Title: Braude Beat: Obama and the war in Afghanistan

" On the Braude beat today President Obama -- will meet with his national security team to continue deliberations about the Afghanistan's strategy including. Whether or not to commit as many as 40000. More US troops at our top story. As we talked to Jim Braude he joins us now so this comes after a deadly weekend for US troops in Afghanistan nine soldiers killed five more seriously injured. Are you surprised that this isn't making headlines across the country well."

" but the reality is Afghanistan and has not become what Iraq was in the consciousness the American people without health care debate. -- economy it's always been second here we're just horrible there 62000. Men and women who were Americans they're not to mention NATO troops and their families go to veteran night. More about the least we can do is each pay some attention to the creditor Democrats in the congress I fear those who were trashing George Bush for his Iraq. We would stand back and let brought Obama who would ever want to the credit along people like Nancy Pelosi Carl Levin. A chair of the armed services committee the Senate they've been asking very hard questions are not simply going along for the Rodman's 40000 -- press."

" National Security Adviser general Jim Jones was on this week's CBS face the nation. To talk about Afghanistan here's what he had to say."

" This serves to underscore the importance of the moment to make sure that. The strategic issues in the strategic decisions that the president will make. Are fully -- embedded in that the options that the president has are also. Put on the table and it would be I think unfortunate if we let the discussion just be about. Troop strength there as a minimum level of you have to but there's unfortunately -- sailing for."

" This will be a very big decision for President Obama and he could end up getting criticism on both sides of the."

" takeover authority director General Jones said there was very very significant. He was essentially addressing general Crespo who went public in a speech on London's that I need more troops and 40000. He was chasing Crist of course what he didn't say he was but he is basically saying have to consider other options. And so I think there's a real debate in the administration I think that virtually everything will be tried and tried before there is more than a mile number of troops being -- in Afghanistan the American people aren't there and congresses and there."

" How does the possibility of adding more troops to Afghanistan set with millions of voters that supported Barack Obama with the notion of getting out of Iraq -- getting out of Iraq."

" But he did say throughout this campaign that the major front on the war on terror should be Afghanistan and people support that 73 when he was first elected. But there was a poll -- couple of days ago he was USA today. In which shows a virtual split amongst the American people 4142. -- summit which means those who were supporting this war and think it's winnable. Are going down dramatically in number and it's falling and so he's got to worry about that much more importantly well surely couldn't count votes of the Olympics in Copenhagen. He's gotta be able to count votes in congress right now there."

" And and he needs some kind of PR after that what happened in Copenhagen."

" He doesn't mean I I believe us that we view and I boldly predicted obviously real reason is going this is got the votes Bryant -- and realizes only had eighteen votes which is not. --"

" Let's talk about a story that the globe is covering today at Massachusetts cracking down on people who use get jury duty this new computer software. The state is finding more -- shows you actually end up being arrested."

" And they -- fitness is one of the few other than voting we don't have to -- sure it is one of the few civic responsibilities people they said western 918000. Someone that was summoned. 58000 -- going after them if it's an innocent mistake or for somebody who's scared to death they were some people were quoted. Who witnesses trials really scare for Roger that's fun beyond that Denver that's virtually the only responsibility we have. As American citizen so my attitude is -- is gone got."

" This is at one point two million dollar software package actually what about the people that say that kind of money could be spent better elsewhere."

" Wanted to cut but the jury system is sort of the backbone of the judicial system in this country and and and in the grand scheme of things in million dollars I hate I hate to say the -- there was great care. It is pocket change compared to other things responding it's tracking and ensuring the -- this is not just random notion yesterday's indecision and denying he's made clear. That that racial disparities and other kinds of things have dramatic outcomes on trials so it's not just what the right thing to do the civic responsibility it's the only way people can shore. They get fair trials which is down -- about constitution."

" I know any CN supports its employees when their call for Gerri Judy bell companies now."

" What I it up for workers -- legally that after the problem is. Well legally and they do what happens is exactly what you're talking up behind the scenes it's made clear. If you go here and get behind Jane -- we're -- help in using real serious problems you're right the law does not square up with a reality particularly in some small firms. All right well we've got to stop at their what's happening tonight and brought signs are we gonna talk to an expert speaking of -- Afghanistan and the war in Afghanistan I have to get a New York Times and the other day at every Op -- the other day talking about. Alternative ways other than troops were sure to get. These sympathy and support the Afghan people themselves -- alternate 6 o'clock front side --"