This. the stage was set ten years ago for the drama that s playing out today with the helicopters overflying kabul. why do i say that? because ten years ago we brought to justice osama bin laden and decimated al qaeda. of course it was al qaeda that took us to afghanistan 20 years ago w. the addressing of that vital national interest, i would argue the only vital national interest in afghanistan ten years ago the last ten years featured staying on to try to get the afghans space to development for themselves government stability and benefits for the people. what we have seen over the last ten years since the bin laden killing is too much squabbling and bickering among parties, failure to deliver the process. too slow a process. and a diplomatic stalemate in the opening to talk to the
that congress approve government regulations that have a significant impact on the economy or small business, lowering the tax rate for businesses and individuals to know more than 25%, passing free trade agreements with columbia, panama and south korea. they say that will create up to 250,000 jobs and increasing domestic energy production. the pentagon says the don t ask, don t tell policy in the military officially ends on tuesday. the defense secretary has been asked to hold off on repeal. congress needs more information about the policy changes they say. the pentagon says the repeal of the policy of gays serving in the military has been through a rigorous vert fiction, process. thousands of students in tacoma washington will not be in school again today. the teachers union voted to keep its strike going despite a judge s order to put the signs back and get back to the classroom. we were surprised and disappointed. we fully expected students would be arriving and teac