and across much of the country. i think the president said it best of all. this is a very tough fight that we re engaged in. there are serious problems here. i don t think you heard overoptimistic statements for me. in fact, i won t use the term optimism or pessimism for that matter. i use realism. if general david petraeus is confirmed by the senate and takes over the war, he faces controversy and challenge. first, he must show he gets along with ambassador, criticized and fired by stanley mcchrystal. this is the deadliest month of the war for the coalition. after complaints by some troops feeling their lives are at risk because of tight restrictions on combat, petraeus is going to review the ruls, but no hint of what changes, if any he will make.
identities of dead americans. new information on this unfolding story. and the controversy general david petraeus will likely face as the new commander in afghanistan. life and death decisions as he gets ready for his confirmation hearing tomorrow.
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many of their phone calls, wanted to read into this a dispute about sub tstance. in response to the observation about the in-fighting, i would say there s politics involved in absolutely everything, including in the most senior levels of the military. and, michael, what about the fear that this would turn into, and i hate this phrase, the political hot potato, that this somehow would be politicized and critics would use this against the president? have we now passed that with the naming or wanting general david pa tray to us taetraeus to taket in afghanistan? in a word, yes. you can t replace someone with no one. the president was very, very fortunate in having a four star general respected by the left and the right, rs and ds, willing to step into this role. but for the availability and willingness of general petraeus,
we will see. will general david petraeus be able to have the same kind of momentum that he did in iraq? everyone here hopes that he will. but in a very different conflict. all right, thank you very much. richard engel live for us in kabul. thanks to brian for sticking around. i know and you have busy few hours before the nightly news. thanks also to david gregory and general, great company for me to be in. or colonel. i ll get that straight or i ll get kicked out of this army here. thank you both very much. appreciate it. we ll get general mccaffrey and colonel jacobs on as to stick around. also following breaking developments in the gulf. even more oil is gushing out of that well. we ll be right back with more news here. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas about all the discounts we re offering. i ve got some catchphrases that ll