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Going to react, and he's going to react strongly. the fact is, on a day-to-day basis, speaking from our perspective, he has a very effective working relationship with general mcchrystal. he has cooperated with general mcchrystal in going down to kandahar to begin to set the stage as the kandahar campaign gets under way and talking to the local tribal leaders and so on. i think we have to understand the pressures he's under, but at the same time understand their sensitivity -- this is a country that has been at war for almost two generations. they have had armies come in and leave and who paid ...

>> i certainly didn't overreact. i think, david, some of what is said is not true. and a lot of others who make claims are short on evidence and very long on rhetoric. this is a very difficult situation, and we are working very closely with not only the president, but there's a whole government that is there. we work well with a lot of the ministers who are dealing on a day-to-day basis with our civilian and military leadership. we have an international presence that each of our allies are working in different parts of afghanistan. and i personally have a lot of similar think for president kar...

The pressures he's under, but at the same time understand their sensitivity -- this is a country that has been at war for almost two generations. they have had armies come in and leave and who paid no attention to afghan sovereignty. we are working very hard at that. we have to work as hard in our rhetoric as we are in our actions. >> is the message here, don't overreact to some of this? >> absolutely. >> did you not overreact when you spoke to him on the phone? >> i certainly didn't overreact. i think, david, some of what is said is not true. and a lot of others who make claims are short on e...