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But at the same time, i've seen surveys indicating people don't really -- the returning veterans don't feel like most americans understand what they've been through. so what specifically do you think is not being done enough with regard to dealing with the kind of stress, anxiety and more severe mental strain that these returning veterans are facing? >> well, i don't think this is just a military problem, david. i think this is a national problem. we have been short of military help professionals in the military just as we are dramatically short throughout the country. we have to provide the r...

Mental health linked into law enforcement so we prevent access to weapons? doesn't seem realistic that's going to happen either. this is not just a military problem. it's across the country. >> right. this has been the frustration, i think, for a lot of people. colonel jacobs, it's the same story. navy art shooter, mental health issue. aurora shooter, mental health. gabby giffords, mental health. virginia tech, mental health. i think we know the problem? >> yes. it's clear as soon as you have a mental health problem you couple it with guns you have a real problem, and no amount of security any...

Isn't just a military problem. this is our country set these men and women in harm's way. it's our responsibility collectively to answer it. i do want to say congressman carter is absolutely right. the va funding is gone before president obama got in there, just under $100 billion a year now it's about $150 billion a year so, basically a 50% increase, which is tremendous. i should say $100 billion. but it takes more than that, alex. it takes all of us coming together and making sure we're aggressive about this. >> congressman murphy, to go back to the events of yesterday for a moment, there ar...

Need support and need to understand that they're not alone. brian is one of dozens of men who have come forward and become advocates on the issue. >> and just incredibly brave. you can see how raw the emotion still is. when you say it's a military problem, an important is chain of command issue. tell me what the new bill does to address that. >> it's many till tear justice improvement act. it would professionalize what is now an 18th century system. take it into the 20th century by making sure the experts are impartial attorneys and judges not commanding officers who don't have legal training ...

Iranians. the political problem is the country has total fatigue for this kind of thing and there's a military problem. this is a lot easier to get into than get out of. what are the minimal things if they don't work? does it lead to escalation? the turks will be the key. you would need a big partner to really do it. there's no way to do it alone. >> let me get you on the record. what are you thinking about? >> first, the revolution of the rebellion has to be accepted by the people of syria. it becomes a lot less effective in the long term the more it's driven by the united states of america. ...