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Of continuing the process of aligning with the repeal of "dont ask, dont tell." so i think all of those messages he is communicating very solidly, and, you know, he is working senator through senator. im hearing its going well. >> steve clemons of the new america foundation, "the washington note" and "the atlantic" magazine. fascinating stuff, steve. great to have you here. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right. well be right back.

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 ...

Over his critics? what is happening with that nomination? >> i have communicated with him, and he is off meeting members of congress, over 24 senators in the last couple of days. he has a lot of other senators. and he is communicating to them that he is strongly supportive of the shaheen amendment that provides support for women in the military who have been raped, regarding abortions. he says he is really going to be a strong leader inside the military of really dealing with something which is ...

For americas military families who are in their 12th straight year now of multiple deployments, years of deployments in support of two wars, two of the longest wars in this countrys history that 99% of this country has not fought 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 washington note" and the new america foundation. steve writes a...

America foundation, the washington note and the atlantic magazine. fascinating stuff, steve. great to have you here. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right. well be right back. >> thank you, rachel. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health

You better be sure as you can be. and i want every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera and you tell your people back home what you think. dont hide anymore, none of us. >> then senator chuck hagel, republican senator of nebraska, breaking ranks very publicly with his party and with the bush administration over the war in iraq. for a long time afterward, his republican colleagues continued to call him a dear friend and a respected public servant. but now, now that mr. hagel seems to be...

We better be damn sure we know what were doing, all of us, before we put 22,000 more americans into that grinder. you better be sure as you can be. and i want every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera and you tell your people back home what you think. dont hide anymore, none of us. >> then senator chuck hagel, republican senator of nebraska, breaking ranks very publicly with his party and with the bush administration over the war in iraq. for a long time afterward, his republican coll...

Be. and i want every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera and you tell your people back home what you think. dont hide anymore, none of us. >> then senator chuck hagel, republican senator of nebraska, breaking ranks very publicly with his party and with the bush administration over the war in iraq. for a long time afterward, his republican colleagues continued to call him a dear friend and a respected public servant. but now, now that mr. hagel seems to be the likely obama administrati...

That we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights snmt ] . our task as the most powerful nation on earth is to defend and protect and advance our people but also to defend and protect and advance those values at home and around the world. thats what our troops do. thats what our diplomats do. >> joining me now, msnbcs krystal ball and steve clemens who publishes the foreign policy blog, the washington note. it was striking to me that george stephanopoulos put the presidents ...

Rights snmt ] . our task as the most powerful nation on earth is to defend and protect and advance our people but also to defend and protect and advance those values at home and around the world. thats what our troops do. thats what our diplomats do. >> joining me now, msnbcs krystal ball and steve clemens who publishes the foreign policy blog, the washington note. it was striking to me that george stephanopoulos put the presidents words directly to mitt romney and he simply backed down. he woul...