Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110119:01:32:00
Then, if they're doomed to failure, they'ir base within th jihadist community is deteriorating, why do we need to do that if they're going to self-destruct anyway? >> we need to help that process along. their ideology is not -- is doomed but they could go on for a century. they were doing pretty well in afghanistan before 9/11. they were attracting thousands of recruits from around the world. we need to prevent that. it's a countersanctuary strategy that we're engaged? >> and you don't think we need to get out of afghanistan anytime soon -- >> i think the biggest underreported story of this ye...