rebel forces in nearby misrata. and the taliban attacked the u.s. armored vehicle in pakistan today. the car bomb struck the u.s. convoy as it was bringing american government employees to a consulate in the northwestern part of the country. two americans suffered minor injuries in the blast that killed one pakistani civilian and wounded ten others. as fighting in afghanistan has intense fidify edintensifie contributing editor sebastian jung wears embedded in afghanistan for months and his book about that experience is titled war , rereleased in paperback this week. he joins us now. let s talk about this report because this certainly echoes your experiences that we not only have the increased casualty rates, but we have post traumatic stress and we have real problems as these men and women come back to the united states and try to reassimilate after their war experience in
former national security adviser general jim jones, who was in the oval office and there for many of the meetings over the course of the last two years between president obama and benjamin netanyahu, it is not a great relationship. it didn t start out with great promise. and now this tension, the president gave a speech yesterday and mentioned something that was implicit in decades of middle east negotiations, the 1967 borders. he made it explicit. he took it a step a little further to try to push the situation along. and this furious preemptive reaction from the israeli prime minister before he even gets to washington, that doesn t set a very good stage for this meeting that has now gone on an hour longer than we expected. what do you think is going on in the oval office? well, like all of our discussions, they re very frank and open and honest between two long time friends, two countries that worked together for many years and whose interests are linked very closely. th
will they try to filibuster her? the second is the death of robert byrd, the longest serving senator in american history. who was he, and who will replace him? we ll get into all of that. plus, does the u.s. actually have a plan to win the war in afghanistan? does anyone think so? a lot worry we re just sending young americans to war, but can t admit the strategy has failed. also, president obama s poll numbers are at lows for his presidency, but maybe he began to find his rhythm last week with the firing of general mcchrystal and the agreement on financial reform. are we looking at the beginning of a turnaround? and let me finish with a tribute to a senator who shared my deep american objection to the iraq war. we begin with the kagan hearings today. here s the nominee in her opening statement late this afternoon. i will listen hard to every party before the court and to each of my colleagues. i will work hard, and i will do my best to consider every case impartially,
we ll get into all of that. plus, does the u.s. actually have a plan to win the war in afghanistan? does anyone think so? a lot worry we re just sending young americans to war, but can t admit the strategy has failed. also, president obama s poll numbers are at lows for his presidency, but maybe he began to find his rhythm last week with the firing of general mcchrystal and the agreement on financial reform. are we looking at the beginning of a turnaround? and let me finish with a tribute to a senator who shared my deep american objection to the iraq war. we begin with the kagan hearings today. here s the nominee in her opening statement late this afternoon. i will listen hard to every party before the court and to each of my colleagues. i will work hard, and i will do my best to consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law. senator charles schumer is a new york democrat and a member of the judiciary committee. senat