Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111031:20:05:00
Choice. >> would it also bring more security by rapid exit? >> remember when general shinseki was asked, how many troops do you need in order to secure iraq, that is, after the battle. he said about 250,000 troops. that's what you need in afghanistan. >> so your choice is go big at 250,000, or the other option, which is get out faster, of afghanistan. >> well, that is sort of what we're doing. they've put an end date, the end of 2014, and if you listen to nato, and nato says this is the time to talk about reconciliation and political deals, the taliban doesn't seem to be in the mood for a poli...