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Adelson put more than $92 million behind failed presidential candidates like newt gingrich. >> im in favor of newt gingrich because i like people who make decisions. hes a decision-maker. you dont have to worry about using the word islamo-fascism or islamo-terrorist when thats what they are. not all islamists are terrorists, but all the terrorists are islamists. >> that guy, sheldon adelson, would like to win this time. so hes holding his very own presidential primary in vegas this weekend. more...

And the leaders who frankly i think are getting beat up. i think they need information. its a watershed opportunity to convey the type of information that is obvious and also conveyed to a policy maker and decision maker who may not convey or use information the same way we do. >> in order for us to learn from this so it doesnt happen again. the question has to be answered who dropped the ball. in your best opinion, who did? >> if you read the blog carefully, he was no specific person or agency ...

A trained military prosecutor who actually is a lawyer, our commanders are not often lawyers. to actually review the evidence. to weigh the evidence. and have no bias in the decision making. today, its the only place in america where a boss will decide between two employees which one is guilty whos not even trained as a lawyer not trained as a prosecutor. it makes no sense. weve had victims who said its like being raped by your brother and your father deciding the case. that is a justice system ...

Them and for their families and for the countries that sent them about how this all really works in washington. and how difficult these issues are as i once told the president "as usual, all your options are bad." and i want to give them a flavor of the circumstances in which they were sent to war. >> it seems your view of president obama as a leader, as a decision-maker, was for the most part positive. he bucked the advice of most of his political advisers, he made some very courageous decision...

Sufficiently committed enough to his own strategy. >> i dont think thats true. >> do you want a president who says i see youre wearing four stars, ill do whatever you say or do you want a president who says, lets think about this. >> read your history books. thats accurate. >> from the excerpts weve seen, president obama is not concerned about the war on national security. >> the stories themselves are confusing matt, not only did he praise him for the bin laden raid, but he said he thought he m...

Network. >> what is the best way to cold reach out to potential clients that, through contacts that you may not have and find people at companies that you would want to reach out to? >> yeah. this is hard, right? cold calls are some of the hardest things to do. eric, is there a good way to get in there when you dont have a preexisting relationship or a friend of a friend? >> ill tell what you people do to me now. linkedin, i get hit up all the time. people looking to present their product to me....

Down. thats not so hard to do, though its important to tell the person you pick that youve asked them to be the decisionmaker. two, put into writing some of your wishes, these living wills or advanced directives. they would help us in this case. it wouldnt kick out the texas law that still has to be challenged if you will. at least we have a firm basis to say this is what she wanted, we know what she desired, even with a pregnancy this is what she wanted. >> that we certainly dont know here. eve...

>> under state law. >> because of the draw they have. which is why the doctor says maybe you challenge the law. >> we know she was well informed. we know that many people heard these conversations. too bad its not in writing. that would be better. all of us should put it in writing. but i think we know what she wanted and its not happening here. >> you also wonder if she didnt want to be put on life support when they had those discussions with be too, it obviously changes the equation if you say...

Used in practice -- >> because it is shocking to think -- i mean, as a passenger in planes, if the captain of the plane i was on had -- you know, had thoughts of i should be wearing sun glasses but i would would seem impolite but there is a senior instructor on board. as a passenger that seems outrageous. >> well, what we have to do and whats been done before is you have two sets of society rules in cultures like this where the hierarchy is to extreme. in the general population, its appropriate ...

Understand it and see through a consultative process are there ways through technology, through additional ideas, we can potentially provide for that. i assigned one of our top former generals, john allen, who used to most recently head up the entire coalition effort in afghanistan he is retired, but willing to take on this mission. he is willing to examine the set of challenges around security. >> has he concluded anything? >> he has come up to, he has arrived at the conclusion that it is possi...