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Wars and were obviously experiencing them in this war. but in the end, it cant undermine the main mission were about and strategy weve put in place. i think its the right strategy. >> colonel, war is hell. its possible that strautraumat things happen in the days or years before this incident. i know you have reservations about using the sort of war is hell as a way of explaining an incident like this. >> barbara and i were talking with it in the break. its a terrible business, war is. we cant fa...

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Investigated has been released. in the case of major nadal hassan, and panetta said prosecutors could pursue the death penalty. >> war is hell. these events and incidents will take place. they have taken place in any war. they are terrible events. this is in the first of those events and it probably wont be the last. >> he added this would not change u.s. war strategy. >>shepard: there are reports the white house is discussing the possibility of withdrawing 20,000 additional troops by the end of...

Is made on this. >> reporter: that is focus of the summit in may. president obama said at a news conference last weeked heaters will look how effectively they are able to partner with nato troops as well as handle their own security. here is part of what he had to say. >> what were going to be next at this nato meeting and planning for the next two years is to make sure that transition is not a cliff but that there are benchmarks and steps that are taken along the way. >> reporter: afghanistan w...

Own citizens and children who were murdered. i can assure the american people and the afghan people we will follow facts whenever they lead us and make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law. >> en route to asia, leon panetta suggested the death penalty could be evoked. >> war is hell. these events and incidents will take place. they have taken place in any war. >> the taliban are used the incident to call for beheading of americans and milita...

Turned himself in. hes refusing to speak about what happened and has requested legal representation. rob, paula? >> at some point the media is obviously going to find out who this guy is and his name will get out there and well get some more clues as to what led to this, too. but again, the ramifications in terms of what the taliban may do next. if you have a family member in afghanistan right now, you have to be worried that all our soldiers over there have this huge target on their back. not o...

Ripple effect of war. not only the physical toll on those who come home, the psychological toll on those who come home, but the psychology of those still there. now opens this -- >> staggering. >> it opens the door to those questions, too. and how theyre being treated. this guy passed screenings. >> its really, really sad. leon panetta was saying that its important that all of us, the u.s., afghanistan, the isaf forces all stick to the strategy laid out, war is hell, these kinds of incidents are...

War is hell. these kinds of events and incidents are going to take place they have taken place in any war. they are terrible events. and this is not the first of those events and probably wont be the last. >> both he and the president say that this recent shooting incident wont change the presidents withdrawal time line. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon thanks. before he became the secretary of energy steven chu said that gas prices should be higher. now his past is coming back to him on capi...

A military soldier has not been given the death penalty and executed since 1961. megyn: we are hearing more on this point from leon panetta who said this soldier could, as jennifer mentioned, face the death penalty, secretary panetta also acknowledges it is likely not the last time we could be faced with a situation like this, nor is it the first. >> war is hell. these kinds of events and incidents are going to take place. theyve taken place in any war. theyre terrible events. and this is not th...

gunning down 16 afghan men, women and children but the u.s. commander of multinational forces promises a full investigation by u.s. military authorities under u.s. law. and the u.s. defense secretary says that the death penalty is a possibility. leon panetta is in afghanistan now. all u.s. forces pass through there when they leave and enter afghanistan and told reporters and i told, war is hell and terrible events like this one on sunday are going to take place. well get live reports...