22:09
22.10.2012
Obama says his administration ended the war in Iraq and focused attention on Afghanistan.
He says the U.S. is now in a position where it has met many of the objectives for putting U.S. troops were there in the first place
putting U.S. troops there.
Obama says after a decade of war, it is time to do some nation-building at home. He says the country needs to make sure it takes care of its veterans, including in terms of health care and jobs.
22:09
22.10.2012
Interesting that Obama boasts that he overriuled Biden on Bin Laden. Makes him look good. Not so good for Biden
â Jonathan Freedland (@j_freedland) October 23, 2012
22:08
22.10.2012
Pakistan has more intrinsic value than their weapons of mass destruction... #debates
â Mariah Najmuddin (@mariahln) October 23, 2012
22:07
22.10.2012
Afghanistan
Schieffer asks the candidates what they would do if the 2014 deadline arrives and it is obvious the Afghans are not able to handle their own security.
Romney says the U.S. will be finished by 2014, and as president he will make sure U.S. troops are out by 2014.
Romney says the U.S. will be able to make that transition.
He says his administration would also looks at what's happening in Pakistan, knowing it will have a major effect on Afghanistan. Romney says Pakistan is important to the region and the world. He says a Pakistan that falls apart and becomes a failed state would be extremely dangerous.