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victim's family stunned and afraid. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the republican candidates are scrambling to cover as much ground as they can. the south carolina primary only nine days away and early voting in florida starting at the same time. it's now make or break for the stragglers in the gop pack. some are trying to cut into mitt romney's lead by slamming his record as a financier. romney is mounting a counter-offensive in florida today. jim acosta is joining us from west palm beach with the latest. jim? >> reporter: wolf, don't let all the florida sunshin...

Out. after dismissing the video on friday and with the uproar building the navy released a new statement saying in part, the videos, quote, were not acceptable then and are still not acceptable in today's navy and the navy does not endorse or condone these actions. captain's honor's command is in doubt. he was both a highly regarded f-14 pilot and reportedly a well-liked xo. a lot of former ship mates have been praising him as a great guy. some of those same people add, even great guys show bad judgment. this is kirk liphold former commander of the uss coal. this is a former cadet discharged u...

After dismissing the video on friday and with the uproar building the navy released a new statement saying in part, the videos, quote, were not acceptable then and are still not acceptable in today's navy and the navy does not endorse or condone these actions. captain's honor's command is in doubt. he was both a highly regarded f-14 pilot and reportedly a well-liked xo. a lot of former ship mates have been praising him as a great guy. some of those same people add, even great guys show bad judgment. this is kirk liphold former commander of the uss coal. this is a former cadet discharged under ...

>> i cannot excuse his lack of judgment with respect to the rolling stone article or a command climate, he evidently permitted at best what was disrespectful of civilian authority and we don't have the luxury, those of us in uniform. >> the statements and at tuesday reported in the news media are unacceptable under our form of government. and our are -- are inconsistent with high standards expected of military leaders. >> jamie: still there are those who say mcchrystal developed the strategy before there was talk maybe it should change and that he shouldn't have been fired, over this. maybe, j...

Much of that last decade at war. he led men in places the rest of us could not follow. and he fought men in ways the rest of us could not fathom. i was proud one year ago to support him for the afghanistan command. and i think it's worth noting his strong leadership and the foundation he has laid for future success there. but i cannot excuse his lack of judgment with respect to the "rolling stone" article. or a command climate he evidently permitted that was at best disrespectful of civilian authorities. we do not have that luxury, those of us in uniform. we do not have the right nor should we...