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[0:00] ..." Not so fast the White House says the president after meeting yet again -- his war council. -- said his war planners back to the drawing board apparently"...
[1:34] ..." in London to push the Olympics for Chicago they sent -- an Air Force One. And talks was at a trip to the woodshed."...
[2:04] ..." can -- and he apparently. Has raised concerns about whether putting more American troops on the ground there would enabled the Afghan government to become more reliant on the United States and less able to. Take"...
[3:13] ..." number of troops that happened. In in Iraq one was that the Sunni insurgents basically we paid them to join us -- something like thirty million dollars. Almonte they doesn't -- group like that ally in"...
[4:38] ..." a large country critically located but they do you know possess nuclear weapons and at Goucher fall into the wrong hands and you got married a really big deal. Problem but the key in in"...
[0:00]" Not so fast the White House says the president after meeting yet again -- his war council. -- said his war planners back to the drawing board apparently not satisfied with the various options. Which have been presented to the commander in chief about whether there should be a troop surge and how big their should be one if in fact there's one and all. In Afghanistan. Joining us this warning is Larry Korb former assistant secretary of defense and now with the Center for American Progress. And as mr. Korb the -- that this is being portrayed is the president is not gonna be rushed into making a decision."
[0:34]" Well it certainly is and I thank god that that's a very good thing because. People forget he's already doubled the number of troops there since he came into office and even if he should make a decision to send more troops they can't go. Immediately will take several months for them too well to to get there certainly haven't assessed how well the troops -- and there are actually doing and whether they're turning to tie it."
[0:56]" Wasn't -- rather extraordinary for general McChrystal -- ground commander there and is obviously subordinate to the president of the United States to go public. With his request for 40000 troops."
[1:07]" There absolutely not only did his memo to the president lead but he. You know gave a public speech over in London to a to an outside group which he not only -- that but he criticized the position that does seems to -- once supported. By vice president Biden out rather than counterinsurgency -- Europe not have a counterterrorism policy we haven't seen anything like this since McArthur."
[1:31]" And yet the president did meet with general McChrystal briefly when he was in London to push the Olympics for Chicago they sent -- an Air Force One. And talks was at a trip to the woodshed."
[1:41]" Well I think it it was and I wish that secretary gates have been more adamant in in in in criticizing them. Fact I think they ought to ask who allowed in the give this speech or speech a collector commando like that in admissible war certainly has to be approved a higher echelons."
[1:56]" Now there is a variety of -- coming into the president including America's ambassador to cobble. Ambassador -- can -- and he apparently. Has raised concerns about whether putting more American troops on the ground there would enabled the Afghan government to become more reliant on the United States and less able to. Take on the future by itself within the makes ambassador Reich of Barry's advice. So important is he used to be the ground commander there."
[2:22]" Well that's correct I'm general likened -- now it was a ground -- the he probably knows Karzai better than anybody else in the US government. And he has more experience in the area than the general McChrystal -- of -- had spent his time. Basically. And in Iraq opened -- opened up until now and I think this is very important because if the president decides not to fully embrace. The recommendations. But general McChrystal he will have a military person on his side a person with more experienced in that area than general McChrystal."
[2:54]" Doctor Korb the troop surge in Iraq apparently did work sending more troops targeting. Their presence and their mission was able to accelerate the assumption of many security responsibilities by the Iraqis themselves why wouldn't that also work in Afghanistan."
[3:09]" Well they basically -- if you had a couple other things besides the increase in the number of troops that happened. In in Iraq one was that the Sunni insurgents basically we paid them to join us -- something like thirty million dollars. Almonte they doesn't -- group like that ally in -- in Afghanistan the other is once that the Sunnis partnered with us that she has stopped killing that the Sunnis and so that you know diminish the level all of violence you do not have. These ethnic you know and divisions -- in in Afghans and Afghanistan. And yes. Sending in more troops and changing their mission did help somewhat. But without the other two would not have been successful."
[3:52]" How reasonable -- be doctor Korb for the United States is say look the brits couldn't solve the Afghan problem. The Russians couldn't maybe even the Afghans themselves can face in the Taliban were --"
[4:04]" Well I that we can we could do that but I I don't think that you really ought to do that because if you do not only. Could Afghanistan become unstable but it could spread to packets."
[4:14]" That's that's that's the real thing -- and that's -- that's those sort of the hinged to the terrorist hideouts in Pakistan the instability. Of the Pakistan -- visa V. India and the nuclear. Weaponry on both sides of the of the Pakistan. India border."
[4:30]" Well there's no doubt about it -- no doubt about the fact that Pakistan is is it is the most serious threat to our national security because not only are -- a large country critically located but they do you know possess nuclear weapons and at Goucher fall into the wrong hands and you got married a really big deal. Problem but the key in in Afghanistan has got to be Karzai if you will shaping up. Because it doesn't matter what we do. We have to leave sometime in if you don't have a government in and Koppel has the support of the people that country will deteriorate I think that's what general likened various saying you know -- send more troops. You won't have any leverage against Karzai to basically you know stop the corruption in and gain legitimacy."
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