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Brian? >> all right, gretchen, why do jihadists hate america? that's the question a lot of us ask ourselves. according to a former radical, it's because muslim extremists think our government plots attacks against its own citizens to have an excuse to kill muslims. it's called the narrative and it's spreading. joining us right now, michael schorer, former head of the c.i.a. bin laden unit. what do you call the narrative? how would you define it? >> well, the narrative is often used as a synonym for lying but the narrative is just the perception of the muslim world, brian and the perception of ...

The real problem here is -- back to the point you mentioned about the schools. if you look at afghanistan, we've been tremendously successful. we've put three to four million afghan kids in school. medical care is much more available. electricity and roadways have been approved. but while that has been going on, the insurgency's success has risen at the same time which requires public support. so the idea that we're going to change muslim opinions by taking burkas off and building schools, it just -- it falls on its face. >> wow, michael, reality is a dire picture. thanks so much for joining u...