afghanistan. and, so, were going to have to sort through how these talks take place, but i think that president karzais peace jurga was a useful step. hes going to have a kabul conference that will be a useful step. i think conversations between the afghan government and pakistani ...

There is no chance of a positive outcome, or, we stay basically indefinitely. and, do quote-unquote whatever it takes for as long as it takes. and what i said last year i will repeat, which is, we have a vital national interest in making sure that afghanistan is not used as a base to launch terrorist attacks. it is true that al qaeda right now is in pakistan, you often hear, why are we in afghanistan, when the terrorists are in pakistan? well, al qaeda is pinned down and has been weakened in par...

Joining to us talk about the escalation is former secretary of homeland security and former pennsylvania governor good friend, tom ridge. governor, mr. secretary. great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> i know that in your current work dealing with global security issues you keep a close eye on whats happening with terror-related incidents. is there a reason were seeing an escalation of the number of terrorist attacks and particularly those like weve seen in the under wear bomber? times squa...

Debate surrounding afghanistan is presented as, either we get up and leave immediately because theres no chance at a positive outcome, or we stay, basically, indefinitely and do, quote/unquote, watch it takes for as long as it takes. and what i said last year i will repeat, which is, we have a vital national interest in making sure that afghanistan is not used as a base to launch terrorist attacks. it is true that al qaeda right now is in pakistan and youll often hear, why are we in afghanistan ...

The former fema director, 9/11, not katrina but for obvious reasons. >> there was another issue as well and that had to do with the oil pollution act of 1990 and i dont want to get too technical but people need to understand there is a mechanism in place and we have not utilized it and the big question is why. so, when we come back were going to talk more with joe, and try and ask that question. why? why is oil continuing to pour toward the gulf shore, ruining the economy, as well as the environ...

Job available to them. not all of them are going to be thinking the same way about the afghan government, about the future of afghanistan, and so were going to have to sort through how these talks take place, but i think president karzais jirga was a useful step and hell have a kabul conference that will be a useful step in the direction and i think conversations between the afghan and the pakistani governments, building trust between those two governments, is a useful step, and i think to exten...

Ought to be. joining us from washington to talk about the escalation, former secretary of homeland security, and former pennsylvania governor, and good friend, tom ridge. governor... [applause]. >> thank you. my pleasure. >> mike: i know in your current work dealing with global security issues you obviously keep a close eye on what is happening with terror related incidents, is there a reason we are seeing an escalation of the number of terrorist attacks, and, particularly those like we have see...

The disaster in the gulf. a new orleans judge grants an emergency hearing for oil drilling support companies against the obama administrations moratorium against deepwater drilling. a. other top stories were following. a senior pentagon official tells cnn defense secretary robert gates wanted to keep general stanley mcchrystal but was overrule bide the president. mcchrystal was relieved of his command in the afghan war over scathing comments made to "rolling stone" magazine. a federal judge ap...

>> im sorry. >> i dont know why you would repeat that. these people seem to think they can get away with that stuff. but these lies keep coming. not just from these two, but from the political class in general. and people generally speaking let them go on this. you remember rudy giuliani. on a weekend chat show claiming there were no terrorist attacks under george w. bush. the person who got the most flak was george stephanopoulos who didnt call him on it. >> lets go to illinois. lets go to mark...