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The petraeus confirmation hearing now. do you believe somebody very close to vice president biden, i figure you re intimate on this knowledge, do you believe that you understand what the july 2011 time line is number one, and number two do you believe that the president needs to be clearer on what the july 2011 time line means? i would say no to both. i questioned general petraeus when he was up previously, just giving a report on what is going on in iraq, up under secretary flournoy. and i said to him specifically, general petraeus, it is clear that this december we are going to make a major decision where we are in iraq and afghanistan. absolutely. and we are clear then july of next year, we are going to draw down the troops and he said yes. i said the point is cause several senators have made it conditions on the ground, but conditions on the ground only apply to how many troops are going to draw down. i don t know how many times you can say it the president said it, the head of ....

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