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>> reporter: stu smith is a former s.e.a.l. that says the men in that -- have five years of special operators. >> this s.e.a.l. team is based on combat experience. and all these guys probably have 100 2shgs 100, 200 missions. >> reporter: enough to build a replica where the s.e.a.l. team practiced. an official said for a time they trained without knowing who their actual target was. by sunday, they knew the location of every gate and window in that compound. the exact height of the walls. >> ope...

Speakers like yourself say we that there is no one to fill the spot for osama bin laden. >> this man is not well liked and an egyptian who never lets the arab world forget they have been there for 4,000 years and my guess is that al qaeda plans for succession and there probably is we someone in the wings who they have been groomed to take osama bin ladens place. and certainly not everyone has combat experience and it is a game to figure out who is the person to fill the spot of osama bin laden. ...

The way so they could accelerate a drawdown in afghanistan they probably wouldnt give him a seat. general petraeus is going to be right there with his whispering in the presidents ear as he makes these important decisions. >> putting the u.s. army commander with arguably the most combat experience in a clandestine role suggests that future roles are going to be big armies going into places and more about the clandestine service and covert operation, shep. >> shepard: jennifer, as we hear about a...

Were fighting each other. they had no combat experience. on top of that, they had tribal differences. trying to sort this out was a nightmare. i was trying to collect intelligence on libya and they couldnt even do that. i know fairly well what the cia people are up against. this is going to be -- lets put it this way. this is not going to be an easy solution for libya. >> no, its not. it doesnt appear to be. robert baer, thanks for sharing your perspective. we appreciate it. lets check on stor...

Especially those who dont make it out alive theyd be praised for that. >> do you feel guilty? >> i felt guilty because the man on my right and man on my left were both killed, still breathing. there were several times that day we should have died. we all have those experiences in life where we feel like we shouldnt be alive anytime. >> mike: these werent strangers, you knew these guys. >> mm-hmm. i knew them very well. we had lived together for several months, deployed and before that i led them...

That dont make it out alive that they should be praised for that. >> mike: did you feel guilty, somehow, maybe i should have been left there and those guys come home? >> i definitely felt guilty. the man on my right and the man across from me in the left was killed and i was in the middle still breathing and there were several times i should have died and we have the experiences in life we shouldnt be alive anymore. >> mike: these werent strangers, you knew these guys. >> i knew them well. lived...

Especially those who dont make it out alive theyd be praised for that. >> do you feel guilty? >> i felt guilty because the man on my right and man on my left were both killed, still breathing. there were several times that day we should have died. we all have those experiences in life where we feel like we shouldnt be alive anytime. >> mike: these werent strangers, you knew these guys. >> mm-hmm. i knew them very well. we had lived together for several months, deployed and before that i led them...

Andrea? >> richard, its just -- it is just heartbreaking. these are the very people we need in iraq. and the war of course is also taking its toll on american service members, as richard has been reporting. watch. >> in all honesty, when it started up, it felt like it wasnt ever going to stop. >> for me and for my country it was worth it. the sacrifice of the soldiers was worth it. and what we came to right now at the end, their sacrifice was worth it. >> two men who started together with the be...

Been a dramatic resurgence in the patriot movement lately, and the militias. the number of patriot groups more than tripled from 149 in 2008 to 512 in 2009. 127 of those new groups are militias. jim acosta got to spend some time recently with one group in michigan. >> we only fight over the important things, baby, spanish pie. >> reporter: its dinnertime and they have their hands full. >> do you want a lot of meat or a little bit? >> reporter: for starters, they have eight kids. >> with eight ki...

Wonder since you have met and have had a chance to sit down and talk to so many presidents and you worked for at least one that we know of, george h.w. bush, correct? i wonder how do the other presidents feel about the fact that these two get a holiday in their honor. you think they want in on the action? well, were all human beings, and theres an element of pride, but i dont think any aspire in their own lifetime. they recognize the fact that youve gotta be gone before you get that kind of accl...