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Afghanistan in a different way. >> u.s. officials suggest the french role could shift to training but that would mean someone else would have to pick up the combat responsibilities, shepard? >> shepard: you mentioned that discussion is going to happen in chicago. the protesters are there already, it seems. >> thousands of protesters have gathered there to voice their objection to the war in afghanistan. and to the g-8 talks that were originally going to be held in chicago. now, protesters are promising to be peaceful. police will be ready if they are not. large sections of the city will be off...

They're in godforsaken places out in afghanistan. they shouldn't have to come home and fight for a job. >> vice president joe biden speaking to nbc's ann curry today in iraq. mr. biden is in iraq for the eighth time since he has been vice president. more than a million americans have fought in the iraq war in its nine years and counting, but we're now down to about 13,000 american troops there as of today and they're leaving at a rate of 500 a day. in just a couple of weeks, they will all have left. and the iraq war will not just be over, but our last american troops there will have come home....

They're in godforsaken places out in afghanistan. they shouldn't have to come home and fight for a job. >> vice president joe biden speaking to nbc's ann curry today in iraq. mr. biden is in iraq for the eighth time since he has been vice president. more than a million americans have fought in the iraq war in its nine years and counting, but we're now down to about 13,000 american troops there as of today and they're leaving at a rate of 500 a day. in just a couple of weeks, they will all have left. and the iraq war will not just be over, but our last american troops there will have come home....