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Democrats could use to bolster numbers. >> i think what mark is saying. i consider myself one of the last skop jackson democrats. there is a now of us left. >> you are not in congress. >> and the secretary of state and the secretary of defense in the current administration are veterans and chuck hagel. chuck hagel who is a republican was the first actual infrantry man to go up to being the defense secretary, right? we have in the administration a significant presence in the foreign policy making circles of veterans and what you will see in the coming years, so many americans have served overse...

>> it makes it look like amateur night down there. it makes us look weak. it is weakness. i can't understand the vacillation or the choice to bring it to new york in the first place. >> reporter: despite that criticism, key allies are standing firm. patrick leahy say some are playing poll teches with the issue and the top democrat is pointing to the successful use of civilian trials in the past. >> we will it will play out. remember the statistics. the bush administration prosecuted hundreds of these terrorists. 34 of them are in prison now. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he is...

The terror suspects. >> it makes it look like amateur night down there. it makes us look weak. it is weakness. i can't understand the vacillation or the choice to bring it to new york in the first place. >> reporter: despite that criticism, key allies are standing firm. patrick leahy say some are playing poll teches with the issue and the top democrat is pointing to the successful use of civilian trials in the past. >> we will it will play out. remember the statistics. the bush administration prosecuted hundreds of these terrorists. 34 of them are in prison now. >> senate minority leader mitch...

And mitch mcconnell, ab are up in arms about this in the epa, will their challenge be successful? >> i don't know. it will really depends on the tactics that they employ. this is a winner in the republican primary electorates. but it is not a win wither for them in the general election. if they go too far and use the wrong tactics and spend too much on this at the expense of the legislation they want passed this year before the campaign season begins. if hillary clinton can use to her advantage. and puts pressure on republican candidates then it is a loser. and that was the wrong battleground ...