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So what are you seeing that isn't getting out? >> what i see is a mixed picture with some signs of progress. what gets out is the negative picture almost exclusively. actually, there's some positive indicators, too. we've been doing a very good job, our special forces, of capturing taliban leaders. you hear that there's an increased number of american casualties, and there are. an increased number of afghan army casualties, and there are. >> and there will be continued to be increased numbers of u.s. casualties. >> and there will be because there are more troops there, and we're taking the fig...

Back, but they don't want to be left in a lurch. they don't know what to do right now. they're not sure about our commitment. they're not sure we can beat the taliban. they'd like us to beat them. so next summer hopefully we can show that kandahar has changed. that we've got better governance and the taliban has been cleared and the city is on its road to recovery. >> when you look at afghanistan, we went in there to get al qaeda. now we're in there building governance, all that kind of stuff. is that the proper role? >> i think what we understand, afghanistan is one battle in a long series of...

That a lot of them can't even read the manual for shooting -- for the rifles and the guns. so what are you seeing that isn't kind of getting out? >> what i see is a mixed picture with some signs of progress. what gets out is the negative picture and almost exclusively. but actually there's some positive indicators, too. we've been doing a very good job, our special forces, of capturing taliban leaders. you hear that there's an increased number of american casualties, and there are. an increased number of afghan army casualties, and there are. >> and there will continue to be increased numbers ...

Mattis, warned against an early exit. >> sir, i have no reason for optimism that if the taliban were left in control that al qaeda would not move back in. they did it before, i don't see any reason why we'd not expect them not to do it again. >> the question is whether president obama can keep the support of congress for another year. joining me now is the chairman of the armed services committee, senator carl levin of michigan. thank you, sir, for being here. >> good being with you, candy. >> what is the message that 70 house democrats from last year to this have changed their minds about thi...