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Wounded a month, 600 miles from the sea in some 14th century country. this is a hard sell anywhere. >> well, how do you put it together what you just said in terms of our military commitment which could stretch to five years in terms of real strength in numbers over there, ability to play a strategic role. and yet the political reality that we have a president who has a democratic party behind him, a center/left coalition behind him that's going to be sensitive about the suggestion of being there for five years at this point. having been advertised this next july pullout date? >> i don't know....

Announcement? >> we know the biggest news is sending secretary kerry to iraq. they've hit a road block with maliki. part of the president's, what he said last friday is that no military. he's not going to really okay a major military commitment to deal with the iraq chaos if there's not an equivalent if not stronger effort, on the political side by maliki. from what i've heard about various attempts, whether it's vice president biden who personally has a good relationship with maliki, every attempt to have maliki, hey, guy, you have to deal with this political situation. you have to reform you...

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From before the convention. >> 136,000 jobs will be lost in virginia. >> if f the candidate is getting anxious, you wouldn't know it. as he hammered president obama as defense cut in looming sequestration of the american legion post. >> it's still a troubled and dangerous world. the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable. and de stating. when i become -- steve dating anpresident wewill stop it. i won't cut money to the military. >> he picked support of medal of honor recipients tonight. last night in ohio, impromptu photo op, when a charte...

Would do that and what the consequences would be. everything else is just talk. your reaction? >> it's quite clear that the president wants to avoid in any way a discussion about a military option, but of course, we have to recognize that if all else fails and he's failed on so many dimensions, it's possible that all else will fail, but i hope not. i hope that crippling sanctions, now that father finally begin -- finally going to be employed will have an impact. i hope if we support dissident voice, that will have an impact. and i hope that showing a military commitment on our part and a recog...