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These people arguably have put far more on the line and are far more deeply personally committed to upholding and protecting our democracy than their critics. >> joining me now, retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs. a medal of honor recipient and msnbc military analyst. so good to have you, colonel. what is your reaction to what congressman gabbard said? >> i agree completely. the thing is that most people have not been in uniform and, therefore, don't really know how skilled these officers are. how much experience they have. all generals have graduate degrees. and understand far more than th...

Take a listen -- >> i was -- i was both shocked that i'm still in this tenuous position, and yet happy because i think he should be able to go on withises h iseises his life. he's earn -- with his life. he's earned it. so should his family. it begs the question, why shouldn't i be able to go on? i have a degree from university of denver in international conflict resolution. i have a degree from harvard in public policy. >> you're a west point graduate. >> i went to west basis point. it's shaped the person -- west point. it's shaped the person i am. it's shaped me into a fighter. >> colonel, do...

Of the military instrument alone is usually very, very bad policy indeed. >> colonel, do any of the three picks concern you, and if so, why? which one the most? >> i'm less excited about general flynn. he's a special intelligence operator. and you know, if you want to know something about what's going on inside russia right now or china, he's the guy to talk to. but his experience is limited at the levels that we're talking about. he is not necessarily the guy one should go to to create an overarching national security strategy. he has a fairly narrow experience. general mattis, for example, b...

Secretary of state because of all the difficulty of getting from here to there. that's why i think trump has expanded the -- the slate of candidates so wide. i mean, there's got to be six or seven people he's honestly and seriously considering for the job. and every week we get a new name. it's possible trump -- that trump may nominate petraeus, but i think it's unlikely because of the baggage he brings. >> colonel jack jakeons, thanks nature -- jacobs, thanks for coming in. fact versus fiction. can the rise of fake news on line be stopped? the real implications it's having on people's lives...