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>> in fact, there was one time in my final combat tour in 2008, occurred in mosul when i had to relief a commander, an individual in charge of 600 soldiers. because i saw in his eyes in some of his actions that he was becoming immune to the dynamics of the battlefield. that he was becoming more of a killer than a leader. he was doing some things and saying isnt things that caused me to say this guy is not fit to uphold the rigorous discipline and standards that are required in a combat situation...

No happy endings in a lot of these scenarios. i have never been in a combat situation. they are not black and white. there is a loft gray. the entire field of military ethics is built around that gray. if i can move on though to syria. i would love to get your expertise and get on to you general tata. syria situation delicate balance to the kurds, isis. this is not -- this is another one of those situations where there is no yes or no answer. your opinion on president trumps action today to star...

Effect on future recruits, stories like this. i get it. no happy endings in a lot of theseri scenarios. i have never been in a combat situation. they are not black and white. therehi is a lot of gray. the entire field of military ethics is built around that gray. if i can move on though to syria. i would love to get your expertise and get to you, general tata. syria situation, there is a real delicate balance to the kurds, isis. this is not -- this is- another one of those situations where there...

Mention that the amount of restraint here shown by the officers is really remarkable. theyve gone into a combat situation, three of their own have been shot. theyve encountered this coward in a synagogue whos killed and injured people and hes alive and i think that thats a testament to the training that these officers have and the sense of justice. charles: i agree, what an amazing week for law enforcement. first the mail bomber, swift action, coordination from law enforcement, fbi, local author...

Now from on the ground? what do you take away from this? give us some of your professional insight. >> well, based upon the camera feed from the helicopter, it would appear as though the s.w.a.t. team has rallied outside, which to me obviously means that the area has been rendered safe. they tend to pull together, take all of their team together and debrief a little bit at the scene before they move out of there. but this is the stage where, this moves from the control of the s.w.a.t. team, you ...

And one of the things i always talk about, and i write about, too, is how if we look to the experiences of soldiers and police, these are the same kinds of things, these are the realities that soldiers and police deal with. in a combat situation, certain things that grab their attention and they really get burned in. other things they werent noticing that tunnel vision that dont get in. we have these expectations we put on people who have been sexually assaulted. that we might not put on a polic...

They said that, well, we just felt like we were killing vermin. theyd pull the trigger by somehow tricking themselves to think that theyre not killing a human, theyre killing an animal. the captain and lieutenant callie did not do anything to stop them. they had lost it themselves. it was a complete failure. >> the white house is acutely aware that the my lai scandal could bring about a disastrous withering away of public support for the vietnam war and for mr. nixons plans for a staged withdraw...

They dont tell you how long its going to take to get there. in the past its taken about a week. we have assets further down south at qatar, flyover rights over iraq wouldnt be too difficult. you could violate them. he talked about the f-35. that would be the first time they use the f-35 in a combat situation. theyve used the f-22 which is a stealth fighter. heres the issue, though. if you send off fighters from the truman, those dont have stealth capability. and everyone here at the pentagon for...

Youre pleading not guilty i take it. >> yes, maam, im pleading not guilty. >> what is your statement? >> my statement is that im not at the door, i did not spit, i did not throw anything. >> okay. the video does show you throwing something on the officer. im going to find you guilty of that. year ds. and take 09 -- 90 days. you can appeal it based on that. >> yes. can i have the picture? >> the picture there is yours and the paper there is yours. >> the decision means collins is back in the inte...

And get some answers. our team was honored and humbled to be one of special forces team from the special forces group task force dagger sent in to do that special mission. >> but the horses proved to be a great asset to us. steve: mobility. >> absolutely mobility. steve: whose idea was that? >> well, the very first morning in the country the general come riding up on horseback, you know, and we realized pretty quickly we asked him to take us closer to the enemy on the first day after he briefed ...