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>> general petraeus is back and president obamas plans to start drawing down troops in afghanistan by this time next year, but the plan depends on conditions on the ground. afghanistans ambassador talked about the time table on cnns state of the union yon. >> is the u.s. deadline beginning to pull out helpful to afghanistan? >> no. frankly not for two reasons. if you overemphasize the deadline that is not realistic, you are making the enemy a lot more and prolonging the war. that deadline should...

A recurring problem. every day making it difficult for city managers to get ahead. vannah? >> mark potter in pensacola, thank you, mark. president obama is standing by his time table in afghanistan saying troops will withdraw in july, 2011. >> there has been a lot of obsession around this whole issue of when do we leave? my focus right now is how do we make sure what we are doing there is successful given the incredible sacrifices our young men and women are putting in. >> lets get to mick. the ...

Society in afghanistan. here to talk about all of this, he served as adviser under president bush and currently with the institute for peace. a lot to tackle. just on that interview alone. lets start with afghanistan. let me tell what you senator mccain said on "meet the press." they are concerned about this time table for withdrawal. lets listen. >> the level of sectarian violence in iraq makes whats going on with afghanistan pale in comparison. i am not saying its going to be hard and tough or...

>> you let your guard down. >> you let the guard down . whether or not this reporter hastings decided to print it and say you know what, i am going to go with it. >> geraldo said they have an obligation to ask general mcchrystal if this is on the record. >> will it cost rolling stone in the future yes. will military leaders taug it them. >> no. >> they bedepame relevant. >> they dont care if they burn their bridges. >> a lot of interesting points of what is going on in afghanistan and whether or...

Do you have an expectation of when something will be passed the house? >> well, our time table starts when the congressional budget office gives us our score. i know that is very inside process. but the policy has to spring from the numbers. we must reduce the deficit. we will by $100 billion at least in the first ten years, $1 trillion in the second ten years. so if there are no other reason to do health care reform, its to lower the cost because the current system is unsustainable to individua...

On the family health policy until they are 26. there are a lot of specific things that people can go out to defend. you can only defend a proposal once its out. there i think it will be a much better debate when we can argue about a real thing and say whats this doing for people and yes, harold ford is right, jobs is the issue. >> senator hatch, i want to mention iraq. its an important day where there are elections. there has been some violence as weve seen, we see the aftermath pictures of that...

Consulting company is paying $30,000 a year in health insurance premiums and doesnt know what happens next. needs some control over his own health security, over his family. >> understood. my question is does this have to be accomplished by march 18th, by the easter recess? is this going to get done? >> i think the president has called for an up or down vote. im confident that well have that. >> you wont set a deadline? >> i have not seat deadline. thats up to the leadership of congress. >> if i...

As a former governor, governors work on a very specific time table, they have to pass budgets, the legislature goes out of session, weve got to get things moving because theres an urgency about whats happening in peoples lives. and were at the final chapter here, we need an up or down vote. >> yes, no or maybe. do you get passage by the easter break? >> i think well have the vote whens the leadership decides its time to call for the vote and i think health reform will pass. >> the issue of whats...

The president on health care reform who thinks its about a 40% chance, ultimately, of getting this done. where do you put the odds? >> i think well have the votes to pass comprehensive health reform. the bill has passed the house with the majority a bipartisan majority, a bill has passed the senate with a supermajority, thats never been done before. what were talking about is the president said is finishing the job. and the urgency, the time table is not about some congressional time clock. its ...

Things that people can go out to defend. you can only defend a proposal once its out. there i think it will be a much better debate when we can argue about a real thing and say whats this doing for people and yes, harold ford is right, jobs is the issue. >> senator hatch, i want to mention iraq. its an important day where there are elections. there has been some violence as weve seen, we see the aftermath pictures of that. a delicate democracy. do you think the united states should stick to its ...