taliban militants are striking in the heart of the country. they ve killed at least ten afghan army soldiers today. we re told there were actually two separate attacks, the first one, militants stormed an army recruitment center, in the northern province, leading to a fierce firefight. you can see it there, lasted at least five hours and meanwhile a separate attack they ambushed a bus carrying officers in kabul, the first major attack there, in kabul, in months. in the next hour we ll examine the future of the afghan war, what is next, what is next for us, and, we ll have captain chuck nash here. jamie: that s year draws to a close, there are some new economic numbers that show our economy is picking up steam. in fact, wall street is on a roll right now, but the question is, can the markets keep up this year s rally, next year. we wanted to. joining me now, senior business
baghdad. here is some video of the aftermath. so what does this mean for the forces of ours that are still stationed there? joining me now from washington, retired army major general spider marks, also ceo of the software education and military training company envision. good to see you this morning. good morning. hi, how are you? jamie: good. as we look at the situation, it s somewhat not unexpected, right? absolutely. we should expect violence to increase as the united states is kind of stabilizing the force and the presence in iraq. this is all sectarian. realize there is a care-taker government in place. so until a leader steps up and has the confidence and the clearly the mandate of the people, there will be challenges to run right through those gaps that exist in the government. jamie: but speaking of stepping up, this was an army recruitment center. and we need the iraqis to be signing up. in what numbers do we need
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the economies are affected as well. reporter: the next desert race is scheduled for september but it is very much in doubt. mike von fremd, abc news, the mojave desert. now to a developing story in iraq. an apparent suicide bomber attacked an army recruitment center. dozens are confirmed dead in baghdad with at least 40 fatalities and around 100 people injured. the attack happened just weeks before the u.s. troop pullout phaade. cf th you know, nazis don t have the right to put up a sign ne to the holocaust museum in washington. reporter: president obama did his best to avoid the issue. he gave a speech on friday that seemed to support the project, only to seemingly backtrack somewhat the next day. critics say the president is putting his allies in a tough spot, with polls showing more than two-thirds of americans against the community center.