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>> reporter: i think they are being drawn 100%. i spoke to a commander who said, well, maybe we can get one out of two. there's a pride issue here. there is a legacy issue. the u.s. military's prestige is on the line. generally the consensus is iraq didn't go very well, and they're hoping that if afghanistan doesn't totally fall to pieces that it will be something of a saving grace for the military, that they can pull out from this experience and say, look, we didn't fail over this last decade in our foreign endeavors, we didn't launch these wars only to see chaos and turmoil in the wake. but ...

Why is president obama getting a pass. is he the person ultimately responsible for the roll out? >> he's not getting a pass because democrats are not happy about the direction the administration is taking and the frustrations are growing and his second term agenda is no whereville. and he is stuck by the technical failures attendant to the signature law. here is the problem with kathleen sebelius recollects if she continues to take this attitude and defiant and refuses to apologize, apparently there is a pride issue or something that prevents her from taking the easy way out which is to accept...

This nyu fellowship, the posting for the activist involved here might be a way for the chinese government to save face. a way for this to be resolved that doesn't cost anybody politically at home. is that how you see it? there's hundreds of thousands of chinese students that come to the united states every year. does this neutralize it from their perspective in terms of it being a pride issue for the government? >> this fellowship, this offer of going to the united states on a student visa is a face saver for the chinese government. they have many chinese students going to the united states. i...

Quit anything. >> reporter: she tried to teach her children to don't quit anything. it's all about pride here. the lower 9th ward is a pride issue. i want to give you an example of that. see this right here, the x on the door there, jon where it's got the listing that is a new rebuilt house, it's been repainted and the homeowners actually came back and put that back on the house to show they had survived through katrina. that's how information this storm was to rebuilding this community, and it's all about the pride issue here. jon: but i think what so many millions of americans are asking is ...

This nyu fellowship for the activists involved here might be way for the chinese government to save face. way for this to be resolved that doesn't cost anybody politically at home. is that how you see it? there's hundreds of thousands of chinese students that come to the united states every year. does this neutralize it from their perspective in terms of it being a pride issue for the government? >> this fellowship, this offer of going to the united states on a student visa is a face saver for the chinese government. they have many chinese students going to the united states. it allows them to...