resign. he said he did not end as he would have wished. today he says he has moved on with his life and is now free to speak his mind. afghanistan is hard. it s always been hard. if you study their history, it s never anything but complex and difficult. i spent a career carrying typically an m-16 and later an m-4 carbine. i personally don t think there is any need for that kind of weaponry on the streets, and particularly in and around the schools in america. i like the fact that chuck hagel has had his feet in the mud as a soldier. i like the fact that he s had a lot of background. joining me now is the former top commander in afghanistan, retired general stanley mcchrystal. he has a brand-new memoir called my share of the task. general, nice to see you. good to see you, chuck. we have heard you on a number of topics. it was interesting on the assault weapon. i want to start with what s going on in north africa and mali. and i know you know about as much as we do when it c
blame the shooter for the first ten but i blame the laws for what happened after that. enjoy reid, the momentum is building in the public discussion about this. and i want to play, i think something that is kind of extraordinary. general mccrystal this morning talking about this. i spent a career carrying typically, the m-16, and later, an m-4 carbine, which fires a 223 caliber round, at about 3,000 feet per second. when it hits a human body the effects are devastating. it is designed to do that. i personally don t think there is any need for that kind of weapon, really, on the streets and particularly around the schools in america. i think serious action is necessary. sometimes we talk about very limited actions on the edges, and i just don t think that is enough. i think we ll find out. the former general knows the
an m-4 carbine, which fires a 223 caliber round, at about 3,000 feet per second. when it hits a human body the effects are devastating. it is designed to do that. i personally don t think there is any need for that kind of weapon, really, on the streets and particularly around the schools in america. i think serious action is necessary. sometimes we talk about very limited actions on the edges, and i just don t think that is enough. i think we ll find out. the former general knows the weapons were designed for his use, not street use. yeah, and i think that is very important. we heard a lot of people saying that it is important for gun owners to get involved in the debate. but i think it is even more important for people like stanley mccrystal to get involved. on the way over i talked to my
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