and that's why you're in that chair, i assert. >> jake clark is a veteran.ed for 14 years in the army, retiring as a captain. he worked for the secret service, the los angeles police department and the fbi. >> when i left the fbi, i'm surprised i didn't kill myself. i had significant personal issues untreated, alcoholism, dry drunk. i didn't even realize it at the time and it was just coming out in every area of my life. >> after nine years of recovery, rehab and finally meditation, jake got his life back. he wanted to bring the things that saved his life to other veterans. he called it, save a warrior. why does save a warrior work? >> it revisits the sense of purpose and puts guys back in their relationship that were previously isolated from other warriors. >> the next five days will be filled with physical challenges, bonding exercises, and classes from meditation to understanding how posttraumatic stress affects the brain. the program is free to each soldier. donations cover the cost roughly $1600 per person. the goal is to teach veterans tools to deal wi

. >> jake clark, the founder of the program, listen to him as he speaks to the new recruits, very powerfulerson what part of that warrior is messed up, where do you think they would point? you'd point to your head. this isn't broken. . is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, okay? this is broken. and that's why you're in that chair, i assert. >> so many of them go over there thinking they're going to make a difference, they're going to make a change. one of your young men admits that he felt that it was his heart that broke when he realized he felt that he wasn't making a change with his service. >> they also lose i think that brotherhood and sisterhood that folks who are in theater have. they come back and they're very isolated. that's a big deal. i this i they feel free in a program like save a warrior to talk about their feelings, that they can't necessarily do with civilians. dpar receipt garrett says "thanks for your service." he's like you don't no he what i did. you have no clue and yet i'm going to smile back at you and say thanks. so i think we need to figure out how to let our

jake? >> more than 190,000 people have died in that syrian civil war, according to the u.n. jim, thank you so much. let's bring in retired general wesley clarker nato supreme allied commander. thanks for being with us. a spokesman for the free syrian army told josh rogin "the daily beast" of the air strikes against isis.inside syria will not be helpful. air strikes are like just tingling isis." do you think that's correct, she is air strikes are not doing much? >> i think the air strikes have to be coordinated with efforts on the ground. if the free syrian army is able to hold isis and pin it in position so that the air strikes could impact on the isis forces, then certainly they could be of great value. if the isis forces are moving, flowing like water through these territories and entermingled with civilians, then no, you're not going to be able to strike. so we do have special forces personnel. we are able to do some targeting through aerial reconnaissance. but as always, air strikes need people on the ground to call them in and monitor it. >> do you think it was proper for president obama to pledge no boots on the ground when it comes to