When is Afghanistan a "must"?

Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) asks Defense Department officials when and under what conditions will Afghanistan become a military priority. (0:23)
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Iraq security front and center

Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) of the House Armed Services Committee questions Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik about when Iraqi security forces will have full control. Dubik stated that much of Iraq is already under control by the security forces. (0:45)
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Bridge money for the war, but Iraq better start to pay, says Skelton

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) says that the committee will continue to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with a $70 billion "bridge" fund until the full supplemental is approved. But Skelton also calls for the Iraqis to contribute more to their own security. (0:37)
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Ike Skelton (D-MO) says that the Army's problems have been the same for the last three years

Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Ike Skelton, says that the challenges that the Army is facing have been the same for the last three years and that he doesn't see any change on the horizon. (0:45)
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