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The job? >> reporter: well, hi, t.j. it is the first day on the job for general david patraeus as the top nato commander here in afghanistan. his day started out as any top nato commander's would. he went to the morning briefing, a daily briefing, and a nato spokesperson said he was actively engaged, asking questions, trying to get a lay of the land. that followed with him going to the u.s. embassy for 4th of july celebrations for him and the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan greeting 1700 dignitaries, afghan, american, and international dignitaries. that's also where he spoke. he said they need ...

Make sense out of this. >> iraqis need to stand up and die for their own iraqi freedom. then it's election year. all politics all the time with julie mason and chris cillizza. i am candy crowley. this is "state of the union." general david petraeus assumed command in kabul this morning, and one of the first steps was a visit with afghan president karzai and a call for cooperation. >> i am reminded this is an effort in which we must achieve unity of effort and common purpose. afghan and international, we are part of one team with one mission. this is a tough mission. there is nothing easy a...

Afghanistan. >> i'm reminded that this is an effort in which we must achieve unity of effort and common purpose. civilian and military, afghan and international, we are part of one theme with one mission. in this important endeavor, cooperation is not optional. this is a tough mission. there is nothing easy about it. >> following the embassy event, general petraeus met with his top commanders here on the ground in afghanistan to assess the situation. his most important meeting of the day is that with the afghan president, hamid karzai. he needs to build a very strong relationship to show a uni...