once investigators were finished talking to him, he was able to go home. two things became very clear, he had a calm demeanor despite what he had gone through. he knew he wasn t the only victim. are you okay? yeah, i m okay. the 60-year-old man was the victim of a kidnapping and robbery. police say he was the second man in three days to be forced into his car by a robber wielding a box cutter in this giant food park lot in wheaton. police believe the same man is responsible for gone crimes. you re the second victim. the victim left the giant at the west field wheaton mall around 2:00 in the afternoon. the robber told him to get in the passenger seat after getting the cash, the robber jumped out of the victim s jeep on blair road in north west dk near the takoma metro station. he went inside the bp and the attendant called 911. we caution people to not be on their cell phones. really look around and be caution and be aware of your surroundings. on wednesday, poli
bottom line is nothing is being held. they can t hold it. david? i don t think there s uniformity of belief even among tea party candidates. i did a debate in the course of the campaign with marco rubio down in florida. he doesn t want to see any deadlines. if general petraeus says we need additional troops, he indicated during the campaign he would support it. i agree with you, the likes of rand paul, you made the point when we talked that when you frame the after garn stan debate in terms of dollars rather than mission, it changes the level of support. we have to remember about the awareness of the terror threats against the country. it takes a millie second to ratchet that back opinion. i think any policy make ser able to draw a line through all the areas of danger in pakistan, in the tribal areas and afghanistan to say we ve got to be there to keep disrupting any potential plots. i think you have to make the
southern afghanistan today. taking a break from his hawaii vacation, president obama made six recess appointments yesterday including the controversial installation of james cole to the number two justice department post. the associated press reporting federal authorities are launching an investigation to determine whether failed delaware senate candidate christine o donnell broke campaign financing rules. and two mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison for an armed robbery that netted $11 will soon walk free on the condition that one donates a much-needed kidney. now to morning joe. good morning and welcome to a special year-ending edition of morning joe. i m mika brzezinski. what a year it s been. it s been a long year. for the white house. scott brown, right? scott brown in january. health care in the summer. a republican landslide in the fall, and then the lame duck that roared. i cannot believe all the cycles we ve had this year. it looks like
witnessed president karzai call just as we have done in iraq, we will execute this transition responsibly, taking into account conditions on the ground. a time frame for transition will provide a sense of urgency in working with the afghan government, but it should be clear to everyone that the united states, our allies and our partners will have an enduring commitment, a civilian commitment to afghanistan and pakistan. our resolve in this fight is reflected in the substantial new increase in troops, but also in the significant civilian surge that will also accompany it. the civilian effort is bearing fruit. civilian experts and advisors are helping to craft policy are helping to craft policy inside government providing development assistance in the field, and when our marines went into nawa provinces last july, we had civilians on the ground with them to coordinate assistance the very next day, as our operations progress, our coordination will grow even stronger. we are on t