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Cut spending. you did not have the same level of spending. in the bush years you had the tax cuts, but also an enormous expansion of spending. >> on wars. >> fine. we have to pay for the wars, martin. that's the point. you are spending the money. the fact of the matter whether it's a war or anything else, on health care, or whatever, the fact is that had expansion that led to a lot of problems we have right now today. that's both democrats and republicans in the last or so years engage in this level of spending. it doesn't stop under obama. >> i want you both to listen to what the president sa...

Today about whether the u.s. is engaged in an escalating covert war with iran. these questions follow recent incidents including iran's claims sunday that it shot down a highly sophisticated u.s. drone. nbc news pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us live to explain. mick, the stealth itself, the drone that iran says it recovered, they said they did so and it's mostly intact, correct? >> that's what they're claiming. they've offered no photographic evidence that they have in fact recovered what would have been a crashed drone. and in this case, they claim it's an rq 170. which is an ...

Civilian casualties as they do so, but one of the tradeoffs when you do that especially looking at a place like marjah which is large and you are likely to see urban combat, also, it is very hard to minimize the casualties, and at the same time protect your own force, when you are taking fire from a house, and how do you know which house to retaliate against, and how do you shield the civilians and at the same time protect your own soldiers and marines on the ground. it is pivotal. >> we will be covering this "operation enduring freedom" particular offensive in marjah, and we will stay on top ...

Should read it. >> thank you, joanne. >> i'm trying to give them some money back, too, instead of flowers for charles. in other words, this was charlie's dream. >> yeah. >> and we are trying to bring it to fruition. and as you know, ali, it costs $1 million to keep a soldier in the war on the battlefield for a year. we can rebuild afghanistan, food, water, education, jobs, and basic health care for $11 a person. and the afghans will fight their own battles. but people have forgotten in the united states. is that not one american military person lost their war in the -- excuse me. i'm so -- los...

Call now. the 5-year, 100,000 mile transferable powertrain warranty, from gmc. with roadside assistance and courtesy transportation, it's the best coverage in america. >> i have been passionately involved with the cause of the afghans since the day the communists marched in. why is the congress saying one thing and doing another? >> tradition mostly. >> you sit at the intersection of the pentagon and the cia and the three agencies that you would need for a covert war. >> yes. joanne is being played by julia roberts there. accurate portrayal of your relationship with charlie wilson and your i...