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I didnt think it was possible for general mcchrystal to get fired. >> part of it was a group of officers who find themselves with a night off which they did not expect having been working 24/7 in kabul they went out in a social environment and i must tell you that as a young navy pilot on occasion at happy hour some things were ta said about commanding officer that we wouldnt want to have been held responsible for. it doesnt excuse anything but certainly makes people understand the circumstances...

Mcchrystal because it was a lapse in judgment for general mcchrystal to let this person that close to him. but i have to go back to my principle point. when someone, who works for the general commanding, the war front in afghanistan, mocks the vice president of the united states. calling joe biden bite me, that reporter knows that that statement, if it becomes public, has strategic significance. that the president would be forced to do what he did unless he was magnanimous beyond belief. >> bill...

Resignation of general stanley mcchrystal because it was a lapse in judgment for general mcchrystal to let this person that close to him. but i have to go back to my principle point. when someone, who works for the general commanding, the war front in afghanistan, mocks the vice president of the united states. calling joe biden bite me, that reporter knows that that statement, if it becomes public, has strategic significance. that the president would be forced to do what he did unless he was mag...

Mcchrystal because it was a lapse in judgment for general mcchrystal to let this person that close to him. but i have to go back to my principle point. when someone, who works for the general commanding, the war front in afghanistan, mocks the vice president of the united states. calling joe biden bite me, that reporter knows that that statement, if it becomes public, has strategic significance. that the president would be forced to do what he did unless he was magnanimous beyond belief. >> bill...

Chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski comes back to tell us a little bit more. how was this done? its a joint raid between the iraqis and the united states military. is that correct. >> thats correct. according to officials this was a raid led by iraqi commandos in conjunction with u.s. special operations forces. and you can bet that those special operations forces probably provided the kind of intel that led to al mazry to allow this to occur. now, al mazry took over al qaeda in 2006 wh...

Hybrids brakes. new orleans. man. who dat? still celebrating after last nights history making super bowl win. the saints put it on the indianapolis colts, 31-17. its their first championship, and the fans couldnt be more excited. >> this is everything. this is -- collectively, this is the happiest days of our life. through the region, louisiana, gulf coast. thank you, everybody, for your support. we are truly the happiest place on earth. disney land has nothing on new orleans. now to the war...

Down. theyve let them down on the job front. they even let them down in terms of the war front. weve been fighting this war for 15 years. >> this was the message of your campaign. >> we spent $6 trillion in the middle east. we could have rebuilt our country twice. you look at our roads and our bridges and our tunnels and our airports that are like obsolete. it was a repudiation over whats taken place over a long period of time. >> its hard for the weight of the office, the weight of the responsi...

My question to you is why did they want him back so much. >> in 12 years, we can never charge these guys. the taliban, clearly, they were affiliated with the taliban. it would make sense they would ask for them back. our legal basis to detain them is going to run out at the end of the with the close of the afghanistan war. get a soldier back with five people we couldnt havent charged in 12 years. >> why are they no longer a danger to the united states in terms of that war front. and by the way, ...

House arrest in qatar. they would have no communication with their fellow warriors in the afghan war front. theyd be out of action, completely out of the fighting for at least a year. today, wednesday, the deal is less joyous, of course, there are huge questions about the soldier we are getting home. was he loyal to the country, did he desert, did we cut too loose a deal with the enemy to get him back? did we let the taliban gain some of its top military commanders to prepare for a final assault...

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