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The fallen. it was an important message. today we deliver our own message to president ghani and the afghan people, were with you, we support you and were not going to give up the gains we fought so hard to achieve. thank you. and now ill take some questions starting with you. >> mr. secretary, what do you say to critics who suggest that the 5,500 level isnt enough to do both the counterterrorism mission and the training and advisement? is it enough and do you see that number as an enduring long...

Overrun, but the afghans were on the counter attack to go back after position ises that the taliban had invaded the town days prior and taken over many areas. obviously doctors without borders still furious, and furious it is called a mistake, and they say they were under attack for 30 minutes, and made phone call, and tried to get it stopped, but nobody stopped the attack on them. i dont believe that anybody believes that the u.s. wantingly went ahead to strike a hospital knowing it was a hospi...

The flags. clearly to andreas point they were pushed into this and this is where you have the open question about where the presidents heart lies when it comes to combatting terror and vets and things mostly middle americans care about. they seem ready to throw the country under the bus but when it comes to things he can rally and unify the nation around he takes the decisive road and that is bothersome from a guy that could have helped heal wounds. >> i think he is a smart guy and i think this ...

Have more boots on the ground so you understand the targeting an coordination of troops. thats a whole combination of things. and im not talking about massive invasionary force but many generals have suggested we have to double or triple the 3,000 that we have there right now to provide effective support for those who are fighting. >> senator santorum, this is williegeist. if you look at the credentials, you are by far the senior statesman of this field so far in foreign policy. eight years on a...

Close and what that last-minute decision clearly means to him now. john? >> amazing story that is. happening now here in washington, the new president of afghanistan is speaking to a joint meeting of congress. youre looking at live pictures right now. house speaker john boehner, vice president joe biden. the address from president ashraf ghani comes one day after president obama agreed to halt the pullout of u.s. troops from afghanistan to give the afghan forces more time to improve the security...

We want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. within a minute or so president obama and the visiting afghan president, ashraf ghani, theyre set to take the stage. theyll be holding a joint news conference after a series of meetings at the white house. meetings for this newly elected afghan president. he took office in january. the timetable of the planned u.s. and nato troop withdrawal from afghanistan, critical issue on the agenda for both of these leaders. cnn has j...

Follows a warning that militants may be targeting western oil workers in that country. u.s. president obama may decide not to reduce the american troop level to 5500 by the end of the year. a senior u.s. official says the new afghan president made the request when he and mr. obama spoke last week. the u.s. defense secretary says he may advise obama to slow the draw down partly because of improved relations with the afghan government. there are now about 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. in ...

The latest revision of this drawdown? theyre going to leave an additional 1,000 soldiers, more in that country than originally planned. you were highlighting the fact this past year has been one of the deadliest in afghanistan. are we leaving the country in good shape or is it worse than when we went in? >> well, it depends on how you look at it. are the taliban, are your afghan girls going to school? yes. is the taliban still in control? no. is it a safe haven for al qaeda and extremist groups ...

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Defense secretary chuck hagel was on the road today visiting two military bases where he made his case for steep cuts to the armed forces. under the proposed budget he unveiled yesterday, the army would shrink to its lowest troop level in nearly 75 years. the a 10 wart hog plane would be retired. he says the country needs a smaller military. his plans spark add predictable war of words. former vice president dick cheney fired these shots. >> ive obviously not been a strong supporter of barack ob...