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Pentagon folks, they tell us, according to a senior u.s. official, they tell us for the first time, here we have the commander in chief to begin planning for this complete withdrawal. there will still be an option to stay. but, quote, reached a point where the pentagon has to begin planning for zero troops. my question to you, is the president calling karzai's bluff? >> well, he may well be calling karzai's bluff, but he's also delivering on what the american people want. the american people, you know, after 12 years, want our troops home. nobody, now, can explain to anybody, what we're doing ...

Friend. >> how are you? >> we will be ending north america's longest war. talking about taking america off a permanent war footing. you've been so outspoken, you said we should get out of afghanistan sooner rather than later. what did you think about the president's remarks on that subject? >> it's still moving in the right direction, but not fast enough for me. i'm going to be giving a speech on the floor thursday. we're going to have a colloquy going on about how we get out of afghanistan a little bit quicker. i don't believe there's anything good about that. karzai doesn't show any good int...

To lose some young people come into the work force? we have to raise the minimum wage. people support that, watching also for our young work force coming in that we don't hinder them either. we're watching that close, but it needs to be done. >> it's rachel maddow, your old friend. >> how are you? >> we will be ending north america's longest war. talking about taking america off a permanent war footing. you've been so outspoken, you said we should get out of afghanistan sooner rather than later. what did you think about the president's remarks on that subject? >> it's still moving in the right...

Looking at that, but at this point in time we have no indication that it's -- that it's a factor. >> do we know how the train was being pushed? was it pushed from the back, the engine? >> what was the configuration of the train? the train was being pushed from the back of the train. >> did that cause a derailment? would that cause any problems for it to derail? >> we will certainly be looking at any contribution that may have had in the derailment. >> is it hard to apply the brakes on a train when it's being pushed from the back, the train operator said he tried to apply the brakes, they just ...

Here that i think i don't think he is going to win against barack obama. >> well, and some people think he is overplaying his hand, karen. and u.s. officials to your point are adamant about the fact that they are willing to employee the zero option if karzai doesn't sign on to this security agreement. of course, karzai saying he is going to leave that to his successor. the united states saying that's not good enough. i will also say that this recent drone strike, which has left a child dead, the united states, a u.s. commander apologizing for that is only straining this already very fraught re...