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Jon: fox news alert, busy day for the president there, you see him boarding his limousine in indianpolis, headed to indiana, he's going to be touring an allison transmission plant, looking at new transmissions being built there in part with stimulus funds. he will also talk to about 750 employees of that plant. indiana, it should be noticed, has quite a few electoral votes and a pivotal electoral state, it also has a republican governor. at any rate, mr. obama will do a little politicing there and perhaps try and point out the economic accomplishments he wants to tout of his administration. af...

Recognize that you need something beyond just the physical elimination of your military opposition. you have to create an alternative economically for the people on the ground so that they support the national government. and so this is a beginning. this will be a very important test case to find out if the new u.s. strategy will work. >> and, peter, how tough are the rules of engagement? we've heard complaints from some marines about, look, you know, the idea here is protecting civilians. civilians are the goal here, not so much the town, itself, or any amount of land. it's protecting civilia...

To have that kind of conversation. we have to trust the judgment of the professionals. if they observe anything that could compromise the safety of the passengers they have to act upon it. they have one priority, wheels up, wheels down, everybody's safe. and the reality is if they saw something that wasn't safe they had to take action. imagine if something had gone wrong. imagine if they let him fly because they're a big fan of his and something had gone right with his seat, not able to stay in locked and upright position. or if he blocked the row. or if there was a part of him hanging o ut in...

Safety and comfort of all customers? >> no, i'm sorry, i don't buy that. kevin was already seated. arm rests down, seat belt fastened which is the criteria southwest says a passenger must meet. the ladies on each side of him were asked if they felt encroached upon or interfered with or inconvenienced and they said no. >> so you're saying it's discrimination? >> absolutely. >> mimi, what about that? discrimination? >> southwest airlines is a customer-centric airline. they have no upside in going after a famous director. i don't think there is any airline employee whoever wants to have that kind...

To find an exit strategy out of afghanistan. this is the kind of plan that should have been tried a long time ago. it's taken eight years to recognize that you need something beyond just the physical elimination of your military opposition. you have to create an alternative economically for the people on the ground so that they support the national government. and so this is a beginning. this will be a very important test case to find out if the new u.s. strategy will work. >> and, peter, how tough are the rules of engagement? we've heard complaints from some marines about, look, you know, the...