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Bringing bah abobring i ing about some type of solution that brings in other outsiders to marjah. >> i'm not sure if you've seen some of the -- we have exclusive video that only cnn has of the operation there, and, you know, apparently it started today and some people are saying this is really the big test on whether or not that the u.s. and nato forces will be able to secure that area. so, you know, you said that you don't know why the u.s. is fighting over there. has anything changed since you made that statement? >> no. no, for me it hasn't. back in early december when president obama annou...

The ethics and standards we're trying to give them to carry on the fight. but the government of afghanistan is a weak link. the hope is what mcchrystal is trying to do is to turn that around. we still got another 10,000 guys coming in on 30,000 troop increase, this is 15,000, it's a good first step but we have to wait and see how successful this will be. >> julie: they only have half of the troops that are expected to arrive. before i let you go, is marjah the prototype of a new military operation that was suggested by mcchrystal? >> yes, on this large scale. we've been doing it with small ope...

>> here with us now, washington executive editor of bloomberg and host of political capital with al hunt, al hunt. >> cool works for al. >> definitely. good to have you on, al. we'll get to you in just a second. we'll get a quick look at today's top stories first. president obama is set to deliver remarks this morning as he lays out his proposed $3.8 trillion budget for the upcoming year. despite mans to cut spending, the deficit is expected to soar to a record breaking $1.56 trillion. with unemployment at 10%, $100 billion will go to programs aimed at putting americans back the to work. the...

The president will ask congress to approve another $33 billion to fund a troop increase in afghanistan. thejected savings will allow the bush tax cuts to lapse next year as scheduled. >> another $33 billion for afghanistan this is a bottomless pit. i would think some on the left would be concerned. >> they are concerned. remember, the left wasn't terribly happy when the president gave his speech at west point, talking about how he needed to increase the troop levels there. but this was also the president who as a candidate said that afghanistan was the necessary war. so he's putting troops in,...

Taliban. now those forces have completely abandoned it. leaving it open for the forces of the opposition of the northern alliance to move in and take over. >> donald rumsfeld declared the end of combat in afghanistan. >> we're at a point where we clearly moved from major combat activity to a period of stability and stabilization and reconstruction. >> the taliban have really resurged or at least insurgence associated with them have resurged over the last year or so, particular pli in the south of the country. they started using roadside bombs, suicide bombs, tactics that vnts been used here be...