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And the consequence of that is that the presidents less inclined to loop him in when he wants to make decisions like that. >> and, jack, i know that in a dod that is so full of recent combat veterans, the number of stars on mattis shoulder before he took this job have to matter, and he has to enjoy respect from the ranks. >> well, no, hes very highly respected, not just in the marine corps but all the services. i mean hes very -- was very well respected long before this. but at the end of the da...

Military. a detachment left in contact. a number of people are left behind to defend against the withdrawal of the remainder. i think at this time jim mattis probably feels like a detachment left in contact. he may be one of the few people who are still doing what he started out to do and is going to find it increasingly difficult. >> very well put. our thanks to bh of you. thank you very much for joining this conversation. a break for us and coming up, some corporate news. the president did not...

Well respected long before this. but at the end of the day, one has to question whether or not hes actually having an impact. you know, we have a term, theres a mission. its a terrible mission in the military. its called a detachment left in contact where a very small number of people are left behind to defend against the withdrawal of the remainder. and i think at this point jim mattis probably feels like attachment left in contact. he may be one of the very few people who are still doing what ...

And so on. thats the principle exercise security that were conducting in afghanistan. that and training indigenous forces to do this on their own. our troops are constantly at risk. these are not secure areas and just about anybody can do exactly what took place today. thats principally the mission which were involved. >> to that point, are you surprised this hasnt happened more often? >> well, yes, except that we are trying our best to get really good intelligence. its good intelligence at the ...