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This was after, you know -- this was just two days after the suicide bombing at the kabul airport. they saw a vehicle being loaded with things. seems like it was water bottles, not explosives as they thought. it -- it seems like an initial determination was made, and then a whole bunch of decisions were made based on the initial determination which was faulty that this person was an isis-k terrorist. and then, everything they did that day over the next several hours looks suspicious once that wa...

Looked suspicious, and that was the base assumption. >> yeah. and what we warn our commanders about, what we warn our soldiers about, what youve just described as cognitive dissonance, believing that what youre seeing is exactly what you want to see. thats the hardest part when you have such great technology. you get caught up in believing that you have the right target, that the intel the day before said, be wary of a white toyota pickup truck that you just had a strike thats killed 13 american...

Is sort of how i typically dress. its great to be on your show, i appreciate you taking the time with he had today. >> right back at you. we met when you came on "morning joe," you walked off the set and we all looked at each other and said, this guy has that "it" factory. you actually got 30% of the people who voted for trump. give me in a simple phrase what the secret sauce you had that did that. >> well, i think first of all, i show up. i dont have the luxury in montana of just going to, you ...

>> yeah, and its -- donny, this is how i typically dress, and its great to be on your show, though. i appreciate you taking the time with me today. >> right back at you. we first met when you came on morning joe and you walked off the set and we all looked at each other and said this guys got that it factor. you won by 4 points. you actually got 30% of people voting for trump. give me the phrase of what the secret sauce you had that did that. >> first of all i think i show up. i dont have the lu...

Like a good option to bring back into the white house? >> he doesnt. donald trump likes to bring back or have around him anyone who reflects the donald trump he wants to see, right? so he calls up rob porter and hes like, hey, am i model? hes like, yeah, im a model. and hes like, great, you can come back. but there is no reason, there is no other president that would abide by, you know, this sort of chaos and low standards. you know, we wonder why donald trump doesnt trust anybody. and its becau...

another recession. and adds new urgency to the political debate here in washington over new jobs initiatives. the dow jones industrial average was down just short of 420 points or 3.7%. the nasdaq down 5.2%. the s & p 500 down 4.5%. it is what drove the markets down that is again stoking recession fears. overseas more jitters as europe struggles to contain its debt crisis. here at home, data some see as evidence of a new downturn. weekly unemployment claims rose much more than expected...

here, that arrow just refuses to turn green. the s&p lost more than 4%. the nasdaq sank more than that to 5%. it sank 5%. so what has rattled the markets this time? its a combo platter of bad news, jobless claims are up, existing home sales are down. consumer prices are up and the plfrg industry has gotten weaker. no wonder a top economic adviser is flying to marthas vineyard next week to help president obama with his job proposal. then there was this report from morgan stanley, not ...

sales of existing homes dropped. and manufacturers had been expecting a modest increase. and inflation on consumer goods was up. add in collapsing consumer confidence and you get sober advice like this -- >> 2012 could be a very difficult year. im on the camp that we have more chance of being in recession than avoiding it. so, they should be conservative right now. their confidence should be down because theres every reason out there that they shouldnt feel confident. >> getting us sta...