messages. and bumbling is the charitable explanation. the sinister way that they were engaged in a cover-up. we ll see what s the correct answer. let me ask you this, john, do you think that s a misperception people have about the secret service, that it s apolitical and people aren t ideological. a lot of law enforcement conservative, nothing wrong with that but that s just the truth. wouldn t that be similar when it comes to the secret service and especially considering your history and your knowledge of the secret service? yes and no. i think the protective detail gets very attached personally to the president, and that s not surprising. these are people willing to give up their life to protect him. so the fact that they are more than lamps in the room when they re there and most presidents recognize that got it. so this is troubling this has happened to this agency, that
could and should lead with confidence and humility and that the world was safer when the united states was engaged and its allies and partners were united. future military leaders and diplomats will study colin powell s work like the powell doctrine that hammered out criteria for when and how the united states should use force and his support for expeditionary diplomacy, diplomats and military working together to bring stability to high-threat environments. he was a man. ideas, but he wasn t ideological. he was constantly listening, learning, adapting. he could admit mistakes. it was just another example of his integrity. as is probably evident by now, i was a huge admirer of secretary powell s. i always will be, and he was very generous with me. this past of fourth of july we spent a few precious hours together talking about the state department, discussing all the challenges we re confronting
could and should lead with confidence and humility and that the world was safer when the united states was engaged and its allies and partners were united. future military leaders and diplomats studied colin powell s work, like the powell doctrine that hammered out criteria for when and how the united states should use force, and his support for expeditionary diplomacy, diplomats and military working together to bring stability to high threat environments. he was a man of ideas, but he wasn t ideological. he was constantly listening, learning, adapting. he could admit mistakes. it was just another example of his integrity. as is probably evident by now, i was a huge admirer of secretary powell s. i always will be. and he was very generous with me. this past 4th of july, we spent a few precious hours together talking about the state department, discussing all the challenges we re confronting
nation, that we could and should lead with confidence and humility and that the world was safer when the united states was engaged and its allies and partners reunited. future military leaders and diplomats will study his work like the powell doctrine that hammered out criteria for when and how the united states should use force and support for diplomacy. diplomats and military working together to bring stability to high-threat environments. he was a man of ideas but he wasn t ideological. he was constantly listening, learning, adapting. he could admit mistakes. it was just another example of his integrity. as is probably evident by now i was a huge admirer of secretary powells and i always will be and he was very generous with me. this past fourth of july we spent a few precious hours together talking about the state department, discussing
the door to negotiation is always open the local governor says. military might will not solve our problems. 400 miles away these men also fought against the united states. but the military releases them. tribal leaders sign a statement promising to keep the men straight and american troops let the 12 go without any consequence. we wish these men well. reporter: it might seem unusual to see the u.s. trying to reduce violence by releasing prisoners. but the majority of insurgents aren t ideological. they fight for money or because they re th and can be persuaded to stop. as hillary clinton told robin roberts on gma. i am increasingly convinced that many of the lower level taliban, young men who frankly are in increasing numbers, laying down their arms and coming back into society. reporter: the u.s. also believed the war will likely end with negotiations with senior taliban leaders. but those won t happen on the