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Author Bing West on the current state of fighting in the Middle East and the continued confusion around the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya.
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-- -- also flesh -- and in my party so you go to law you're just holding often go to Iraq and Afghanistan all of dog -- Well somebody asked -- who's a former -- like me tell their story.
Technically in terms what are they doing those panels so -- finished in this book with Dakota Marty marine who won -- -- Warner.
For smoothing earnings for years but it's scatter like I'm out there -- -- grandchildren now.
And they aren't they always get a kick out of after their -- something that your enemy -- -- -- -- producer -- and it did all right this.
-- -- you about right.
So did you -- expiration day in Iraq and Afghanistan which is why did in terms of Iraq because I believe accurate analysis he had weapons of mass destruction.
Ardently resident recorded a dollar while -- don't know those those two earlier than that -- had a right while most of us -- Iran and Afghanistan was just no question.
The cash if -- should be there.
What we had to go in -- -- called the wrong war and simply stayed too long it's now time to get out it's long past time you know.
And leave behind -- -- a special forces who can handle.
Right now our electronics is so good to future and the lights on anywhere quickly captured so little -- -- -- What book from the original goal and Afghanistan.
Posts and -- -- not defined.
What's his name Osama -- on him and while we made -- huge mistake here because when he gotten to these mountains -- or.
The entire nation not just general stopped we basically said -- -- There's an international border -- country issue across an international border I didn't understand that and I don't understand it now but he's gone.
And we can.
Get most of our troops there or -- -- -- So what and what.
Well we have accomplished and Afghanistan.
You know I think it did in neat when the troops just mean that I -- looked a couple of things number -- you or all volunteers.
And they've asked me this last week or so of them two weeks ago saying it -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- So on the one here.
This is going to be a political -- on the other hand you volunteered to fight for the United States of America and you proud of that for very good reasons and you also had.
An extraordinary adventure is lost some people know that -- you gonna be better for the future.
The other thing you've done.
America hasn't been hit since 9/11 if I told anyone in 2001 we're gonna go another twelve years not be -- here at home -- -- to believe that.
We've taken the war to the enemy.
We don't need as many troops -- there anymore but we're on the offense here in the defense.
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Current Boston.
As -- -- New -- -- while we're okay.
Also are asking us.
When -- say several large cigars are -- -- draws former.
Secretary of state owner and professor of defense under Reagan administration.
Some -- -- totally our.
What did you make of -- Petraeus them -- -- Well I think we we shouldn't get -- Okay.
There was an affair and he certainly pay -- publicly and probable.
But what really happened here.
What happened here -- three things first our State Department didn't take care of people.
Because they had this notion the war was over and that was politically convenient -- -- -- -- and -- and -- -- and then second.
In this really trust me.
That battle went on for seminars the president said that he told our military to do everything possible to save the ambassador.
A military never went into the country.
If the president gives an order that's -- and execute order to use violence in another country that's written down I'd love to see -- And third.
There was this cards don't credit was given -- And -- -- -- -- line.
I -- miss spoke -- forgot what he really said.
I can happen but I if there was -- -- and you can't but if there was an execute order and there are hundreds of -- You know words are general is conscious Russian to -- or somebody has to say I authorized issued -- -- -- -- with violence and adult.
Paul Brennan presence Brusca tough bottles -- I was -- bottom the current line.
And the purpose of this program that is -- to rubble and academia everybody on the planet gleaming.
One -- that -- when he was Alaska.
What -- did when it learned of the charts but -- -- all of his phrasing was -- him.
-- so much only a national security been able to do whatever was necessary.
What -- vague and ambiguous to me so that sound like a specific -- that you're talking about did -- -- your drift from our off days -- -- -- -- Carney.
I find it astonishing that -- imbalance of power could be missing.
And -- held by terrorists we didn't you know -- -- going.
And you sort of -- well.
I have to get ready to go to Las Vegas excuse me you leave the room and had even -- somebody else to fight the war I mean.
I really don't get it.
Lebanon and and you think it was -- -- what they say I thought it was I lived -- had degree this reservation -- and I do now -- to what really happened in that room.
But I was also not -- former four star generals because they didn't do anything.
The marine's marine force reconnaissance.
And aircraft.
Where is close to -- -- -- as our embassy laws the CIA god bless them.
In our embassy rushed all the way over there former -- waiting charter plane and they got into the fight.
Our Marines and our F eighteens never -- into the fight.
And then sort of thing that happened was this nonsense of saying it wars -- a terrorist attack.
This is a spontaneous -- that just happen to have a couple of dozen RPG's and mortars and that's.
That's amateurish produce -- so disgraceful.
-- all of -- thinks that us.
In terms of -- administration's conduct.
In his whole term.
All -- It was reminiscent of all of what happened in Watergate in my -- -- as a criminal over -- -- I don't think -- a criminal cover up but there's obviously -- And now general to -- -- line.
Well because I think they got stuck they they wanted this narrative before the -- the election to say that you don't worry about terrorism anymore.
And holy smokes and where -- by these terrorists so they had every incentive to keep a lid on.
But the professionals.
Petraeus and general clapper the professionals in the intelligence community now tripping over each -- -- -- different stories.
They're the ones that I think had an obligation -- say wait that's not what happened and they didn't say it until now.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Once you get into an investigation 15100 pages I'm -- people pretty much forget this.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Anyway all.
-- Bob Woodward on -- all.
Well our side while -- sultans of currently general.
Assange to.
Presumptuous -- my department potential for what are rewarded but I but -- a fairly legitimate journalist.
And he he said that at this point -- -- -- -- -- sort of conspiracy.
Of -- through that it was analysis to Watergate but.
Of -- -- funny and ourselves word means or would wouldn't if somebody like funeral bureau credibility.
Suggesting that Tara.
Some some people and administration clear and present during completely honest analysis of some problem for triple a back.
What would would would -- books within -- sources.
And -- due deference -- would would that we you look at his last book on the other users to -- house completely cuts him off.
He screwed and for -- -- to say it's the little guys who leaked to me.
That's a lot of nonsense for people leaking to him of the National Security Council advisor and when he wrote his book -- gate.
Now there's a fellow who leaked to him was that deputy director of the F beyond.
The thing that happens now to on this different -- everyone should understand about where leaks come from if you're at the top.
You may avoid a polygraph.
But if you're a middle level guy in the CIA or something now you're polygraph twice a year so guess who's leaking and who's not.
Guys in the middle scared to death of the polygraph guys have to talk can avoid the polygraph.
You know.
