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>> in fact, there was one time in my final combat tour in 2008, occurred in mosul when i had to relief a commander, an individual in charge of 600 soldiers. because i saw in his eyes in some of his actions that he was becoming immune to the dynamics of the battlefield. that he was becoming more of a killer than a leader. he was doing some things and saying isn't things that caused me to say this guy is not fit to uphold the rigorous discipline and standards that are required in a combat situation. that certainly also curse not just at the leader level but at the individual soldiers. we ask you...

No happy endings in a lot of these scenarios. i have never been in a combat situation. they are not black and white. there is a loft gray. the entire field of military ethics is built around that gray. if i can move on though to syria. i would love to get your expertise and get on to you general tata. syria situation delicate balance to the kurds, isis. this is not -- this is another one of those situations where there is no yes or no answer. your opinion on president trump's action today to start to remove our troops from syria. >> i agreed with this policy a few months ago that we need to st...

Effect on future recruits, stories like this. i get it. no happy endings in a lot of theseri scenarios. i have never been in a combat situation. they are not black and white. therehi is a lot of gray. the entire field of military ethics is built around that gray. if i can move on though to syria. i would love to get your expertise and get to you, general tata. syria situation, there is a real delicate balance to the kurds, isis. this is not -- this is- another one of those situations where there is no yes or no answer. your opinion on president trump's action today to start to remove our troop...

Mention that the amount of restraint here shown by the officers is really remarkable. they've gone into a combat situation, three of their own have been shot. they've encountered this coward in a synagogue who's killed and injured people and he's alive and i think that that's a testament to the training that these officers have and the sense of justice. charles: i agree, what an amazing week for law enforcement. first the mail bomber, swift action, coordination from law enforcement, fbi, local authorities, the mail, postal service. it's just remarkable. we were reminded this week just how impo...

Now from on the ground? what do you take away from this? give us some of your professional insight. >> well, based upon the camera feed from the helicopter, it would appear as though the s.w.a.t. team has rallied outside, which to me obviously means that the area has been rendered safe. they tend to pull together, take all of their team together and debrief a little bit at the scene before they move out of there. but this is the stage where, this moves from the control of the s.w.a.t. team, you know, this was a combat situation when it started. these s.w.a.t. team members are trained like spec...