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Entirely on the conditions on the ground. in his first interview after taking over as commander of the war in afghanistan, he said it is premature to make any assessments about what happens next july but the deadline imparts a sense of urgency to the mission and doesn't find it stifling. he says he doesn't worry about politics and if the conditions call for it, would encourage the president to delay the drawdown. >> to provide the best military advice, informed of the context by which i provide it but not driven by it and that is the same way we approach the very difficult recommendations we m...

Of this washington debate. >> i don't find it stifling. the president has been clear. vice president biden has been clear that this is a date when the process begins that is conditions based. and as the conditions permit, we transition tasks to our afghan counterparts. >> he served as an advisor to the coalition provision authority in iraq. he's a senior fellow at the counsel of foreign relations. tom andrews the national director of win without war. let me start with you. the july, 2011 deadline, when the president announced that deadline, what did it mean to you? how did you interpret it? >>...