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Afghanistan or pakistan because as they're doing that, it takes our focus off of the ball which really should be what are we going to do to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon? >> reporter: a marriage of convenience because both, obviously, do not want to see the united states successful in the region, and obviously, are opposed to western efforts to get both in line and get the iranians to stop their nuclear am pigs. jane: mike's at the pentagon. thanks, mike. jon: he has strongly criticized arizona's new immigration law, so attorney general eric holder surprised congress with this statem...

>> they should have been embarrassed a long time ago. i mean, these laws have been on the books for 40 years. they've ignored the damage to america. arizona's not taking it anymore. unlike vegas, what goes on in arizona does not stay in arizona. we have an obligation to the rule of law, and those folks that are protesting, you know, shame on them for having anti-american sentiments. you know, the public demands this, the cost of not enforcing these laws is more lives, more cost, more damage to this great nation. we're a constitutional republic based on the rule of law. arizona takes that serio...

Stopped and trying to get everything cleaned up on the coast. we'll see how that goes. right now some are expressing their surprise when it comes to attorney general holder and his claims that he has not read arizona's immigration law even though it's about 10 pages long. the attorney general made that admission yesterday during a congressional hearing. he has been an outspoken critic of the law, even threatens to challenge it in court even though polls show the majority of americans agree with arizona's decision to try to write laws enforcing immigration law. but there's also been a passionat...

Going to keep on going to do what needs to be done. and so i've asked secretary salazar to conduct a top-to-bottom reform of the minerals management service. this week he announced that the part of the agency which permits oil and gas drilling and collects royalties will be separated from the part of the agency in charge of inspecting the safety of oil rigs and platforms and enforcing the law. that way there's no conflict of interest, real or perceived. we've also ordered immediate inspections of all deepwater operations in the gulf of mexico, and we've announced that no permits will go forwar...

Closet, they still need the light on. enough is enough. it's a simple, simpling law. jon: what do you say to the attorney general who has threatened a court challenge of this law that you wrote, and he hasn't even read it? what do you say to him? [laughter] >> yeah, pretty embarrassing. i mean, a man of his stature and his position of responsibility, it's pretty embarrassing. maybe he ought to start using the president's teleprompter before he speaks out. jon: and very quickly regarding the boycotts of arizona? >> well, again, the e-mails and support we're getting are overwhelming. again, the ...