This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from December 1, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS: In the end, the Afghans have to b e responsible for providing their own security. That's what is important. The president will talk about the fact that this is not nation-building and it is not an open-ended commitment.
REP. JAMES MCGOVERN, D-MASS.: The cost of the escalation will be enormous both in terms o f blood and treasure. At a time of great economic crisis here in the United States, I would respectfully suggest that rather than nation-building in Afghanistan, we should do a little more nation-building here at home.
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BRET BAIER, HOST: The president according to White House officials later tonight will announce that some 30,000 more U.S. troops will head to Afghanistan within six months.