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Troops perceive the way battle is going. >> did most troops like general mcchrystal? how might they feel about this "rolling stone" article? some may feel that reporter threw him under the bus. >> well, i don't know the perspective of the more conventional troops. i know within the special operations community general mcchrystal was definitely a beloved leader who led from the front. and just if his example a lot of people believed in his strategy and the direction he was going. >> corporal reyes, i would like to talk about this strategy. it is controversy. it means you send in a lot of troops...

Personn personnel, no in the policy. how will the change in command affect the american boots on the ground? joining us now, two afghanistan veterans, former army sergeant daniel bell is in st. louis and former marine corporal rick reyes is in los angeles. welcome to you both this morning. >> good morning, carol. >> sergeant bell, i'd like to start with you. >> hi, good morning. >> good morning. you served under general mcchrystal, sergeant bell. you liked him. you believe in his strategy. for the troops on the ground, how will this affect their morale, do you think? >> well, it's difficult to...

>> and just quickly, corporal reyes, i was just wondering about whether you think american troops will be able to get out of there by next year or even start to withdraw, i should say? >> well, we look at the latest progress reports out of the pentagon, we can see that the districts that are synthetic to taliban or in support of taliban are far -- are much further than the districts in support of the kabul government. so with that said, if we continue with the same strategy, i don't see us pulling out of there any time soon. there has to be a reassessment of the current strategy being implemen...