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Book. i'm wondering if you see now that maybe the strategy we're employing will lead to some good both in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, bill, the book takes you from jihadi victories in the middle ages to the turning of the tide to afghanistan. and i have never questioned whether or not our troops can accomplish their mission. there is no question the marines and the brits and our army guys in support could do marjah. that's not the issue. the issues are, one, what happens now? >> bill: no, i know that but the strategy -- seems to be optimism according to gates about the strategy. and pak...

>> i will kill al qaeda in any color they come in. >> bill: upset tom hanks if you keep talking like that. >> the developments in pakistan are encouraging. there is a reason it's happening. pakistan is now busting the al qaeda guys and taliban guys they can't manage because pakistan sees a deal coming. they know obama wants out. karzai is looking for advantages with iran, pakistan. we are going to see a grand bargain in the next couple years and we will be the ultimate guys on the outside. >> bill: colonel, thanks very much. the book again is endless war. when we come right back, glenn beck ga...

Just stinks. it's just like that. i do believe mr. hanks and spielberg their interest in this is commendable and band of brothers was terrific. that's great. but then when you get to the idea that while today's soldiers are not as good or not the greatest generation or we are racist. it's just crazy. in fact, ironically, the really interesting contrast, rather than parallel between world war ii and the pacific and the battle against terrorists, islammist terrorists is that in the pacific we responded to savagery with ruthlessness of our own and we won. in the war against terror, we have respon...

Magically better and today it just stinks. it's just like that. i do believe mr. hanks and spielberg their interest in this is commendable and band of brothers was terrific. that's great. but then when you get to the idea that while today's soldiers are not as good or not the greatest generation or we are racist. it's just crazy. in fact, ironically, the really interesting contrast, rather than parallel between world war ii and the pacific and the battle against terrorists, islammist terrorists is that in the pacific we responded to savagery with ruthlessness of our own and we won. in the war ...

Country. you address all of these things in a very negative way in your book. i'm wondering if you see now that maybe the strategy we're employing will lead to some good both in afghanistan and pakistan? >> well, bill, the book takes you from jihadi victories in the middle ages to the turning of the tide to afghanistan. and i have never questioned whether or not our troops can accomplish their mission. there is no question the marines and the brits and our army guys in support could do marjah. that's not the issue. the issues are, one, what happens now? >> bill: no, i know that but the strateg...