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HAMID KARZAI HAS BEEN THERE COMING UP ON 10 YEARS AS PRESIDENT. IN 2014, HE IS EXPECTED TO STEP DOWN WITH THE NEXT SET OF ELECTIONS. YOU HAVE A COUNTRY...
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2014 AND TARGETED WITH A DRAWL, HOW DO WE GET THEIR BACKS GUEST: TO ME, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THE CURRENT PACT LEAVES US IN A PLACE WHERE WE...
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| 00:03:32 |
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MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE LACK THEREOF OF THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP LIKE AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT...
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| 00:03:48 |
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RELATIVE TERMS. THE RELATIONSHIP ISN'T LIKE IT WAS IN THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. WHAT YOU SAW WAS A VERY PERSONAL INTERACTION, VERY ROUTINE EXCHANGES BETWEEN...
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| 00:05:27 |
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THE REGION. YOU BROUGHT UP PAKISTAN. SOME REPORTS SAYING IT'S HIDING SOME OF THESE MILITANTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE UPHEAVAL THAT'S GOING ON WITHIN...
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| 00:05:41 |
GUEST, -
SINCE 9/11 IT'S BEEN WIDELY APPRECIATED THAT MANY OF THE AFGHANISTAN TALIBAN LEADERS WERE FORCED OUT BY THE U.S. WAR INTO PAKISTAN. FOR A PERIOD OF...
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| 00:07:05 |
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FRUSS UTAH. GOOD MORNING SIR. CALLER:
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| 00:07:08 |
CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD THING FOR AMERICA TO REALLY WANT TO ESTABLISH THE GOVERNMENT WE WANT IN...
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CALL. GUEST: THAT'S A
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| 00:07:59 |
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FAIR POINT. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IN AFGHANISTAN IS THE UNITED STATES IS OPPOSED TO DEMOCRACY PER SAY. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT THE UNITED...
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THE AFGHANISTAN'S STRAT I DIDN'T. SHOULD HE HAVE IGNORED THE EXPERTS. >> GENERAL CHRIST CAL
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CAME BACK TO WASHINGTON AND WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE SURGE. PRESIDENT OBAMA ACCEPTED THE GREAT DEAL OF THAT STRATEGY, ACCEPTED A SURGE IN ABOUT 30,000...
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| 00:11:08 |
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PHONE IS THE NEWS DIRECTOR IN AFGHANISTAN THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. CALLER:
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| 00:11:15 |
CALLER, -
GOOD EVENING. LET ME PICK UP ON SOMETHING THAT IS STABILITY IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS NOT A STABLE COUNTRY. THE LATEST ROUND OF CAR BOMBINGS WITH 20...
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CALLER: THERE ARE PARTS OF AFGHANISTAN THAT ARE STABLE. THE ISSUE ISN'T STABILITY BUT FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GAINS IN THE SOUTH. THERE...
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| 00:12:36 |
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ABOUT PAKISTAN'S ROLE IN ALL OF THIS? CALLER:
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| 00:12:39 |
CALLER, -
AS YOU KNOW PAKISTAN HAS BEEN ACCUSED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER WESTERN GOVERNMENTS OF PROVIDING SAFE HAVENS FOR SOME OF THE TALIBAN AND SOME...
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| 00:14:13 |
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KILLED IN PAKISTAN PUBLISHED. MANY OF THESE DEATHS RESULT OF WHAT SOME TO BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN AFGHANISTAN SOLDIERS IN CAMOUFLAGE KILLING AMERICAN...
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| 00:14:35 |
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STEPS TO CONTROL THESE INSIDER ATTACKS TO VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS. THEY'VE ESTABLISHED THE GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM WHERE AN ARMED TROOPER WILL...
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| 00:16:24 |
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THIS TWEET BUT IT'S FROM ONE OF OUR VIEWERS WHO SAYS THE ONLY VIOLENCE IS CAUSED BY US BEING THERE. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO OUR AMERICAN PRESENCE IN...
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| 00:16:43 |
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INTERESTING QUESTION. I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON WHO SAID THIS BUT THE TALIBAN SAY IT'S FOREIGN FORCES LEFT THIS VIOLENCE WOULD STOP BECAUSE THERE...
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| 00:17:34 |
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VERY MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. HOST: HOW DO YOU
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| 00:17:38 |
HOST, -
RESPOND TO THAT SAME QUESTION, OUR PRESENCE OVER THERE? GUEST:
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| 00:17:43 |
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I WOULD AGREE. IT'S SORT OF TO NOT RECOGNIZE HISTORY TO RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE BEEN AT WAR INTERNALLY FOR DECADES THAT AND SOME OF THAT WAS A RESPONSE...
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| 00:19:01 |
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IN AFGHANISTAN? GUEST: ABOUT 70,000
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| 00:19:06 |
GUEST, -
NOW. HOST: HOW MANY IN
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| 00:19:09 |
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IRAQ? GUEST:
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| 00:19:12 |
GUEST, -
ALMOST NONE. HOST: GOOD
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| 00:19:14 |
HOST, -
MORNING. CALLER: I'VE SPENT
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| 00:19:16 |
CALLER, -
THE LAST YEARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. I -- HOST: WHY DOW GO OVER THERE
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| 00:19:34 |
HOST, -
IN CALLER: I'M A
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| 00:19:38 |
CALLER, -
CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR. I MUST SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS. THE 2014 DEADLINE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY ONE WAY OR THE...
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THE LINE.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: YES. GUEST: I THINK THE
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| 00:20:49 |
GUEST, -
CALLER IS RIGHT IN TERMS OF OBSERVATION THAT WE DO HAVE A LONG TERM STRATEGIC INTEREST THIS THIS PART OF THE WORLD. AND NUMBER TWO I THINK WHAT HE IS...
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| 00:22:23 |
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EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE THE ANSWER THAT LIVE IN THE SMALL VICTIM LADGES AND THE MOUNTAINS? GUEST: EDUCATION IS
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| 00:22:32 |
GUEST, -
AN ANSWER BUT IT TAKES A WHILE TO BRING SOMEBODY FROM CHILDHOOD UP TO MATURITY AND EDUCATE THEM ALONG THE WAY AND IT TAKES LONGER TO PUT INTO PLACE TEACHERS...
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| 00:23:08 |
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ABOUT THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE TROOPS IN THAT COUNTRY. AS YOU TALK TO PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN BASED ON YOUR TRAVELS HOW DO THEY VIEW AMERICA? CALLER:...
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| 00:23:24 |
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BUT PRAISE. I DON'T SPEAK THE LANG BUT I'VE WORKED WITH CIVILIANS AND THE MILITARY AND THE AMERICAN PRESENCE IS VERY FAVORABLY LOOKED UPON, WE'RE...
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| 00:23:46 |
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CALL. WE'LL GO TO A CALLER LISTENING FROM ENGLAND GO AHEAD. CALLER: CAN I SPEAK
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| 00:23:57 |
CALLER, -
NOW? HOST: YOU
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| 00:24:00 |
HOST, -
CAN. CALLER: IN THIS
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| 00:24:03 |
CALLER, -
COUNTRY WE HAD A PEACE MARCH RECENTLY. [INDISCERNIBLE] TO PUT IT BRIEFLY HE'S PUTTING IN TO BE THE LEADER OF PAKISTAN NEXT YEAR WHEN THE ELECTION ...
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| 00:25:16 |
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CALL. RESPONSE. GUEST: IT'S
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| 00:25:18 |
GUEST, -
A GREAT OBSERVATION. HE IS A FASCINATING PAKISTAN POLITICIAN. A MAN TO WATCH AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR OWN ELECTIONS. HE IS SOMEBODY WHO HAS PUBLIC CLI...
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| 00:27:35 |
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SENIOR FELLOW ON THE FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE AUTHOR OF A NEW UPCOMING BOOK NO EXIT THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP. GOOD MORNING TO...
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| 00:27:49 |
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GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. I HAVE A QUESTION. THE REASON AMERICANS INTERVENTION OF AFGHANISTAN FAILED -- I WOULD CALL IT FAILED NO MATTER...
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| 00:28:16 |
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RESPONSE. GUEST: WELL, I WOULD
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| 00:28:17 |
GUEST, -
AGREE THAT MOST AMERICANS AND MOST U.S. POLICY MAKERS FIND AFGHANISTAN DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DISENTANGLE IN ALL OF ITS COMPLEXITY. I WOULD...
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| 00:29:55 |
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WE HAVE LESS THAN A MINUTE. WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THE PRESIDENT MOVING AHEAD? GUEST: HE'S GOING TO HAVE
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| 00:30:05 |
GUEST, -
A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM, HILLARY CLINTON WILL BE LEAVING AND SO ON. RIGHT NOW THE STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. IT'S...
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| 00:30:50 |
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YOUR TIME. GUEST: THANK
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| 00:30:53 |
GUEST, -
YOU. HOST: WE'LL BE JOINED
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| 00:30:57 |
HOST, -
TOMORROW BY FAWN JOHNSON AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATINO VOTE ON SUPER PAC CITIZENS UNITED AND THE $6 BILLION CAMPAIGN IN 201 AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR TAXES....
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