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Strategy moving forward. so there's still kind of criticism within that support, but brimmer, he's been a pretty outspoken critic. he said in an op ed this week in the wall street journal, this situation right now is a flashing warning light for a reductionist national security policy that sends a message of weakness to our friends and enemies. there are people out there even among critic who support the sending of troops initially which is what president obama announced yesterday. >> it is a very testy situation. people from the past coming back and there are contentious battles who is right ...

General motors dealing with yet another round of recall. this time more than 3 million cars affected. the problem deals with an ignition switch defect, which can turn off the car. this year gm has 3 million plus cars. >> you can see the ones from bu iks -- buicks, to cadillacs to chevys. the issue is the key can be inadvertently knocked from run to the it shuts off the power steering, et cetera. it has been linked to 13 deaths. this is in addition to the

Bill: general motors adding to its recall woes, and this is just stunning. the automaker announcing this morning it's recalling another 3.4 million vehicles. and the reason is familiar, an ignition switch defect that could cause the driver to, essentially, lose control. that now makes 44 separate recalls in 2014 alone. seventeen and a half million cars in the u.s. recalled. six and a half million have now been linked to those defective ignition switches responsible for 13 deaths and at least 54 crashes nationwide. ♪ ♪ martha: well, there are some really grave concerns this morning out of i...

>> reporter: investigators say the 2005 chevy cobalt amy and natasha were passengers in veered off the road here, then hit a telephone box before striking two trees. amy died later that night in the hospital. natasha held on for 11 days before dying. the driver miraculously survived, but with severe injuries. no one in the car was wearing a seat belt, and the driver only had a learner's permit. investigators can't say exactly what caused the crash, but say the key was found in the accessory position, shutting the engine off and preventing air bags from deploying. should the air bags have deplo...

Recalled also joins us. >> poppy, there was more than just words involved here. what actions did mary barra take? >> reporter: those two words you reiterated stood out to me, carol, a pattern of incompetence and neglect at that giant automaker for 11 years. she said that never once did the fact that this ignition switch was deadly reach the highest levels of the company. she took action. she said they have dismissed 15 people at general motors that are tied to this ignition switch defect and the inability of this company or the unwillingness of this company to come forward, they have been let ...