they would be the world's best special forces units. that after the decision was made to select this weapon as the new soviet assault rifle the russians immediately began improvements on it even before it was issued and they kept improving it working on every feature of the rifle to optimize performance. the difference in that story is when the united states selected the m. sixteen rifle from colt they forced. the rifle to be issued for combat use before adequate testing the united states government literally did nothing for fifteen to twenty years after world war two to get c. . about a lightweight semi automatic rifle. and then put the safety back on the impact we were shooting at twenty five yards the bullet is not fast but it's a heavy pounding bullet very effective. and is a specialist in ballistics. he is skeptical of the superiority of the iconic brand even claims that somebody. designed. the concept from a german design. as the end of the design to be a fairly effective t.g. forty four. and it is true that kalashnikov design doe

such as special forces can modify their weapons of choice depending on the mission. when we get a kalashnikov assault rifle from the depo we fitted out with a site. this is a sample chewed up for marksman. features a retractable stock for ease of use i can change the length of the stock to fixed a pistol grip on to it to make it more comfortable. magazine hold sixty cartridges more than the standard for. the special interior ministry squad training exercise each fighter must make sure that their weapon is still ready for battle after such extreme conditions. meanwhile the work machine building plant is drawing to a close what's left is the final trial for the new. special video camera set up next because it has just gone through a rigorous series of tests it records in slow motion everyone the kalashnikovs moving. the gun saves the lives of soldiers on assignment. that's what it's supposed to do and it always functions to the best of its abilities whether covered in mud or frost. ninety three years old he's outlived most of his friends and rivals. creator of the u.s.

special forces with some of the first to appreciate the benefits of the five point four five millimeter version of choice tightening had improved it was also my. no complaints about additions. that. even the kalashnikov rifle is much more reliable than the m sixteen. and far less from his creation than his american counterpart. they came from completely different socio economic and political backgrounds in russia kalashnikov was honored as a national hero a regional icon but received no compensation stoner received a dollar a rifle for a royalty course they sold millions of them and so in the united states few people know who stoner is although he became wealthy from this in russia many people know him but he didn't become wealthy for different approaches different societies different values. new recruits a russian military schools are required to learn how to strip down the kalashnikov in fifteen seconds and then within the same time limit the gun must be reassembled and ready to fire. this is a reliable weapon and it's a personal weapon that all students must have a good knowledge of

terms of-- . >> stephen: aren't special forces combat troops?e would think but not technically. technically-- sses technically they're going to be teaching arts and crafts? what are they going to be be doing, macrame. >> they'll be doing counterterrorist missions so it will be different, not combat but counterterrorism. they will go after the strongholds of insurgents that could pose a threat theoretically teert afghan government or the u.s.. >> stephen: i don't know if those guys are watching homeland but if you are's going after terrorist you need a well charged cell phone. well, jake, thank you so much for joining me. (cheers and applause) the book is the outpost, the man is jake tapper, thank you, jake. (cheers and applause)

as we reduce the size of the military, we are going to continue to ramp up special operations forces, which have doubled in size from 37,000 on 9/11 to 64,000 today. special operations forces will grow to 72,000 by 2017. we are expanding our fleet of predatory and reaper u.a.v.'s over what we have today. these enhanced capabilities will enable us to be more flexible and agile against a threat that has grown more diffuse. we are continuing to invest in building partner capacity, including through section 1206 authority to train and equip foreign military forces. our new global security contingency fund has been very helpful in placing new emphasis on cultivating regional expertise in the ranks, which brings me to the final point, that too often takes a back seat to our operations against al qaeda. what do we do, what do we do to prevent extremist ideologies from attracting new recruits in the future? over the past decade, we have successfully directed our military and intelligence capabilities at fighting terrorism. and yet, we are still struggling to develop an effective approach to a

a new president could have a big idea creating what i call diplomatic special forces. getting a series of public service academies across the country making public private and have them posted here but also abroad so they're working side by side. if you go into those villages in afghanistan where i've been with special forces and the tenth mountain division you can see the weariness in their eyes even though the young lawyers so skilled what they do we want to help, i don't need more guys with guns telling me what to do. but if you had diplomatic special forces secured by the military you could put up a dish and down load mid wifery or carpentry or nutrition. we're not thinking bolding how to go into the new world and that's what troubles me. >> rose: friedman they're singing your song. >> to pick up on tom's point, there's one word i keep coming back to when i think of the challenge of the next president. and that is to make this a rea silient country. resilience is so important because when you look at the world in europe we're seeing today the crack up of the super

the other would be smaller, limited incursions using special operations forces.ller infantry units. that would be more of a targeted strike, going after say specific rocket launching sites that the air strikes have not been able to take care of. >> and what is mission accomplished? i mean, just because it seems this is so much a part of what hamas is such a part of civilian society as the israeli ambassador said. so, what do you have to do to quote unquote win? >> in israeli official told cnn you know on background that like an alcoholic with a bottle of whisky in front of them, hamas with weapons means they're going to shoot them. the temptation is just too great and now that they've demonstrated greater range in order to hit areas near tel aviv or jerusalem, that changes the calculus somewhat for israel. they do not want to be back in this situation in a few months. in other words, they're not going to cut a quick deal and be right back where they started before this. they want to send a very, very clear message to hamas not to fire these rockets. they want to

as we reduce the size of the military, we are going to continue to ramp up special operations forces which have doubled in size from 37,000 on 9/11 to 64,000 today. special operations forces will grow to 72,000 by 2017. we are expanding our fleet of predator and reaper u.a.v.'s over what we have today. these enhanced capabilities will enable us to be more flexible and agile against a threat that has grown more diffuse. we will also continue to invest in building partnership capacity, including in authority to train and equip foreign military forces. our new global security contingency fund has been very helpful in placing new emphasis on cultivating regional expertise in the ranks, which brings me to the final point, that too often takes a back seat to our operations against al qaeda. what do we do, what do we do, to prevent extremist ideologies from attracting new recruits in the future? over the past decade, we have successfully directed our military and intelligence capabilities at fighting terrorism and yet we are still struggling to develop an effective approach to address the fa

. >> special force operations, they're the best we have in the army.e of the seal team 6. same type of organization, counterterrorism. they were training in europe in -- and they got the call with two and a half hours to get to benghazi, and the special forces group, a marine forward area support team. these are trained marines to do exactly what they were not allowed to do. >> they could have made it but no one gave them permission to go. >> piniella said, who i have a great deal of respect for, very good at the agency, about he has come out and is carrying water for the administration and is saying that we didn't have enough information, we can't deploy the troops into harm's way. that's what they train for. that what they expect to be dropped into harm's way. >> they don't need to pack a bag for 24 hours later. they just hit. >> they're ready to go. >> if you wait for all the information, bad things happen. >> of course, of course, and what senator mccain just said, the military is worried now. while the cavalry come? thank you so much for being wit

troops on the special groundwork special forces. it was such a small force. the issue really came up again in 2002 as people were preparing to embed in iraq. i heard about it and many of my peers already in the field thought, no way, we will not do that. our impression of the 1991 embeds is that they were stuck in a room and could not get anything done. a lot of us chose not to embed and many of us went to iraq into the north. i would say we were shocked and appalled at how much play the embedded reporters were getting. there were good stories being reported. they were reported well. it worked so well i felt like i was worried news organizations would start just sending embeds and not reporting the other the word embedded was not called that. it fell out of fashion for many years and the military, the pentagon, was not sure what to do with journalists and they would exclude them from certain operations. i think the invasion of panama raised it again because, while it was supposed to have imbedded journalists, it was a fiasco and they were held on the base for

seekers are considered a nuisance when it comes to business relations, especially a deserter from a special forces unit. he has successfully challenged the order to deport him, however. his application for asylum had not been properly considered, the court ruled. lithuanian authorities now have six months to compile a new assessment. >> his situation is not hopeless. first, we know he is here. we have been able to support him in recent weeks and hoped to publicize his case. the lithuanian media have been covering this story. >> that means the autriti see him differently. i really hope he gets a positive decision. >> his father visited him a few days ago. his mother hopes to be granted a visa as soon as well. the former soldier is desperate to avoid deportation back to belarus. he has no time for those who claim those -- things are not so bad back home. >> there is a pro-russian or pro-belarussian attitude. people say the cigarettes are cheap and this law and order on the streets. those people have never lived in belarus and have no idea what's going on there. >> for the time being, he must remain

to get it done when you have -- if you went after and local police initiative but only so many special forces in officers how can you be innovative and augmented so he brought in it dimensional infantry forces lot when special forces. there are some neat examples of strategic leadership in action. in his dealings with hamid karzai he realized any time he brought ikeinberry, to the deck of irrational almost so he did stop bringing him but tried to maintain a good relationship. they were not best friends. they were cordial and spoke politely to me but when you speak to stab you understand there is tension and so forth. i didn't really write about this in the book except to say when petraeus left the rose garden that day, he was writing notes in his notebook about things on his to do list and he called brian crocker, his former partner in iraq and crocker was interested in joining him so they made a lot of calls to the white house and around washington to get crocker right away to have this dynamic duo that worked so well together and obviously crocker didn't get there until year later but you w

group, airborne, as a special forces medical sergeant. he would go on five separate deployments in support of operation enduring freedom. during his 19 years of service to our country, sergeant stevens earned many awards and declarations. he earned the bronze star medal with valor. two bronze star medals, the purple heart, the army achievement medal with valor, four army accommodation medals, four army achievement medals, the national defense service medal, the afghanistan campaign medal with three campaign stars, the global war on terrorism service medal, the noncommission officer professional development ribbon military, the army service ribbon, two overseas service ribbons, the nato medal, the air assault badge, the basic parachutest badge, the expert infantryman badge, the combat infantryman badge, the ranger tab and the special forces tab. on october 7, sergeant first class riley g. steaches was laid to rest at the dallas-forth worth national cemetery, not far from his hometown. while earlier that day his life was celebrated and his