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We are at the pentagon to look at the new orders from the general on the ground calling the shots for the troops but first, the president's message today. in a speech in atlanta he said he is a month away from delivering on the war in iraq. >> as promised and on schedule. >> he toll the disabled veterans that the military mission will train to training troops and america's relationship with iraq will be led by diplomats. >> today, even if terrorists try to derail iraq's progress, because of the sacrifices of our troops and our iraqi partners, violence in iraq continues to be near the lowest it...

People and they are training troops in pakistan to shoot and kill americans and afghan leaders, how long can this go on when they have -- our enemy has a privileged sanctuary of sorts inside pakistan to which it can return and come back and fight? >> well, pat, first of all, we do not know. perhaps you know but we do not know that isi is training troops to kill americans in afghanistan. we know they did this in the past. these documents, i believe so, somewhere in 2009 and i don't know whether those documents even from 2009 sustain that. but there is a war going on. a political war in pakistan...

Sensse centorian, at least that he's up to the task. i haven't heard anything new that focuses on how long we're really going to be there. you we're going to start withdrawing troops in july of 2011, what kind of troops they're going to be, probably support troops and some combat troops, and how many are going to be left, probably going remain. >> if combat troops are going to start leaving in 2011. what are we looking at realistically, do you think? best-case scenario? >> i think we're going to look at concentrations of troops, small concentration of troops in kabul, largest concentrations an...

Serious resolve and strategy. >> and so much, colonel jack, so much money and so many lives have been spent on this war. the u.s. started training troops in that country. that country's security forces back in 2002. most of the afghan military and police are still not at the readiness levels to even hold the stalemate. most of that fighting is done by special ops which i think the last number i saw makes it about 7% of afghan defense and security forces. what are you looking for tonight, jack? >> the likelihood is the special operations capability is going to be increased of the -- i've heard ...

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