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Key insights that michael hastings brought back from his mcchrystal reporting and from his war reporting. the other key insight he brought back is about what we're doing in afghanistan anyway. stanley mcchrystal was not just a celebrity general. his celebrity was based on how he embodied the military's new way of doing things. do anything, be everything. never leave doctrine that has kind of a liberal elegance to it that tends to shut up its natural critics. as it justifies calls for tens if not hundreds of thousands ofs staying in places like afghanistan for decades. now 18 months after the r...

Key insights that michael hastings brought back from his mcchrystal reporting and from his war reporting. the other key insight he brought back is about what we're doing in afghanistan anyway. stanley mcchrystal was not just a celebrity general. his celebrity was based on how he embodied the military's new way of doing things. do anything, be everything. never leave doctrine that has kind of a liberal elegance to it that tends to shut up its natural critics. as it justifies calls for tens if not hundreds of thousands ofs staying in places like afghanistan for decades. now 18 months after the r...

>> rooney received the bronze star for his war reporting. after his army discharge in 1945, rooney went to hollywood where he co-wrote the screenplay of the story of the stars and stripes for metro golden mayor. as a freelance writer he wrote articles for publications such as readers digest and life magazine. his big break came in 194 when he landed at cbs as a writer for the top rated arthur godfrey's talent scouts. yet, rooney wanted to get back to journalism and focus his career on news and current affairs. after a brief hiatus from cbs rooney filled in for a debate segment on cbs. >> one o...

>> i was emotionally debilitating. there were scenes imbedded in my brain that i don't ever get over of dead people. >> he received the bronze star for his war reporting. after his army discharge in 1945, rooney went to hollywood where he co-wrote the screen play of the story of the stars and stripes for metro gold win mayer. as a freelance writer, he wrote articles for public laces, like reader's digest and life magazine. but his big break came in 1949 when he landed at cbs as a writer. yet rooney wanted to get back to journalism and focus his career on news and current affairs. after a brief...

All right. any good journalist will tell you that war reporting can be challenging, exciting and very dangerous. journalists know that but every once in a while, we get some big, big reminders and that's what i'm talking to michael holmes about today. you have done 11 rotations, 11 reporter row takeses in iraq. >> in iraq, three in afghanistan, i think, yeah. >> you have had a few close call? >> yep. >> you and i shared some beers one night, heard about your story and about to share your story here in a moment. but first, i do want to talk about what we are learning from those four "new york t...