it s july 25, 2010 in marshall, michigan, then out of nowhere, boom, an oil pipeline bursts, sending hundreds of thousands of crude oil everywhere. including into the nearby kalamazoo river. the oil company that owns the pipeline does nothing for close to 18 hours. and the oil keeps spewing all that time. the oil spill forces evacuations of all the local residents, compromises the drinking water in the area and now, nearly three years later, the oil company responsible for the spill is still trying to clean up all the oil. almost three years later, there is still oil in the kalamazoo river. that was july 2010. one year later, it s july 1st, 2011. nearing midnight in the city of laurel, montana. an otherwise normal summer night in montana, then again.
it s july 25, 2010 in marshall, michigan, then out of nowhere, boom, an oil pipeline bursts, sending hundreds of thousands of crude oil everywhere. including into the nearby kalamazoo river. the oil company that owns the pipeline does nothing for close to 18 hours. and the oil keeps spewing all that time. the oil spill forces evacuations of all the local residents, compromises the drinking water in the area and now, nearly three years later, the oil company responsible for the spill is still trying to clean up all the oil. almost three years later, there is still oil in the kalamazoo river. that was july 2010. one year later, it s july 1st, 2011. nearing midnight in the city of laurel, montana.
that was july 2010. one year later, it s july 1st, 2011. nearing midnight in the city of laurel, montana. an otherwise normal summer night in montana, then again. another oil pipeline. this one owned by exxon mobil. it bursts out of nowhere and dumps oil into the previously pristine yellowstone river. even though another oil company shut down their pipeline in the area because of that warning, exxon decided to keep theirs running. this is the result. july, 2011. now, today, mayflower, arkansas, outside arkansas. it s friday afternoon and by now, you know the drill. it starts with boom. so, that is a pipeline that has busted and has flooded the neighborhood and is going all the way to the drain at the end
as the general said on july 1st, 2011. reporter: what you played is a really good summary of the tension in this hearing and the real substantive issue. on the one hand, you have mccain and republicans who suggest that the july 2011 exit date is really a political one made for political reasons and not as a result of military planning or a sense of what s happening on the ground. and then you heard from jack reid, the democrat, and his exchange wanting to show that petraeus not only does agree, but supports the military plan. that s the heart and soul of this debate. and on which side does the general fall? well, you could see how he is saying today that he wants to be supportive of the president s plan but has also indicated that he will look at things when he gets to afghanistan, which could be as early as the end of the week, on a number of issues including things that were controversial for many of the men and women on the ground. the rules of engagement, how much force could be