security to hamid karzai and the specific road map for troops to come home from the more than decade long war. last year, we removed 10,000 u.s. troops from afghanistan. another 23,000 will leave by the end of summer. after that, reductions will continue at a steady pace with more and more of our troops coming home. as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the day that the president ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. over the last three years, the tide has turned. we broke the taliban s momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. we devastated al qaeda s leadership, taking out over 20 of the top 30 leaders. one year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. so does all of
as our coalition agreed, by the end of 2014 the afghans will be fully responsible for the security of their country. the trip fell on the one-year anniversary of the day that the president ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. over the last three years, the tide has turned. we broke the taliban s momentum. we built strong afghan security forces. we devastated al qaeda s leadership, taking out over 20 of the top 30 leaders. one year ago, from the base here in afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. so does all of this add up? does the president s optimism about the future square with what s happening on the ground? sean parnell is the author of outlawed platoon. all right, good to see you. let me just ask you this question, colonel lleyton first. we just heard the president there saying by the end of 2014 afghans will be full
it could mark the beginning of the end of the war there. listen. neither americans nor the afghan people asked for this war, yet for a decade we ve stood together to drive al qaeda from its camps to battle an insurgency and to give the people of afghanistan the possibility to live in peace and in dignity. the wages of war have been great for both our nations but today with the signing of this strategic partnership agreement we look forward to a future of peace. our nick payton-walsh is live in kabul. there were attacks in kabul two weeks ago that really rocked the capital. reporter: absolutely, this is a place where presidential security detail didn t feel enormously comfortable bringing him in daylight. u.s. and afghan officials doing their best to quash rumors about seven or eight hours ago that he was already in kabul. as you saw the president there addressing a hangar, many of those troops will perhaps be on their way home, bagram being a hub or many troops returnin
fact we have seen afghan soldiers killed in what continues to be a turbulent situation. you know about the recent massacre committed. apparently, allegedly by an american. sergeant bales. this is a bad situation, geraldo, why? we had three americans killed in that suicide bombing. we have to watch allies are as dangerous to us now as the enemy. i have to be with the people. juan: got to go with you. geraldo, thanks. when we come right back, a disappointing jobs report. a very bad week for president obama. ben stein right here and, later, bill o reilly jon stewart on just how out of control government spending has become. the factor returns after these messages. lord, you got no reason you got no right i find myself at the wrong place [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express.
fact we have seen afghan soldiers killed in what continues to be a turbulent situation. you know about the recent massacre committed. apparently, allegedly by an american. sergeant bales. this is a bad situation, geraldo, why? we had three americans killed in that suicide bombing. we have to watch allies are as dangerous to us now as the enemy. i have to be with the people. juan: got to go with you. geraldo, thanks. when we come right back, a disappointing jobs report. a very bad week for president obama. ben stein right here and, later, bill o reilly jon stewart on just how out of control government spending has become. the factor