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Failed attempt to rescue the iranian hostages back in 1980, when eight u.s. special operators were killed. >> bob gates who in that photo was off to my left, bob gates had been in that same room when desert one happened, and so my first glance was at him. >> if this had failed, and spectacular fashion, it would have blown up your presidency. i think by all estimates would have been your waterloo and perhaps your watergate, consumed by hearings and inquiries. how big did the specter of jimmy cart...

Mahomes. welcome back, everyone. the pentagon announced yesterday two military service members were killed fighting isis in afghanistan wednesday night. it happened the very same region where the military dropped the mother of all bombs two weeks ago. nbcs hans nichols has more. >> reporter: the fierce fire fight happening overnight. u.s. special operations forces joined by the afghan army attacking isis insurgents, killing around 40. but in the battle, two u.s. special operators were wounded,...

Mushroom cloud in afghanistan. the past administration was more focused on pushing the fight with the afghans. a the afghan military on the ground, working with our special operators, is really happy to have this in their arsenal now. >> tucker: what does it do? >> you have stopped the permissive environment that isis has been enjoying in this area. the taliban as well. >> tucker: how large an area is changed? >> a one-mile circumference. it just levels everything on the ground. it rubbles thing...

Weapon, you basically have a mushroom cloud in afghanistan. the past administration was more focused on pushing the fight with the afghans. the afghan military on the ground, working with our special operators is really happen to have happy to have this in their arsenal now. >> tucker: what does it do? >> you have stopped the permissive environment that isis has been enjoying in this area. the taliban as well. >> tucker: how large an area is changed? >> a one-mile circumference. it just levels e...

>> to see these public statements that dont cohere in the administration, its a very practical thing, though. part of what weve been talking about is that there are a thousand u.s. service members in syria. is it clear to you, even just thinking about them, even just thinking about their families tonight, is it clear that the potential knock-on affects on that strike, the way the threat environment changes for those americans, is it clear to you that thats being adequately factored in to america...

Desert but some were there at the base. centcom says three were killed in the resulting fire fight. once the battle got started, it wasnt just syrians against syrians or isis against isis. according to multiple reports, that u.s. special operations forces who had hunkered down in the desert to try to avoid whatever retaliation might come from the missile strike, once the fire fight started at their base, they came screaming back out of the desert to try to save that base. and what followed, were...

Wasnt just syrians against syrians or isis against isis. according to multiple reports, that u.s. special operations forces who had hunkered down in the desert to try to avoid whatever retaliation might come from the missile strike, once the fire fight started at their base, they came screaming back out of the desert to try to save that base. and what followed, were told, was about three hours of an extraordinary close combat fire fight between these 20 to 30 isis fighters and dozens of u.s. spe...

Thousand u.s. service members in syria. is it clear to you, even just thinking about them, even just thinking about their families tonight, is it clear that the potential knock-on affects on that strike, the way the threat environment changes for those americans, is it clear to you that thats being adequately factored in to american decision making? >> i think there is evidence that it was considered why is why the special operators were moved out of that base. that was a force protection move, ...

That thats being adequately factored in to american decision making? >> i think there is evidence that it was considered why is why the special operators were moved out of that base. that was a force protection move, acutely on secretary mattis mind. whether or not its in the calculation of the president, who knows. >> do you have any idea what the president means when he says were not going into syria, given that there are a thousand americans already there? >> i dont. im glad you pointed out a...

Special operators who are based at that base in southernyria. apparely the fighting culminated and the u.s. troops calling in multiple air strikes to hit the isis guys and thereby save that outpost. in the end, these u.s. forces were able to take it back. they won that battle they saved that base. but as i mentioned, centcom has now confirmed some of their allies were killed in the fight. the pentagon is calling this a serious fight. they are describing it as a rare, extended, close quarters bat...