Have our own problems with high unemployment at home. the u.s. thinks it helps contribute to security. this is a critical time in iraq. security in iraq is part of our interest in iraq. reporter: americans are our brothers, they help us, they give us these loans i will never forget this favor. reporter: in 2003 necessity say the lending programs have created 65,000 jobs at a total cost of tax to taxpayers of $80 million. they say this is a modest investment because this is self sustaining funds that has $80 million in loans interest rate 12 to 15%. the u.s. that s the market rate that s where you have to set it if the programs are going to sustain after the americans pull out. jaime jamie: thank you. gregg: the u.s. military expects to spend billions of dollars training afghan troops. the pentagon estimating that job will cost about $6 billion a year through at least 2015.
Own party pieces, it s a very successful party company, they plan parties that she might want a theme. a royal wedding already has a theme. unlike the wedding of prince charles and princess diana this is likely to be a more low key event, a because the marriage ended unhappily and a lot of uma pemmaraju the royal wedding is not the focal life of royal life. and with the recession upon us it s likely to be a little more key, jaime jamie: we are guessing no paper plates even though they own a party plate. reporter: i don t think so jamie: thank you. we are available, we ll fly over. gregg: i have my dancing shoes, i m all set to go, just need a ticket. a man says he is ready to come clean about his dealings with al-qaida and testify against a suspect in this deadly u.s. embassy bombing but now he may
pictures, 24/7. as campaign season sicks off, president obama is hitting the road to unveil some new proposals to try to jump start the u.s. economy and create some needed jobs. mr. obama is about to head off to a labor day event in milwaukee where he ll announce a $50 billion plan to invest in the nation s roads, theral way railways and the air force. mike emanuel traveling with the president is in milwaukee and how will this infrastructure proposal work? reporter: well, gregg, essentially the president wants to lay it out, he s got to get congress to approve it, but as you mentioned, infrastructure projects, the 3rs, roads, railways, and runways. let s take a look 59 at the numbers, the plan will call for rebuilding 150,000 miles of road, maintain 4000 miles of rails across the country and rehabilitate or reconstruct 150 miles of runway. i should mention this event here in milwaukee will attract a lot of labor union types, so it will be a friendly audience, the pres