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hello, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour. we will take you around the world to ask questions and tackle the big problems and let history be our guide. here is where we're headed this week. the united states fights fires on multiple fronts. will it win? a briefing from one of america's best-known generals, david petraeus. >> we face more challenges in number and more complex and more dangerous challenges than arguably at any time since the end of the cold war. also ahead, the imf chief optimistic about the u.s. economy. >> cheer up, this is a new year, people. then♪ ♪ ♪ â™...

To be too pessimistic and outlook. what we see today is inflation is going down, labor markets remain very strong. people have jobs. and the prospects for the year are of not very strong growth, but growth nevertheless. >> and what will that mean -- and what will that mean, growth versus not very strong growth? what will that mean for the individual who is worried about their buying ability, their purchasing ability? >> well, the expectation for this year and for the neck couple of years is that growth would be around 3%. to put it in perspective for people, in the previous the average growth ...