Michael Schorer News Today

Brian? >> all right, gretchen, why do jihadists hate america? thats the question a lot of us ask ourselves. according to a former radical, its because muslim extremists think our government plots attacks against its own citizens to have an excuse to kill muslims. its called the narrative and its spreading. joining us right now, michael schorer, former head of the c.i.a. bin laden unit. what do you call the narrative? how would you define it? >> well, the narrative is often used as a synonym for ...

The real problem here is -- back to the point you mentioned about the schools. if you look at afghanistan, weve been tremendously successful. weve put three to four million afghan kids in school. medical care is much more available. electricity and roadways have been approved. but while that has been going on, the insurgencys success has risen at the same time which requires public support. so the idea that were going to change muslim opinions by taking burkas off and building schools, it just -...