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Dedicate the time here. come woman lee, the most important aspect i think of this interview that i just did with senator mccain is about when the troops come home. a year from now they are supposed to start coming home. the president was asked about that july 11 timetable, and this is what he said about it this week. >> we did not say that starting july 2011 suddenly there would be no troops from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didnt say wed be switching off the lights a...

It, and thats why we wanted to dedicate the time here. come woman lee, the most important aspect i think of this interview that i just did with senator mccain is about when the troops come home. a year from now they are supposed to start coming home. the president was asked about that july 11 timetable, and this is what he said about it this week. >> we did not say that starting july 2011 suddenly there would be no troops from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didnt say we...

Starting july, 011, suddenly there would be no troops, from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didnt say wed be switching off lights and closing doors behind us. we said as we begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more p more responsibility. >> president obama a day after replacing his top general in afghanistan saying a significant number of u.s. troops could remain there well after his withdrawal time line begins next summer. joining the pan...

>> behind us, we said as we begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> chris: president obama saying his july 2011 time line for starting to pull troops from afghanistan wont mean a rush for the exits. its time for our sunday group, bill crystal of the weekly standard. mora of national public radio, former state department official liz cheney, and juan williams also from national public radio. liz, before we begin, as i think most people...

Welcome to all of you. this is so important at a time when i think america is so grateful and thankful for our fighting men and women in afghanistan and the incredible sacrifices that they offer day in and day out. the debate about the war still matters and maybe too few americans are really engaged in it. thats why we wanted today to dedicate the time here. congresswoman lee, the most important aspect of this interview i just did with senator mccain is about when the troops come home. a year fr...

Command. general petraeus deserves a lot of praise for doing that, taking on a tough assignment. but president obama not only appointed petraeus, he made pretty clear that he understood there was a huge problem on the civilian side. i think hes going to move to correct that and also he moved away from the july 2011 date for the beginning of the withdrawal. in his speech wednesday, when he announced petraeus, he never said the word, deadline, timetable, or july 2011. when asked about it thursday,...

Closing the door behind us. we said as we begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> were not asking for victory by december or by july of 2011, were not asking that afghanistan be stabilized 13 months from now. what we are asking is that by december we have enough evidence to demonstrate, if you will, the proof of concept. that the approach that were taking is showing progress and that were headed in the right direction. >> it certainly...

Ifrments. >> jamie: we did not say that starting july, 2011, suddenly there would be no troops from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didnt say wed be swiffing off the lights and closing the door behind us. we said, as we begin with transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> paul: president obama, a day after replacing his top general in afghanistan, saying a significant number of u.s. troops could remain there well after ...

Comment in "rolling stone" magazine led to his dismissal. general petraeus has his hands firmly on the wheel. what are we going to do in terms of pulling out? evaluating december, pull out in july? is that still the case? lets listen to secretary gates. >> we didnt say wed be switching off lights and closing the door behind us. we said as we begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> were not asking for victory by december or by july of ...

What he said, it looked like he wanted to start drawing down troops in the summer of 2011. after what the president said yesterday, maybe not so much. watch this. >> we didnt say wed be switching off lights and closing doors behind us. we said as we begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> were not asking for victory by december or by july of 2011. were not asking that afghanistan be stablized 13 months from now. were asking by decembe...