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The exact number was never made very clear, beyond 2011. as a trip wire. as a safeguard in case things went wrong and the civil war came back. and the problem was, and this i think benefits the iraqi people much more than the u.s. would have gotten a benefit from this. the problem with certain iraqi politicians particularly muqtada al sadr, thought this was giving into the occupation, extending the occupation and prime minister maliki was getting beat up domestically over this and the u.s. was p...

troops in iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home. >> up on the white house website, the headline reads president obama has ended the war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense its true. heres what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. >> america, it is time to start bringing our troops hom...

By it. we should be alarmed this is the same government in addition to trying to kill two ambassadors in the united states same government trying to get ahold of a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: the pentagon says its not planning to respond with force. this is not a trip wire for military action in iran. irans president calling the plot a fabrication, a child story. >> bret: general for griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. more from james rosetant state department later in the show. join me no...

This way. youre making $21,000 and youre telling your wife its ok to spend $35,000 to $37,000. the revenue trends are the same. our spend is what bothers me and the fact that weve done it so long and acted surprised were in this problem. no, no, no, dont be surprised. we put ourselves here. >> automatic trip wire reforms regardless of the person or party, something has to change. things have to be cut. congressman mike kelly, glad you came to the big city and out of that place like pennsylvania ...

Republicans say they want to deal with deficits, they want to create jobs, both sides say its the other side thats causing the problems. joe, is anyone in either party any where in america, pick another party if youd like, capable of displaying the type of leadership necessary to propose what are going to be politically unpopular cuts in spending and possibly tax increases? >> yes. the leadership will be provided by the president of the united states, and it will start being provided the first w...

Involveme involvement, its certainly probably causing anxiety at the pentagon. whats the latest there? >> well, you know, kate, all weekend long officials have been looking at the situation. right now as weve been reporting all morning its the state department thats helping americans get out of egypt, but -- but if the situation deteriorates and there is violence directed against americans, the u.s. military is ready to step in and get involved in helping americans get out. we have a statement n...

Unpredictable. bill: one report an hour ago, that it was a suicide bomber and that is not confirmed. there was another report there was a piece of luggage that was on the carousel, that was smoking. perhaps that was it. we dont know. what is this trip wire as you referred to it, pat. >> it is a mechanism or a pr protocol or policy in place, similar to what pay kelly has in new york, which is successful in the past years in terms of identifying and deterring and preventing these repeated attacks ...

Law enforcement, then they say at the funeral of that law enforcement officer they were planning a mass ambush to kill as many other officers as possible, and beyond that now, the indictment alleges the group had other sinister plans. im going to read briefly from one of the pages in the indictment. it says huterre members would retreat to several rally points where they would wage war against the government and be prepared to defend in depth with trip wire and detonated antipersonnel ied device...

Line been drawn. thats a decision that to speculate on i think is not very helpful. >> you and the president, when you talk, maybe you cant tell me now what that trip wire is, but is there one in your head? is there one in the presidents head, a trip wire? >> we are doing everything that is within our power, and we will do everything to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. i mean the capability to use a nuclear weapon. and theres a lot of play here. theres a lot going on. a lot going on i...

Extension threat? >> i dont think theres a bright line drawn. thats a decision that -- to speculate on i think is not very helpful. >> you and the president, when you talked, maybe you cant tell me now, what that trip wire is, but is there one in your head, or the presidents head, a trip wire? >> we are doing everything that is within our power, and we will do everything to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. having the capability to use a nuclear weapon. and, you know, theres a lot of p...