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afghanistan. so today, president obama and his war council took stock today of how it s going, eight and a half years into the war. and just over a year before the u.s. withdrawal is to begin. defense secretary robert gates insisted the u.s. is not bogged down, but the president made clear the pullout will not be completed overnight. national security correspondent david martin is at the pentagon tonight. david, the senate armed services committee said today it will begin confirmation hearings for general david petreaus next tuesday. reporter: he is expected to be confirmed quickly and easily, but defense secretary gates acknowledged today the war itself is going slower and harder than expected. the man gates calls one of the greatest battle captains in american military history made the rounds today ahead of his senate confirmation hearings next week. before he is confirmed, petraeus will have to answer questions about the july 2011 date president obama has set for b ....
closing the door behind us. we said we d been begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. reporter: defense secretary gates says everyone at the pentagon agrees with that. we are all on board for beginning this process this gradual process of draw-down in july of 2011. that was the president s decision. and that decision stands as far as all of us are concerned. reporter: petraeus wasn t answering questions ahead of his confirmation hearings, but his spokesman said one of his areas of focus will be on improved civilian-military relations and unity of effort. an obvious reference to the rolling stone article where general stanley mcchrystal and his aides openly disparaged the civilian members of the president s afghan team. the chairman of the joint chiefs, who had recommended mcchrystal for the top job in afghanistan described his reaction when he sawtd article left-hand. honestly, when i first read it, i ....