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Before a convention speech. talk to me about the logic there. >> i think the logic is we were going to be in north carolina for other events anyway so we'll go give a speech that gets us free media and frames the race as a two-man race which they want to make sure we have delineated the primary is done and now this is a fight. you're going to see a lot of this gimmickry on both sides. yog i don't think you're seeing either sides take the high ground. the twitter fight of the moment was about president obama eating dog when he was age 7 or something living in indonesia. this is the kinds of thi...

Credit, the haqqani network taking credit. >> but the marines also in afghanistan are keeping other afghans safe also. it's an important thing to remember they're not just going out there doing their own random acts of violence. they truly are protectinging afghan communities. that is part of their mission and a lot of the soldiers do a very good job of it. and the people on the ground understand that, and are obviously grateful for the daily support. so it's not like every afghan is going to suddenly change the way they -- >> but it can't make it better. >> it can't make it better. >> and cer...

Democratists, conservatives 24 of them in total, five of them are retiring and six face uphill battles. we talk about the tenor of dialogue in this country. part of the problem with congress is we keep electing or we of late have been electing very strident members to capitol hill making compromise really a four-letter word. it strikes me this is now something to say, i went to capitol hill, i got legislation passed. we met in the middle is something that nobody can run on anymore. >> the good thing with boehner now in control, we've had a lot more discussions on the front end supposed to at t...

About. i would hate to be on thor end of the phone call about publishing those pictures. there's a lot of personal anguish on the part of the administration for good reason, obviously. but it is difficult as alice was talking about it to balance having to support the full military effort and then having to go after the soldiers responsible for this. >> it just makes the job of the soldiers still in afghanistan so much harder. they are with -- they are with the afghan population face to face every day, and this is just another thing that erodes that trust if there even is any trust still left. ...

Understand, is already under way. and wherever those facts lead, we will take the appropriate action. >> that was secretary of defense leon panetta speaking just moments ago regarding photos circulating of u.s. soldiers posing with the bodies of dead suicide bombers. maggie, this is part of a longer string of controversies that have arisen around u.s. soldiers posing or desecrating the bodies of militants that we're fight overseas. i guess when is we think about this, what is the collective effect of this on our president's overseas? >> i think it's obviously not a positive thing. i think in t...