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Russia is a great country. i understand that. they talk about defeating america and american missile defense, how ridiculous. why would we react if we lack confidence. >> they are pushing rhetoric because they want to make a show of force for domestic policy consumption. sending attack helicopters is beyond rhetoric. >> i agree with charles. on that point we have to impose arms embargo. february they provide it as provocative there is a line that has to be drawn. >> attack helicopter is not rhetoric. it kills people. the worst we can do, the best we can do is cancel contract with the company. ...

I want to bring in captain fur. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you fly this bad boy. tell me a little bit about it. >> this is the marine corps' primary attack helicopter. this thing is designed to go in and support the -- ground guys on the ground, and just whenever they have a bad day, that's what we're there for. you're sitting in the gunner's seat right here. primary purpose is to work the weapons system for the aircraft. >> gotcha. you had to help me get in here and you're like don't push the red button. what would happen if i pulled this thing? >> i'd have to talk to a lot of p...

Aviation forces capable of of deeing anywhere in the world on short notice. military officials are not saying much in materials of how this happened. they are only saying that two choppers collided. one was a cobra, and this is a picture of what that aircraft looks like, it is the backbone of the marine corps attack helicopter fleet and can hold a crew of two, the other was a supraho ewey, a twin sized helicopter capable of holding ten passengers, one or two pilots and crew chief. the pentagon says it will be 24 hours before the names of the seven marines will be released. martha: our thoughts...

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miguel marquez is joining us. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: it sounds like an accident. they were training late at night. it may have been a live fire exercise. it sounds like there was fairly intense training. these are two that provide close air support for marines on the ground. they were training for afghanistan, as you said. and they trained very, very hard at night and it's possible that it was just an accident. the marines are saying that they collided in the air. obviously something went very wrong during that training, whether it was darkness, dust or dirt that blo...