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Which is, we should say, a very significant undertaking for the justice department, already the largest investigation in terms of numbers in u.s. history. a lot of work is ahead of them to bring cases in. and they already have the names of hundreds more people who have not been arrested yet, who have been turned in by online sleuths who've identify them. it's a matter of docking management. the justice department is saying this is crucial funding they really need to get through. there's a little bit of a message disconnect, i think, with congress because when my colleague was talking to people...

The issue? >> i don't think there is a message disconnect as now there is becoming a difference of opinion within the democratic party. as you point out the 102 no votes recently this summer was quite a leap from the 30 some that initially opposed spending the money in afghanistan. you also have leaders such as senator john kerry of massachusetts saying they are extremely concerned about corruption over there and he wants to see president karzai step up and be much more forceful in terms of corruption at virtually every level in that country. so you see more and more democrats saying we can't ...

To continue to be there to help them, then we should be able to have the flexibility to do that the message i read. >> bret: on afghanistan. so you have petraeus in afghanistan saying july 2011 the president talked about it as a date. is there a disconnect between petraeus saying this is conditions-based in afghanistan -- >> i don't think so. because if you look at some of the other things he said he made it clear that he has the president's ear. he can talk to him any time he needs. i believe that president obama has shown enough willingness and flexibility to listen to his generals and make ...

Obama hold party together on the issue? >> i don't think there is a message disconnect as now there is becoming a difference of opinion within the democratic party. as you point out the 102 no votes recently this summer was quite a leap from the 30 some that initially opposed spending the money in afghanistan. you also have leaders such as senator john kerry of massachusetts saying they are extremely concerned about corruption over there and he wants to see president karzai step up and be much more forceful in terms of corruption at virtually every level in that country. so you see more and mo...