Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100629:16:11:00
>> general mccaffrey, that is a question. if they look upward, they see the karzai government. the government described as corrupt, having stolen an election in popular parlance. can they look up to that and die for it? >> well, you know, i'm not too sure that an afghan soldier in a brigade out in the frontier in pakistan is thinking about his national government. the afghan army's been a surprising success story, as a matter of fact. they're the first army in their history that doesn't abuse the people. they've been fairly courageous. they're good at battalion level. i think probably over tim...