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Im going to run this one clip for you. this is one aspect that gets into what the commanders of the war on afghanistan during the bush years, the problem that they began experiencing as soon as president bush turned his attention from afghanistan elsewhere. take a look. >> its just he and i sitting in the oval office, and i had not been expecting this. i expected him to say, heres what i would like you to be able to do. but he said, what do you think you can do? i said, well, ill get the europea...

Generals throughout this documentary. one of the things that occurred to me while reporting on this was the degree to which commanders and this came from a veteran that we interviewed. he talked about how everybody got as for their work but the car war got an f. theres manager to be said about the fact that people in afghanistan would get promoted and get medals for saying that they had succeeded in building this school or training this group of afghan troops when in reality what they did may ha...

>> he was in dress uniform. i didnt know what to expect. thats where he told me he had bad news and told me he was in germany. when he told me that, i knew he was alive. >> that is emotional to hear. >> no question. >> larry was back in combat by christmas eve. he commanded 5,000 marines in iraq. getting a chance to see both his sons in action. >> of all of the commanders out there, it ends up being your dad. >> slim. i did not realize how neat it was. >> for mom, debbie, a different service. >>...

Seriously, people who are fleeing. and on top of that there are rules of the road, avoiding collisions at sea. the uk believes it can intercept, it has the power to do that where it feels it is necessary for police and immigration purpose to protect the border. but as lawyers have pointed out today, pushback, why that might be potentially legal could quickly become a rescue operation if it goes wrong. what if the sea changes, what if somebodyjumps from a dinghy or a small boat into the channel. ...

X guantánamo bay inmates name top commanders in afghanistans new talent and government. josh quarter was a member and joins me now. thanks for your service. >> it wasnt all that surprising to me in 2014 i already saw i felt in my heart that was going to happen. i have been reacting along with everyone else in the nation, as they release prisoners for him it was never going to go the way we hope it was going to because it legitimized the taliban. jillian: these gitmo detainees who hold high-rank...

Which is deployment-- >> yes. >> odonnell: p.t.s.d. >> yes. >> odonnell: alcohol abuse. >> yes. >> odonnell: domestic abuse. >> domestic abuse, and then when it comes to my desk because its become rape or sexual assault, its too late. >> odonnell: d.o.d. policy mandates that commanders ensure military offenders are held accountable and gives them the power to make decisions about the outcome of a case. >> i understand its their charge to maintain good order and discipline, but here they are maki...

There. without propping up these made-up governments. the problem is limited intelligence operations, limited counterterrorism operations, they dont provide income for the military-industrial complex, so youre hearing all these folks, the so-called adults in the room, the so-called experts in washington, d.c., saying now we accept the fact that we are a power into client and we rely on all these other powers and decline in this is just the way that it is, unless we go back in. that is the proble...

What happened in those next few years such that the americans lost the trust of the afghan people? i remember covering the fighting when the americans where looking for a bin laden— the americans where looking for a bin laden and other al-qaeda operatives, and i remember members of the _ operatives, and i remember members of the us— operatives, and i remember members of the us special forces and perhaps members _ of the us special forces and perhaps members of the central intelligence agency...

Made-up governments. the problem is limited intelligence operations, limited counterterrorism operations, they dont provide income for the military-industrial complex, so youre hearing all these folks, the so-called adults in the room, the so-called experts in washington, d.c., saying now we accept the fact that we are a power into client and we rely on all these other powers and decline in this is just the way that it is, unless we go back in. that is the problem right now that we have. we are ...

Logistical issues still to be sorted out. they say it will only be used in a very narrow and specific set of circumstances. so you would imagine those border force officials, who we understand have been trying for this in recent months, will have quite the checklist before they get on the water and think about using this tactic. how big is the boat they might have to push back, how many people are on it, are there safety concerns? it is also understood border force chiefs have raised those poten...