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We are growing at less than 2%. it is not just tax, it's regulations and massive obamacare. they are going to have to turn this around. or he is going to be a two-term jimmy carter with a weak economy and people being hugely disappointed that all the hope turned out to be nothing but less jobs, lower wages and higher poverty. you can think about that? a liberal president, over his presidency, overseeing an increase in welfare and poverty. the people on the lowest ranks of the economic ladder are hurt the worst by the most liberal president. it's ironic. >> matt and joe, millions of americans w...

>> there you go the in the meantime president obama speeding up the transition in afghanistan. he made the announcement after meeting with afghan president harmid karzai at the white house. >> let me say it as plainly as i can. starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. >> well, initially u.s. forces were to transition to a support role this summer. also left unanswered how many troops will stay behind after the war ends in 20146789 it's know when a war is ending. white house said it would consider leaving zero troops behind. a...

Magazine, washington editor at large. thank you for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement that troops will move to a support role this spring, we had known it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today, do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> i think that the president looked at the tea leaves in the united states, not much support for this. making a strategic judgment that the timing that you have american men and women still on the front line, going to still in danger, but nothing stra...

In? for afghanistan, for america's military, for america's military families, this is a long time coming. this is a long time coming. this is a very long time coming. joining us now is steve clemons from the new america foundation. steve writes at the atlantic magazine where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known that it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today. do we know why the presiden...

This is a very long time coming. joining us now is steve clemons from "the washington note" and the new america foundation. steve writes at "the atlantic magazine" where he is washington editor at large. thank you so much for being here. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> president obama's announcement today that u.s. troops are going to change mission, move to a support role this spring. we had known that it was possible maybe as early as this next summer before today. do we know why the president felt he could accelerate the pace today and do it by this spring? >> well, i think that the president ha...