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A lot of people very upset about that, including myself because i don't think that was a good decision and anybody i talked to in the military agrees to put ourselves in that position and the reasoning behind it was, well, somebody got itchy and didn't want the afghanys to feel upset or uncomfortable that they weren't able to have their weapons. >> another reason for us to give them a bill and get out. >> ridiculous. >> maybe or maybe not. but certainly don't disarm our own military. >> i agree! >> completely wrong. >> mine is along the lines of military. we appreciate the military very much. ...

tonight, we have breaking news. cnn confirms the identity of the man accused of murdering 16 afghan civilians in a house to house shooting spree last weekend. 38-year-old staff sergeant robert bails, an 11-year veteran. let's get to chris lawrence at the pentagon. what can you tell us? >> well, i can tell you he's originally from the midwest and he was living in ohio until about 2001. after 9/11, that's when he joined the army. he's been based out at joint based lewis mcchord for the majority if not all of his military career. did about three combat tours in iraq. this was his first ...

A lot of people very upset about that, including myself because i don't think that was a good decision and anybody i talked to in the military agrees to put ourselves in that position and the reasoning behind it was, well, somebody got itchy and didn't want the afghanys to feel upset or uncomfortable that they weren't able to have their weapons. >> another reason for us to give them a bill and get out. >> ridiculous. >> maybe or maybe not. but certainly don't disarm our own military. >> i agree! >> completely wrong. >> mine is along the lines of military. we appreciate the military very much. ...

Aspect of this whole strategy is the civilian diplomatic aspect. as you point out, the military aspects are pretty clear cut. we're going in and already making success in terms of disrupting the taliban very effectively. there will be more actions in the south. but the real key is the diplomatic and political capacity of the afghanys. >> is that something the military ought to be doing? >> it's something we all have to do. there's a role but there's a significant role for ambassador eikenberry and others there. there's also a role for a.i.d. there's a role to build capacity in the afghani gove...