he's gone too far i think in an exit strategy. july 2011, i was over in afghanistan over memorial weekend and that pressure bearing down of having only one year left to fix afghanistan really weighs heavily on all the military commanders over there so i think we've done enough when it comes to setting deadlines, we ought to be talking about achieving victory, that should be the exit strategy. >> you mentioned that deadline. dana bash caught up with general petraeus and put that question to im. >> reporter: do you see yourself doing anything to change the 2011 deadline to begin troop withdrawal? >> no, as i said, i support the president's policy a and i will also provide my best professional military advice as we conduct assessments. >> so am i right here, congressman mcgovern, you want a sooner date and a firmer date and congress man human hunter, . >> i want a mission including an exit strategy. the president talked about seven