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Firm posture of 9800 troops through the end of this year. we want to make sure we have doing everything we can to help afghan security forces succeed so we don't have to go back. so we don't have to respond in an emergency because counterterrorists are, because terrorist activities are being launched out of afghanistan. >> joining us from walk former cia station chief in islamabad, robert grenier, the author of the book "88 days to kandahar a cia diary." so let's talk about this change are we draying the inevitable or is this something we just have to do? >> well i think both. i think that it'...

The american people serving in afghanistan. so i think it's a credible job as far as old journalism goes. >> eric: but let me get up a point on this, even though the "new york times" and others cooperated, they used an editorial judgment. while apparently if you get to the taliban, just get a laptop and they can apparently get the names. michael mullen this morning saying that he is appalled. saying that this potentially cost lives of people. >> i think he is absolutely right. of course, the only disagreement i would have with admiral multimullen, if i may, he called it the biggest -- admiral ...