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>> it is important to note the president's reminder in recent days that july 2011 will mark the beginning of a process, not the date when the u.s. heads for the exits and turns out the lights. >> turning out the lights might not be the best metaphor considering a lot of afghans only get two hours of electricity a day, but point taken. the war strategy is not changing. the deadline for leaving is as squishy and contested as ever. what's new is that the "rolling stone" michael hastings experience that led to the quick departure and retirement of general stanley mcchrystal is bringing to the fore...

Haqani network, the ttp, other terrorist organizations that also pose a danger to us, to afghanistan and ultimately to pakistan. and so that's part of what is at stake here is allowing afghanistan to develop enough that they can take care of their own security needs. >> how do you ensure that? i mean, at some point we leave, the critical mass of our authority is gone. it could take a couple of years, but eventually we'll have so few troops over there. we can't tell them what to do, if we ever can. karzai or his successor will be calling the shots. how do we stop them from cutting a deal with t...

Other terrorist organizations that also pose a danger to us, to afghanistan, and ultimately to pakistan. part of what is at stake is allowing afghanistan to develop enough to take care of their own security needs. how do you ensure that? at some point we leave. we could say it takes a couple years. but eventually we'll have so few troops over there we can't tell them what to do. karzai or his successor will be calling the shots. how do we stop them from cutting a deal with the taliban? how do we stop them from creating some kind of base for al qaeda or other terrorist groups? >> well, there's ...

Mentioned $275 million but did in a letter to king on friday saying she was "concerned that new york had not used this money available since 2006". she wrote "given the sense of urgency we all feel we are focused in on working closely with congress and our state and local partners to ensure these funds are put to work quickly to address important security needs in new york city and throughout the state." meanwhile, new york's democratic governor david paterson is dressing for a "mutual resolution" between new york lawmakers and the obama administration engaged in what he calls a "public scabbl...

New york and she didn't mentioned $275 million but did in a letter to king on friday saying she was "concerned that new york had not used this money available since 2006". she wrote "given the sense of urgency we all feel we are focused in on working closely with congress and our state and local partners to ensure these funds are put to work quickly to address important security needs in new york city and throughout the state." meanwhile, new york's democratic governor david paterson is dressing for a "mutual resolution" between new york lawmakers and the obama administration engaged in what h...