Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100817:15:13:00
24,000 of contractors because this is an estimate because nobody knows for sure, if you can believe it, 24,000 or so working with the u.s. government in afghanistan providing only security. >> well, is getting private exacters out of afghanistan -- is that even an option? the state department is talking about it will take a look at this. is that honestly going to happen? >> it's so not doable in the foreseeable future. mike tebow, studying how the u.s. is using this whole sort of shadow army to do its duty just got back from afghanistan, and even he says there's the convoy issue and the bigger...