it could trigger tornadoes in another region of the country. and hooray for hollywood. some actors now calling for the release of the jailed. doctor who helped lead u.s. navy seals to osama bin laden. who s calling for action to win this hero s freedom? back on the stand, the woman who admits she killed her lover expected to testify just minutes from now, and sparks could fly as the prosecution tries to win a conviction that could lead to the death penalty. it s all happening now. jon: well, just in the last hour the white house making a new push to head off those deep budget cuts. the president is talking to governors about the upcoming sequester and how people in those states will feel the pain. welcome to a brand new hour of happening now, i m jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, i m jenna lee x the sequester deadline now just days away. the president making a big push to get the nation s governors on his side as the white house for
jenna: fox news alert now. secretary of state john kerry extends what some describe as a major olive branch to a country that many consider to be one of our top enemies. secretary kerry is in london today on his first overseas trip as america s top diplomate. he has direct words for iran about its nuclear program which some consider the biggest diplomatic challenge we face. the window for a diplomatic solution simply cannot by definition remain open forever. but it is open today. it is open now, and there is still time, but there is only time if iran makes the decision to come to the table and to negotiate in good faith. jenna: timing is everything here. talks with iran begin again
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militias, are proving to be extremely effective. why? well, because special forces selects the heeders of these organizations the leaders of these organizations based on their ability to lead and fight, not on their allegiance to karzai. so these are very effective. in addition, remember, we re pulling out of wardak next year. to leave something behind that s going to be lasting, the best choice is to pick militias who live in the village and are likely to stay there and remain loyal to their village chief even if the central government s authority over wardak begins to fray in the years ahead. so this is an american investment that we have paid for, and so far at least seems to be working well which makes it so strange that karzai has turned on american special forces in wardak in order to try the get the alp out. jenna: it doesn t sound strange if what you said is true, which is that he doesn t necessarily like these guys countering his power many government or the power of those t
follow him. one counterinsurgency expert said that what we re seeing in our troops being, you know, caught in the crossfire here, if you will, of these words and accusations is the politics of post-withdrawal. right. jenna: that this is just the beginning of more of these accusations that are going to be levied on our troops that are going to be there for another year and a half. yeah. and this is is so strange because karzai this many ways is shooting himself in the foot. the residual effects of these forces when left behind and nurtured by the afghans could be tremendous because the afghan army simply isn t big enough to control the whole country. they need every man with a rifle that they can get. the special american special forces are extremely good at training and assisting these small units and setting them up to be effective just as we did in anbar province in iraq. so this is an advantage that karzai seems to be throwing away purely for political reasons. jenna: but, gen