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Myers as part of his search committee. i think it will be a lot of information, going to be a lot of discussion, going to be a great deal of vetting and i think it will ultimately come down to a decision the governor makes. when he makes it, beth will learn, i will learn and so will the american people. >> you are not telling me today? >> i'm not telling you today. i tell andrea you guys are smart to ask, i'm dumb to answer. >> now to exclusive reporting on the syrian crisis. word that russian troops are headed to syria. nbc's jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon. what have you learned? >> repo...

Scheduled withdrawal of combat forces in 2014, including what the remaining american troops might do. the money, billions in additional age for afghan's fragile government. and the security analyst, kt mcfarland expressing doubt that the new deal will work and the financial support may not be enough to keep afghanistan from plunging into chaos once our troops come home. >> when we leave afghanistan, are we going to still be talking about tens of billions of dollars? even if we're generous with afghanistan, i think, that tells you, that economy could well start collapsing. >> afghan leaders sag...

People in this country. i think that is a moral -- just an immoral position to take. i would not want to be a republican defending a position that says not only do we think that the wealthy should not be asked to pay more, we believe the wealthy should be able to pay less. >> yes. >> while we cut programs that the mid class desperately needs. how would you like to campaign on that position. >> lean forward request "the ed show," 8:00 eastern, right here on msnbc, the place for politics. the u.s. combat role in afghanistan will end next year, defense secretary leon panetta says american and o...

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Operations was one made on the campaign trail. reiterated in front of marines at camp lejeune, north carolina, a month after he took office. >> let me say this as plainly as i can. by august 31, 2010, our combat mission in iraq will end. >> two months before the mid-term election. >> august 31 was fairly arbitrary. the idea was it was close to mr. obama's original promise to get all the combat forces out within 16 months of becoming president. >> cameras were rolling and the news media bit as the so-called last army brigade from fort lewis, washington, rolled across the border to kuwait on aug...