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Were ambushed and surrounded by insurgents outside a village possibly tipped off by tribal leader who they were meeting. the pentagon tried to determine if they were on an unapproved mission. a signal from his beacon was tracked for several hours fueling hope that johnson was still alive. a senior congressional aid nbc news it stemmed in part from a massive intelligence failure. congress now demanding more information on counterterrorism missions across africa. >> youve got to have a balance her...

Members of the u.s. military, but part of what this story has done is awaken some civilians to just how far flung these places are. >> look, in niger there are 800 u.s. forces, roughly. most of them are building a new drone base. so, you look at what the intelligence failure was here, maybe not having good isr intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance. that stems in part because there is only about a 20%, 30% coverage of the continent of africa. this is from the general in that area. hes been...

Places where its been cool. and we have to go where the enemy takes as. >> was that scary enough for you? as investigations into the ambush that killed four u.s. soldiers continue, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham today talking about this growing u.s. military presence on the continent of africa, as the battle with the islamic state moves west, telling reporters, quote, youre going to see more actions in africa, not less. now, nbc news is reporting, quote, a senior congressional ...

I cant give you the details. they died in defense of america. this war is getting hot in places where its been cool. >> as investigations into this ambush that killed four u.s. soldiers continue, south korea republican senator lindsey graham today talking about this growing u.s. military presence on the continent of africa as the battle with the islamic state moves west, telling reporters, quote, youre going to see more actions in africa, not less. now, nbc news is reporting, quote, eye senior c...

Azsaid massive intelligence failure and they didnt have adequate air cover. i dont know. "l.a.. times" reported it. >> shannon: >> tucker: i dont r and im willing to believe any of that. but what i find impossible is someone hosting a daily show is having a rational conversation with anybody when "to kill a mocking bird" isru now racist, when the ice cream truck music is racist. when everything that the leftes doesnt like is now racist you cant have a rational conversation anymore. i wonder why ...

On this great msnbc reporting on the intelligence failure. . when i wore the uniform, i had the unfortunate duty of being involved in the notety communication of next of kin of the fallen. its a respectful process. thats done with dignity. its done in a way that you tell the next of kin answers definitively. what im concerned with some of this reports and to the fact that the president didnt come out on day one, it creates am by ambiguity. we have a duty to them to give them definite i have answ...

Military and intelligence officials investigate a deadly ambush involving u.s. troops this niger. it gave chase to islamist groups embarking on a potentially unapproved mission before the convoy was ambushed. americans insist that did not happen. a senior congressional aid says a massive intelligence failure played a role in this attack. no two better to have for this topic. courtney lets start with you. lawmakers calling on congress to reconsider the broad authority. before we get to that topic...

Expressed concern about the lack of information about the mission. there was reports that there was poor guidance for the team that was ambushed. two soldiers and two green berets were killed. if you could weigh in on that, the lack of intelligence. >> this is something ongoing for years. biggest thing ive seen is complacency. if afghanistan, my experience showed me that we were not always paying close attention to the environment and we could lose track of what was going on. i dont have any inf...

Died in benghazi. and the "l.a. times" today said massive intelligence failure and they didnt have adequate air cover. i dont know. "l.a. times" reported it. >> im willing to believe any of that. but what i find impossible is someone hosting a daily show is having a rational conversation with anybody when "to kill a mocking bird" is now racist, when the ice cream truck music is racist. when everything that the left doesnt like is now racist you cant have a rational conversation anymore. i wonder...

The war is beginning to morph as we suppress the enemy in the middle east, theyre going to move. theyre not going to quit. i will say this about the operations, and i cant give the details. they died in the defense of america. this war is getting hot in places where its been cool. and we have to go where the enemy takes us. >> was that scary enough for you? as investigations into this ambush that killed four u.s. soldiers continue, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham today talking a...