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Many books have been written and several movies made about America's Green Berets, the Special Forces, but it is incredible how many stories about these

"Ultimately they were a lot like us. They were the elite of their military," a former Green Beret said of Russia's Spetsnaz.

For the united states to get people to put their lives on the line to back us up is the idea we will back them up, too. when i was deployed, no the just the afghan national army forces but the janitors put their lives on the line just by working with u.s. forces. i would have a hard time today looking at an afghan civilian or sell jer soldier over what just happened over there. it under mines our soldier. you might as well go after their body armor next. >> bring in mark giaconia, a retired spec...

Probably a gentler way to do it where it might be better for the future to do it, you know in a different way. im not calling myself a strategy expert or a political guru, but, again, i go back to imagining myself pulling away from the kurds. i was embedded with them in a sudden and then that in an impersonal way if thats how it went down and seems like a big deal me. >> mark, thank you very much. mark giaconia, appreciate your perspective. >> thank you. michelle obama for president. anxious d...