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Safety of the americans who are over here fighting for our freedom. we came on july 4th, but thank our soldiers here for what they're doing on independence day to fight for our freedom against islamist extremists terrorists who are threatening it today, and also if i may through you, major, thank the families of our troops back home for all the support they give in this cause. >> major: senator, what is the timeline for general petraeus' decision on reviewing the rules of engagement? speaking of timelines, where are we on the timeline for troop withdrawals next year? the president's new phrase...

Yesterday about the timetable for withdrawal yesterday. it's quite different from joe biden. let's listen to the president. >> we did not say that starting july 2011 suddenly there would be no troops from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didn't say we would be switching off the lights and closing the door behind us. we said we would begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> well, that seems to run counter to what vice president biden told author jonathan alder. he said in july 2011 you'll see a lot of people mo...

>> we did not say that starting july 2011 suddenly there would be no troops from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didn't say we would be switching off the lights and closing the door behind us. we said we would begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> well, that seems to run counter to what vice president biden told author jonathan nadler. he said in july 2011 you'll see a lot of people moving out. bet on it. so joe biden seems to be talking to the democratic left, if you will, the base. while the president se...

>> we did not say that starting july, 2011, suddenly there would be no troop from the united states or allied countries in afghanistan. we didn't say we'd be switching off the lights and closing the doors behind us. we said we'd begin a transition phase in which the afghan government is taking on more and more responsibility. >> it seemed to be what the vice president told jonathan alder. the vice president said "in july of 2011, you're going to see a whole lot of people moving out. bet on it." joe biden, the vice president, congressman mcgovern, seems to be talking to the democratic left, if ...

Any minute now we are waiting to hear from the president right before he gets on the marine one to head over to andrews air force base. he'll make a statement about this big financial reform deal. it's something they really did want to have in their pocket going into this g-20, savannah. simply because they're trying to get other nations to do similar things. particularly for the european banks. so having this deal done and granted the president won't sign it probably until it actually passes both houses of congress again, but having this deal in hand does give him a little more leverage as th...