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Lack of american leadership. why are the french and british the ones taking the lead in this? to give us cover in the arab world. >> i think president obama is using that as an excuse, but, i don't think anybody in the arab world has the slightest doubt that if the real muscle is needed here, as we see in the opening, 2$24 hours, it is bein trillioned by the united states. i mean, i think the president's really being kind of patronizing to the arab world if he thinks they don't understand what the power realities in the north atlantic alliance are, so, i would be much more straightforward abou...

Counsel has been fired is vitally important to do. >> all right. it is. so how much do you think the focus is with iraqi officials trying to do diplomacy work here versus fourth of july weekend with the troops? you know that the troops over there have got to appreciate having the vice president there. >> oh, yeah. it's much more the former now. i mean, yeah, they like to have anybody in the national command authority, anybody in the chain of command to come down and demonstrate solidarity with the troops. but at the end of the day, that's far less important than his mission to get iraq squared...

To follow the ordinance in which case you're not allowed to do it. >> jack, i have to interrupt you because this intelligence that we're getting now from the associated press indicates that general mcchrystal has left the white house period before the war planning meeting. if he's not coming back and he's not going into that room as scheduled, he's gone, right? >> the fact that he's gone, he went up the chain of command. he met with general petraeus before he left southwest asia who is his immediate boss. general petraeus reports to admiral mullein the chairman of joint chiefs of staff who rep...

Case, it's in a very preliminary stage. it's called an article 32 proceeding. there is an investigation going on, and what he is trying to do, the defense attorney, he is trying to get this thing pulled out of the military system by demonstrating unfairness and demonstrating they cannot handle the case properly, so he is publicly attacking the investigating officer in the case. we don't have a judge involved in the case yet. this is a preliminary investigation to decide whether there will be a general court-martial and whether the death penalty could be imposed. >> he started the blog to vent ...

Constitution and the federal statutes only allow the chairman on military affairs. he is no command authority whatsoever. >> tucker: because he was not elected by anyone. that is how our system works. power vested in the people who elected them. that is how democracy -- it's not that complicated. if he's trying to prevent you from getting the job, as it happens, that is so far outside what we call i guess democratic norms. i don't know why no one has said anything about it. >> you're totally right and i'm glad you're covering it because so few people have. look, the statutes are clear. he is r...