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Are truly worried about the safety of the men and women in the armed forces if terry jones goes through with that plan. >> as commander in chief, the armed forces of the united states, i just want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform. this is a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. >> matt host served in afghanistan for the state department and now is director for the afghanistan study group. matt, good to see you today. >> hi, contessa. >> you know, what's the big danger here? because certainly when we see peo...

Recruitment propaganda. al qaeda is not a large organization, only a few thousand people. and so it only needs a handful of recruits to sustain itself. it only needs a handful of young men willing to blow themselves up or try and commit some type of terrorist act or atrocity. the danger is not just to our troops in afghanistan or to the troops we still have in iraq. the danger is also here. you know, i mean, this could radicalize individuals in the united states who see, you know -- who see america as attacking islam, who see the west as attacking the muslim nations. so it's a very real danger...