>> here in afghanistan, general david petraeus, the commander of u.s. and nato forces, is speaking out for the first time about this war which he is now directly charged with turning around. he replaces general stan mcchrystal who was fired by the president for airing publicly his disagreement, his grievances, his frustration with the war effort. now in comes david petraeus facing some very difficult questions about the future of the fight here. the nature of the government in afghanistan and whether it is a reliable partner with the united states. the nature of the enemy, why it is the insurgency is stronger and not weaker nine years after the war began. and the future of 100,000 u.s. troops, how long will they be here? >> in the speech that the president made at west point, there were two messages. one was a message of substantial additional commitment, additional 30,000 troops, again, more civilians, more funding for afghan forces, authorization of 100,000 more of them and so forth. but also a message of increased urgency. and that's what july 2011 r

general david petraeus went on a media blitz this past weekend in what we can assume was an attempt to reassure the public that we aren't fighting a pointless. or in his words he said we are here so that afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists the way that it was when al qaeda planned the nine eleven attacks in the khandahar area but in order to make sure that happens general petraeus could have promised the public that the withdraw all will be can next year quite the opposite he said that it's too premature to say and the hill give obama his best professional military advice before the deadline happens but will his professional military advice clash with what's political what's politically viable will he try to strong arm obama into backing away from his promises here to discuss that with me is dr james carafano the senior defense policy analyst at the heritage foundation dr co-founded thanks so much for being here and i have to ask you here do you see a conflict of leadership going on with the train coming out saying that i can't promise this d

before general david petraeus got an assessment of the war from his top commanders in the field, we got an assessment from him. >> well, we're making progress but we've got to make a lot more, obviously. it's a tough fight. >> couric: after nine years, over $300 billion, 1200 u.s. lives, not to mention coalition forces and civilian casualties, a lot of americans thinking what the heck are we doing here still? >> well, i can understand that. i mean, it's easy to get frustrated about afghanistan. we should remember why we're here. this is where the 9/11 attacks were planned. it is very much a vital national security interest to the united states and really all the countries of the world that are fighting extremism to make sure that there are not sanctuaries in this country once again from which transnational extremists can launch attacks. >> couric: but many americans are growing increasingly disillusioned with the war. the taliban has gained ground. i.e.d. attacks have more than doubled in the last year. july was the deadliest month for u.s. troops since the war began. marjah, which was

a the commander in afghanistan, general david petraeus, tells the bbc his troops are turning the tide against the taliban. >> when you take away areas and in a great deal to the enemy, the enemy fights back. as i said, it gets harder before it gets easier. >> welcome to bbc world news, broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming in later for you, the marriage that did not make the cut. tiger woods and his wife get divorced. and the long struggle that leaves indigenous brazilians to protect their culture from the sprawling metropolis next door. ♪ >> hello to you. the pakistan situation is still critical. the monsoon flood waters are believed -- unbelievably still rising in parts of the country the un estimates more than 17 million people are affected. more than 6 million still lack the most basic shelter. the u.n. does police now have pledges of around 70% of the $460 million it has appealed for. but it is calling on the world to step up its response. here is the report from pakistan. >> even afghanistan has to send helicopters here to help the flood victims. >> we flew

and today looks like the neo cons have returned gen david petraeus just hired frederick kagan to fight corruption in karzai government but is this scary revelation proof that obama's administration really does mimic president bush's we'll speak with radio host tom hartman next we'll ask if the criminal justice system really works in this country a new report shows that our north carolina crime lab has withheld or given faulty forensic evidence and over two hundred and thirty cases and this unfortunately is not an isolated incident so what does that say about our system we'll speak with the reason magazines radley balko then seventeen attorney general attorneys general are teaming up to get craigslist to drop its adult section after years of uncertainty surrounding the page many states want to drop a section altogether to avoid any chance of prostitution but is removing something on craigslist really going to fix the problem orders sex trafficking and much more complicated issue that needs attention in this country will speak with c.n.n. baskin from the sex workers project and also we'l

at 57, general david petraeus is easily america's most famous warrior. on this morning, we find him in the middle of physical training as this fiercely competitive four-star general works over soldiers half had his age. >> good morning, marine. how are you? >> with the same intensity as he works the war plan. despite his reputation for taking on the toughest jobs, general petraeus admits he had his doubts about this assignment. >> obviously that crosses your mind. to be candid, i thought i had done my last one of this type but it's a privilege to do it with the tremendous team that we have out here. >> he recalled the candid one-on-one conversation he had with president obama the day he was tapped for the job. >> well, we talked about literally again the importance of the mission, the importance of our commitment to it. talked about the way ahead. talked about the various dynamics that are at play here that obviously give impressions about our commitment and so forth. i didn't come out here to carry out a graceful exit or something like that. i came out

and the key service in david petraeus's mind is electricity. we have to bring more electricity to the people on a per capita basis, every other city in afghanistan has more electricity than khandahar. so we have to show that services come with it. >> what's the difference between counterinsurgency and counterterrorism? >> it's a very perceptive, should i say typically perceptive question after all these years of doing your program. i think this is 20 years since you and i first did this. >> rose: very first one we did, very first national broadcast. >> with you, me and barbara walters. >> rose: yes. >> so this is a very interesting question for theorists. i will give you the theory. counterinsurgency,... no, let me start with counterterror. counterterror is just punching at the enemy, boom, hit them in the nose. you find the taliban, you go after them with a night raid or a... . >> rose: sounds like special ops like what general mcchrystal did in iraq. >> exactly. exactly right. and and takes less forces. but it carries with it some downsides.

and the key service in david petraeus's mind is electricity. we have to bring more electricity to the people on a per capita basis, every other city in afghanistan has more electricity than khandahar. so we have to show that services come with it. >> what's the difference between counterinsurgency and counterterrorism? >> it's a very perceptive, should i say typically perceptive question after all these years of doing your program. i think this is 20 years since you and i first did this. >> rose: very first one we did, very first national broadcast. >> with you, me and barbara walters. >> rose: yes. >> so this is a very interesting question for theorists. so i will give you the theory. counterinsurgency,... no, let me start with counterterror. counterterror is just punching at the enemy, boom, hit them in the nose. you find the taliban, you go after them with a night raid or a... . >> rose: sounds like special ops like what general mcchrystal did in iraq. >> exactly. exactly right. and and takes less forces. but it carries with it some downside

so what are we to make of general david petraeus apparently wandering off message? he was asked if he was advise against withdrawing troops if the conditions weren't right? >> certainly. i sat down with him in the oval office, and what he wants from me is the best professional military advice. we have recommended the strategy and the resources that are required for that strategy. as there are changes had in any of that, i would communicate that to him. >> that independent-sounding answer was jumped on by the afghan government, who thinks president obama made a mistake by signposting next july as a withdrawal doctorate. >> we have felt that setting a date for withdrawal or start of withdrawal is going to put the mission itself in jeopardy. so we will have to make it based on conditions. >> but from headquarters in combaut, a refinement of general petraeus' responsibility. >> the responsibility for security and other critical governance and development activities to the government of afghanistan. >> by july, the curtain may have fallen on this man's career. secretary

today i asked the top commander here, general david petraeus, if the u.s. would be willing to play a role in that process. >> we're not the ones calling the shots. and at the end of the day, those who will determine whether reconciliation goes forward or not those who lead the afghan government. and that is why it's appropriate that they lead these efforts. perhaps facilitated in some cases, supported in some cases by the united states. but those are going to remain behind the scenes and that's where they should remain. president karzai has established the afghan government's red lines, if you will. they must respect the constitution, lay down weapons, cut off ties with al qaeda and essentially be willing to be productive members of society. >> couric: so you have no moral qualms about bringing the taliban, even high-ranking members of the taliban, into the process? >> it's not about my moral qualms, it's about the afghanistan leadership which has established the red lines. and i think that you have to have at least an open mind about this because this is h

petraeus embraced as a tool to fight militants inhale the success story so what do you make of the u.s. departure and of petraeus a strategy that everything goes back to the way it was seven years ago doesn't prove that money and not the promises of democracy are the way to win hearts and minds well earlier i spoke with colonel lawrence wilkerson retired retired colonel and former chief of staff to colin powell and i first asked him if he was at all surprise that al qaeda was already making its lift return. to comments on the one watery the brain trust for osama bin laden would be saying that. you're not sure if it's even true absolutely one of the things that bin laden has been very clear about is that his desire was to suck the united states into the middle east afghanistan first and then iraq he's done that we've complied with everything that his chief strategist when i was a water he wanted we've come and we're now marred down which is exactly what bin laden mourn and so you could defeat us just as the mujahedeen defeated the soviet union. the second dimension of it in the first me

david joins us from kabul. what did general petraeus have to say? >> reporter: well, ann, i think general petraeus understands two things very well. one, which you just mentioned, dwindling support at home for the war, and the results problem that he has on the ground here with an insurgency that has gotten stronger with corruption in the afghan government. in the first part of my conversation with general petraeus today, he made the case for more space and more time to demonstrate the kind of progress that he believes is possible with the surge strategy. and now with him in place. but he understands that the clock is ticking. after all, next july, u.s. forces are supposed to begin their withdrawal. is your job now here as commander to try to slow down that washington cause? >> i think our job, again, is to show those in washington that there is progress being made. to do that, we have to build on the progress that has been established so far, because there is certainly nothing like irreversible momentum. >> reporter: are you in lockstep with the pr

general david petraeus. >> as each of you knows well, we are engaged in a tough fight. after years of war, we have arrived at a critical moment. we must demonstrate to the afghan people and to the world that al qaeda and its network of extremist allies will not be allowed to once again establish sanctuaries in afghanistan from which they can launch attacks on the afghan people and on freedom-loving nations around the world. >> petraeus said afghanistan must be stabilized this year if international troops are to begin withdrawing in the foreseeable future. with afghan forces taking responsibility for security and reconstruction. a german general is overall spokesman for international forces in afghanistan. he used to be commander of the space. >> it is an important juncture in afghanistan, both in political and military terms. politically because of a series of key events. we have the london compass -- we had the london conference this year. we will also have a lisbon summit. a lot of important and successful military missions are going on with the afghans. with the tran

and coalition forces, general david petraeus. speaking out for the first time since assuming his command. he'll speck about the enemy, the future of the war and the u.s. commitment here. only on "meet the press." >> thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. our next newscast is tonight at 5:00. giants on at 1:00, and "meet the press with david gregory" is next. enjoy your sunday. >> take care.

general david petraeus made his comments today. >> the progress really just began this spring, late spring is when we started to see the operations in central province truly were starting to improve security for the people, and up and down process to be sure, taliban fighting back hard as we took away very important sanctuaries from them. >> alan: his goal is to keep extremist groups at buy -- bay. >> hundreds of bay area homeowners were in oakland today in hopes of getting a break on their mortgages. this is day four of a five-day mortgage modification event put on by chase bank. customers met with counselor and provided documents,, and in two weeks will find out if they can get a loan modification. they say this is their only chance to discuss problems in person with the bank. >> we have heard about so many programs and we call and call and get a different answer everytime. so we're trying to get some finality if they can help us. >> alan: chase expects to receive 2,000 applications by the end of the event on monday. >>> a bill signed by president obama last week is expected to provide $

we had a change of command on the ground when general david petraeus took over. many elements are only beginning to have an impact. there we have a concerted civilian and military push to get the different pieces together. in pakistan in some ways we have had more successes, largely because of government engagement. our impact in assisting pakistan gills with some civilian economic issues. -- deals with some civilian economic issues. the goal has been to change the direction, shape, and nature of the u.s./pakistan relations. it has become quite palpable. obviously, we're dealing with the impacts of long neglect of the relationship over a long time -- essentially since leaving afghanistan in 1989. overall, we are doing well. the strategy is still moving forward. i concentrate most on pakistan -- there we see much more impact of effort to change that relationship. >> say a word, if you will, about the impact of the floods we did this terrible humanitarian disaster now afflicting pakistan -- about the floods -- this terrible disaster. >> i'm just looking at the numb

. >>> general david petraeus is signaling that the withdrawal date of july 2011 for troops in afghanistan is not set in stone saying the decision will be based on conditions on the ground. meanwhile the number of foreign military deaths in afghanistan has now topped 2,000. that's according to the website i-casualties.org. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says he's never seen anything like the flood disaster in pakistan. 20 million people have been left homeless by the flood. >>> a popular catholic shrine in france was evacuated yesterday after a bomb threat. 30,000 pilgrims including many gravely ill had gathered at the shrine which contains spring water which some believe has healing powers. the shrine reopened about five hours later. >>> and zsa zsa gabor's publicist says a priest has been called in to give the 93-year-old her last rites. she's been hospitalized due to complications from a broken hip. >>> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a provocative new study is challenging the assumption that sexually active teens don't do as well i

and nato commander in the country, david petraeus, says some taliban gains in the southern provinces have been reversed. he added that the militants still retain the initiative in some parts of the country. the economy has become the second fastest growing in the world. strong industrial and mining output have reduced the rate to 8.8%. only the chinese economy is growing faster. france has commented about unacceptable insults about the french president's wife. one called her "an italian prostitute who deserved to die." iraq has regained its independence, that is the message from the iraqi prime minister on the day that american forces officially end their combat mission. this is a key election pledge for the u.s. president barack obama. he has been in texas banking the troops. while politicians hailed the withdrawal, many boys said concerns over the timing. >> this is not yet a country at peace and it might not be for a long time to come. after seven years of violence, this is a country which feels itself to be free once again. the acting prime minister announced today that iraq was

general david petraeus made his comments today. >> the progress really just bega this spring, late spring is when we started to see the operations in central province truly were starting to improve security for the people, and up and down process to be sure, taliban fighting back hard as we took away very important sanctuaries fr them. >> alan: his goal is to keep extremist groups at buy -- bay. >> hundreds of b area homeowners were in oakland today in hopes of getting a break on their mortgages. this is day four of a five-day mortgage modification event put on by chase bank. customers met with counselor and provided docunts,, and in two weeks will find out if they can get a loan modification. they say this is their only chance to discuss prlems in person with the bank. >> we have heard about so many programs and we call and call and get a different answer everytime. so we're trying to get some finality if they can hel us >> alan: chase expects to receive 2,000 applicationby the end of the event on monday. >>> a bill signed by psident obama last week is expected to provide $1.2 billion to

general david petraeus. >> as each of you knows well, we are engaged in a tough fight. after years of war, we have arrived at a critical moment. we must demonstrate to the afghan people and to the world that al qaeda and its network of extremist allies will not be allowed to once again establish sanctuaries in afghanistan from which they can launch attacks on the afghan people and on freedom-loving nations around the world. >> petraeus said afghanistan must be stabilized this year if international troops are to begin withdrawing in the foreseeable future. with afghan forces taking responsibility for security and reconstruction. a german general is overall spokesman for international forces in afghanistan. he used to be commanderf the space. >> it is an important juncture in afghanistan, both in political and military terms. politically because of a series of key events. we have the london compass -- we had the london conference this year. we will also have a lisbon summit. a lot of important and successful military missions are going on with the afghans. with the transf

. >> rose: we begin this evening with a look at general david petraeus and the war in afghanistan. he took over the command of the u.s. and nato mission in july. for the second time in his career, he has been cast as a general who can rescue a faltering war effort. although president obama's 30,000 troops are not yet fully in place, skepticism about the mission and the strategy has increased. the taliban has been resilient, afghan corruption continues, and the u.s. death toll is rising. july was the deadliest month yet for u.s. troops with 66 killed. the leak of thousands of intelligence documents last month has further eroded public confidence. a "u.s.a. today"/gallup poll shows support for president obama's handling of the war dropped from 48% in february to 36%. here is what president obama said about the afghan mission in a speech to disabled veterans yesterday. >> we will continue to face huge challenges in afghanistan. but it's important that the american people know that we are making progress and we are focused on goals that are clear and achievable. on the military front n

. >> mitchell: general david petraeus said today he sees small pockets of progress in the war in afghanistan, however, the newly installed commander of u.s. forces there would not predict whether u.s. forces would be able to start withdrawing next year as planned. >> it would be premature to have any kind of assessment at this juncture about what we may or may not be able to transition. >> mitchell: the u.n. secretary-general went to pakistan today and said the flood damage there was the worst disaster he has ever seen. floodwaters have killed more than 1,500 people and covered an area the size of italy. the u.s. is leading the international aid effort as we hear from richard roth >> reporter: more than two weeks after flood-swamped pakistan, water was still rising today in a southern town called jacobodad, and these efforts to divert it weren't making a difference. officials say 20 million people and one-fifth of the country have been affected by this disaster. where there's shelter there's poor sanitation and concern now that cholera will spread. and the cruel irony in all thise that's saf

he worked with former secretary of state condoleezza rice and is still advising david petraeus in afghanistan. first of all, your reaction to the most recent insurgent spike? >> i am not sure we can call it a spike yet. 59 people dead. although it is a very significant hit, it is nowhere close to the sorts of levels we had a year or so ago. and i think what we are probably seen as a reflection of uncertainty associated with the political situation. >> but that uncertainty does not look like it is going to be resolved anytime soon. that, with the insurgency, combined with the removal of the air combat troops, is the alchemy of that good news or bad news? >> there are brigades in iraq that have taken over what the military calls be outer corrigan functions. they watch over the iraqis, and the iraqis themselves have been doing the vast majority of security work in iraq for the last 12 months. the cities in iraq are secured by the iraqi police. the iraqi military government is not illegal in as much as they used to. at think we're seeing the late stages of a transition to -- i think we are seeing

general david petraeus was the sole guest on "meet the press." he told david gregory while he's very aware of the july 2011 pullout deadline, he doesn't feel it's an absolute. >> the president has been very clear. vice president biden has been very clear as well more leniently that this is a day when the process begins that is conditions based. as the conditions permit, we transition tasks to our afghan counterparts and the security forces and various governmental institutions. and that enables a, quote, responsible drawdouchb our forces. >> that tempered optimism comes as public support for the nine-year war is slipping and monthly death tolls are rising. the white house says it hopes political support will hold until december when the general is due to give his capitol hill assessment of the war. >>> and still to come at 5:00 -- the new rules that kick in tomorrow that could keep you from ever spending 40 bucks on a cup of coffee. whether you intend to or not. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ [ male announcer ] come into an at&t store and experience t

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to fan secretary appear to be at odds over the deadline on sunday general david petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead with july two thousand and eleven date if he believes it's the wrong time defense secretary robert gates however insists the pull out deadline is seven stone july was the worst month for coalition troops deaths in afghanistan since the war began frederick william author of the bestseller. book century of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's interests. comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as petraeus indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull off because the afghan occupation you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan or say it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty years war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the a c o shanghai cooperation states so th

military commander especially after the start of david petraeus his term as high as a commander has been looking for excuses to delay president obama's decision or to postpone it you must remember that the larger part of the u.s. military serves interests of the republican party and so does the u.s. defense minister. i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july i usually respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops the longer the forces of u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it's evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there is a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do indeed have links to al-qaeda in

david petraeus, says he is committed to meeting president obama's target of july 2011 for the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. tonight more of that exclusive interview and about that deadline. >> how stifling is the concept of this deadline and this washington debate to what you're trying to do here? >> i don't find it that stifling. i'm not bowed over by, you know, the knowledge that july 2011 is out there. in fact, the president has been very clear, vice president biden has been very clear as well as more recently that this is a date when a process begins, that is conditions-based, and as the conditions permit, we transition tasks to our afghan counterparts and the security forces, and in various governmental institutions, and that enables a "responsible" drawdown of our forces. >> let me just stop you and clarify. could you reach that point and say, i know that the process is supposed to begin, but my assessment, as the commander here, is that it cannot begin now? >> certainly, yeah, again, the president and i sat down in the oval office and he expressed very clearly that what

defense secretary appear to be at odds over the deadline on sunday gen david petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead with the july two thousand and eleven date if he believes it's the wrong time offense secretary robert gates however insists the pool while deadline is set in stone july was the worst month for coalition troop deaths in afghanistan since the war began but frederick william and author of the bestselling book sentry of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's interests. comments. by july of next year are simply ludicrous as petraeus indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull off because the afghan occupation you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the c.e.o. showing our cooperation states so this is all politics on the

military commander especially after the start of david petraeus his term as commander has been looking for excuses to delay president obama's decision or to postpone it you must remember that the larger part of the u.s. military serves interests of the republican party and so does the u.s. defense minister. i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july i usually respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops the longer the forces of u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it's evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there is a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do indeed have links to al-qaeda in no way

military commander especially after the start of david petraeus his term as a f. commander has been looking for excuses to delay president obama's decision or to postpone it you must remember that the larger part of the u.s. military serves interests of the republican party and so does the u.s. defense minister. i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july i usually respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops the longer the forces u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it's evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there is a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do indeed have link

nato forces in afghanistan commander david petraeus has emphasized the need to reduce civilian casualties, stressing the right of nato-led forces to defend themselves. model naomi campbell will give evidence on thursday at the trial of former liveriberian president taylor. campbell has been forced to testify about allegations that he gave her a blood diamond from sierra leone after a celebrity dinner in 1997. she has previously denied the allegation. >> naomi campbell, completely at ease on the catwalk, but unwilling to appear as a witness in a politically charged trial. neither does she like being asked about diamonds. >> i am not going to speak about that, thank you. i am not here for that. >> with charles taylor -- >> thank you very much. >> did his men bring you a diamond, a diamond in the rough, a large diamond? >> we are not answering these questions. >> 13 years ago, naomi campbell attended a charity dinner ends up a cup. it was hosted by nelson mandela. also there was then president of liberia charles taylor. >> this supports the prosecution allegations that mr. taylor received ro

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defense secretary appear to be at odds over the deadline on sunday general david petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead with july two thousand and eleven date if it believes it's the wrong time defense secretary robert gates however insists the pullout deadline is set in stone july was the worst month for coalition troop deaths in afghanistan since the war began but frederick william author of the bestselling book century of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's interest. comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as patrice indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull out because the afghan. patient you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan for say it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty years war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the c.o. shanghai cooperation states so thi

military commander especially after the start of david petraeus his term as commander has been looking for excuses to delay president obama's decision or to postpone it you must remember that the larger part of the u.s. military serves the interests of the republican party and so does the u.s. defense minister. i get frequent calls from the u.s. journalists asking what the u.s. should do in the current situation and whether they should withdraw their troops next july you know what i usually respond with a question of my own but is there an alternative immutable there is not there is no alternative to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops so much longer the forces you u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan until the more they will destabilize the region it's evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there's a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do in

commander here, general david petraeus, says he has the resources he needs. >> by the end of august of course we will have nearly tripled the number of u.s. forces on the ground. we've expanded the non-u.s. nato forces, tripled the number of civilians, increased the funding to enable 100,000 more national afghan forces. >> in addition to the troops, u.s. forces can expect more equipment, much of which will come from iraq now that the combat troops have left. including m-rap armored vehicles, which offer good protection against roadside bombs. by the end of september, the military here expects to have the personnel and material it needs for a major push against the taliban in southern afghanistan. tom aspell, nbc news, kabul. >>> we learn today, president obama is planning a major address on iraq soon after he returns to washington. our mike vicara joins us from martha's vineyard, where the first family are vacationing. >> the white house announced this morning that the president give a major address next week after he returns here from martha's vineyard on iraq. remember, the dramatic

defense secretary appear to be at all so with a deadline on sunday general david petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead with july twentieth eleven as the days if he believes it's the wrong time defense secretary robert gates however and says the pullout deadline is set in stone july was the worst month for coalition troop deaths in afghanistan since the war began but frederick valium. author of the bestselling book sentry of war told r.t. that is the ability instead to age is actually in america's interest. comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as petraeus indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull out because the afghan occupation you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan or say it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty years war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the c.e.o. shanghai cooperation states

general david petraeus says he is not in afghanistan to, quote, lead a graceful exit but to win. on nbc's "meet the press" he was asked if right now the u.s. is winning the war. >> we're making progress. and progress is winning, if you will. but it takes the accumulation of a lot of progress, ultimately, needless to say, to win overall. that's going to be a long-term proposition. >> petraeus says it's unclear if u.s. troops can begin withdrawing from afghanistan by next july, as president obama has promised. >>> the u.n. secretary-general says he's seen many natural disasters but none like the floods in pakistan. more than two weeks after record monsoon rain swamped northern pakistan, floodwaters are still rising in the south, some 20 million pakistanis are effected. the u.s. military is delivering supplies to the stricken region but u.n. secretary ban ki-moon says much more foreign help is needed. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" stocks in asia were mostly lower this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you. asian m

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general david petraeus says forces will be pulled out only if as he put it conditions permit the security situation continues to deteriorate despite the heavy military presence for american troops july was the deadliest month since their campaign began almost nine years ago what's more united nations report says civilian casualties rose by twenty five percent in the first half of two thousand and ten compared to the same period last year the number of children killed soared by more than a half the white house says thirty thousand more soldiers will be deployed by the end of august. american women who have been jailed for murdering their abusive partners are apparently being denied parole because of political ambitions rather than serving justice campaigners argue the prisoners killed only through fearing for their own lives but as christine explains state governors are keeping them under lock and key to secure future votes. meet norma kuhn pm when i first came here my son wasn't even a year old and i think that he. kind of sees me and the other women that he's met here at the visiting roo

general david petraeus says forces will be pulled out only if as he put it conditions permit the security situation continues to deteriorate despite the heavy military presence for american troops july was the deadliest month since the campaign began almost nine years ago what's more a united nations report says civilian casualties rose by twenty five percent in the first half of two thousand and ten compared to the same period last year the number of children killed soared buying more than half the white house says thirty thousand more soldiers will be deployed by the end of august. american women who have been jailed for murdering their abusive partners are apparently being denied parole because of political ambitions rather than serving justice campaigners argue the prisoners killed only through fearing for their own lives but as christina explains state governors are keeping them under lock and key to secure future votes . meet norma when i first came here my son wasn't even a year old and i think that he. kind of sees me and the other women that he's met here at the visiting room he

petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead if he believes it's the wrong time american public support for the war is at an all time low july was the worst marker for coalition troop deaths since two thousand and one with frustration brawling about we occupy afghanistan politicians in germany have even suggested talking to the taliban and terrorist organizations to avoid more violence but frederick william engdahl author of the bestselling book century of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's best interest. i get comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as petraeus indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull off because the afghan occupation you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan or say it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the. central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty years war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the c

petraeus says troops will be pulled out only if as he put it conditions permit the security situation continues to deteriorate despite the heavy military presence for u.s. troops to live was the deadliest month since the campaign began almost nine years ago what's more are you have reports of civilian casualties rose by twenty five percent in the first half of two thousand and ten compared to the same period last year the number of children who were killed soared by more than half the united states says it will deploy another thirty thousand soldiers by the end of the year now in a few minutes why india has banned class structure is proving hard to stalk parents both children from schools where food is prepared by people seem to be from a lower border. liberty campaigners say plans to put security cameras inside aircraft will make passengers feel spied on not secure the e.u. wants them installed to prevent terrorist attacks but it's angering those who say it's an aerial assault on people's privacy or and has the details. all for a week in the sun but if the european union project goes

petraeus said he could be well advised president obama not to go ahead and he believes it's time slowed american public support for the war is at an all time low with july being the deadliest month for u.s. and nato troops since two thousand and one artie's military analyst to getting herself says one way to succeed against the taliban is accepting to accept terrorism and drug trade are two sides of the same coin. asked of the. trained special investigative unit and major crimes task force apprehended afghan national security advisor the president accused americans of behaving like russians eluding to the soviet military campaign thirty years ago well cars i could get more than his bargained for it is a bit to irony that in soviet times in afghanistan it will be just in comprehensible even to imagine that this sort of backed leader would be involved less to fold protecting the rampant corruption and drug trafficking and drug production all across the country so that in a way good bit a measure of success or the lack of it for the american leaders you know ghana stars while the general b

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military commander especially after the start of david petraeus his term as a commander has been looking for excuses to delay for president obama's decision or to postpone it you must remember that the larger part of the u.s. military serves interests of the republican party and so does the u.s. defense minister the longer the forces u.s. and nato forces stay in afghanistan the more they will destabilize the region it's evident that the presence of any foreign troops nato u.s. or soviet troops will only inspired terrorism in afghanistan you cannot depict the country as a den of terrorism or its people as terrorists by default this is not true there's a faction of people within the rebel movement that use terror methods some of these people do indeed have links to al qaeda in no way does this mean that any afghan or any armed afghan is a terrorist the u.s. is facing a philosophical problem if they spent. nine years there by december two thousand and ten the length of their military presence will match that of the soviet contingent now over this period they have failed to understand the af

general david petraeus says forces will be pulled out only if as he put it conditions permit the security situation continues to deteriorate despite the heavy military presence for american troops july was the deadliest month since their campaign began almost nine years ago what's more a united nations report says civilian casualties rose by twenty five percent in the first half of two thousand and ten compared to the same period last year the number of children killed soared by more than the white house says thirty thousand more soldiers will be deployed by the end of august. american women who've been jailed for murdering their abusive partners are apparently being denied parole because of political ambitions rather than serving justice campaigners argue the prisoners killed only through fearing for their own lives but as christine explains state governors are keeping them under lock and key to secure future votes. meet norma when i first came here my son wasn't even a year old and i think that he. kind of sees me and the other women that he's met here at the visiting room he kind of se

defense secretary appear to be at odds over the data line on sunday general david petraeus said he may advise president obama not to go ahead with july two thousand and eleven date if he believes it's the wrong time offense secretary robert gates however insists the pullout deadline is set in stone july was the worst month for coalition troop deaths in afghanistan since the war began but frederick william and all author of the bestselling book century of war told r.t. that instability in central asia is actually in america's interests comments about pulling out by july of next year are simply ludicrous as patrice indicated the nato troops and certainly the u.s. force command are not at all planning to pull out because the afghan. patient you have to understand it has nothing to do or very little to do with afghanistan it has to do with russia it has to do with china it has to do with the central asian countries and spreading what some of called a thirty war scenario to prevent the independent development economically of china russia and the a c. o. shanghai cooperation states so this i