this time it s lieutenant general william caldwell. and the headline reads, another runaway general. the story details how caldwell,ç who s in charge of training afghan troops directed soldiers who specialize in so-called psychological operations to prepare background material and advise the general, him, on how to make the case to visiting american dignitaries for more resources and funding for the war effort. the story names a number of high profile leaders, reportedly subjected to the effort. catch this. john mccain, joe lieberman, jack reid, carl levin, admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs. here s the reaction to the story about being brainwashed. let s listen. i think first of all it has to be clearly evaluated as to what went on. what was the intent? were there any regulations
details how caldwell who is in charge of training afghan troops. specialized in so-called psychological operations to prepare background material and advise the general, him, on how to make the case to visiting american dignitaries for more resources and funding for the war effort. this story names a number of high-profile leaders, reportedly subjected to the effort. catch this, senators john mccain, joe lieberman, jack reed, carl levin, al franken, along with congressman steve israel, and admiral mike mullen the change of the joints chiefs. he here s senator jack reed in the story of being brainwashed on msnbc. i think, first of all, it has to be, clearly, evaluated as to what went on. what was the intent? were there any regulations violated? if there was, there has to be suitable punishment. i didn t feel any anything unusual going on and i think the result of simply trying to cast a vast net, talk to lots of people, not just in kabul but to go out on the ground.
the world, call them environmental, call them anything you want to call them, but they re around reality in the world. and that we would instead give a body of people ten awards that would really tell a very big story, a bigger story than having someone in the arts, someone in technology, et cetera. what we will do next year, i don t know. so we have these nominators who send in a lot of names and material, background material on these people, and then we double-check all of that against all kinds of references. and then at the end, there are now 15 jurors. normally 50 jurors who come together and deliberate on their different sections on who the winners are. and they are definitely experts in the field. and i did not attend this year s jury meetings because i didn t feel quite up to it.
frankly, she s untested as a mediator. reporter: some see clinton s experience as a politician is an asset, since she will understand not just policy but politics. how the palestinian and israeli leaders can solve the negotiations back home. she s got the best type of political mind that knows where you need the point of principle and knows where you need the subtlety and compromise. reporter: secretary clinton has requested historical background material, looking at past efforts in the region to see what worked and what did not. what she found is sometimes, a ruthless ability to manipulate and to bluff is what works. you need to be really tough. and probably, pretty devious. reporter: in 1975, the ford white house, frustrated with israeli intransigence during a peace negotiation, claimed the u.s. was reassessing its middle east policy. but it was not true. years later, secretary of state henry kissinger admitted the reassessment was theater. there was nothing to reassess.
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