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Waiting for a moonless night to help conceal u.s. special operators. that would not come until late in january, after the swearing-in of donald trump. the new president gave final approval on january 26th, one day after that white house dinner, three days to mission launch. >> this was a very, very well thought out operation. >> reporter: they immediately encountered aqe fighters as they entered the compound. fighters positioned themselves on rooftops, pinning down u.s. forces. aircraft conducte...

Ryan owens, an osprey aircraft was badly damaged as it tried to land to rescue the wounded. special operators took intelligence materials from the compound including computer hard drives. >> when you look at the totality of what was gained to prevent the future loss of life here in america, and against our people and our institutions and probably throughout the world, in terms of what some of these individuals could have done, i think it is a successful operation by all standards. >> now, admini...

Have the various nationalist forces fighting over there. it has really become a great area. an area where terrorist groups can operate with relative impunity and in so al-qaeda has taken advantage of that anna perley been plotting an attack against the united states, and it looks like this raid may have disrupted that. >> jenna: what do you think this tells us about our war on terror under president trump? >> i think the sense is that is expanding and is not only going to be against isis but als...

When i was in military i should we repeal "dont ask, dont tell," none of us cared. that didnt matter to us as well. i love general mattis, quote, he said people before him did a good job. if someone comes to me with a problem i will look at it. im not look for a problem. he is a very smart military guy. ainsley: last thing on my mind. that is not my priority. my priority to wipe out isis. >> they spin it up in the media. they make a big deal about it politically, the people, men and women really...

Well as christians and everybody else, his inability to act decisively, even the decision to go after bin laden in pakistan, it took weeks for him to make up his mind about that. the special operators or were getting very impatient. so this idea of dawdling, romanticizing islam, it all came up to this heady brew that created the power vacuum and allowed the middle east which, when george bush left office, was con convalescing. al-qaeda was broken, and now eight years later we see a conflagration...

He began his career working as bouncer in some of the east sides toughest drinking establishments where he had plenty of opportunities to hone his skills. now he runs tactical edge, teaching close combat and knife defense to uk special operators and security companies. come at him with a knife? the overwhelming likelihd is that it will soon be hanging out of your ass. >> anthony: generally these courses start, come at me with a knife and a guy comes at you like its, like its "friday the 13th." a...

More weeks before im there, so i will stay safe and i will stay healthy and i want you guys to do the same. >> reporter: there have been two funerals already, one in 2006, one in 2013 when very small portions of remains were returned. now a chance finally to lay him to rest properly. some of the special operators troy saved are expected to attend a final funeral, so will his five children, including twin girls who were just 6 months old when he died. >> what greater gift could we be given this c...

To do the same. >> there have been two funerals, one in 2006 and one in 2013 when small portions of remains were returned. now a chance finally to lay him to rest properly. some of the special operators are expected to attend to final funeral. so will his five children, including twin girls who were 6 months old when he died. >> what greater gift could we be given this christmas than to have their dad home. thats all we needed. >> barbara starr, cnn, washington. >> major troy gilberts third and ...

Congress signed it preventing the transfer of those detainees to the united states. but i think, honestly, its a little bit of a shiny rabbit off to the corner. how much america needs guantanamo versus just needs other ways to detain anyone from the war on terrorism, if they want to pick them up rather than have local forces. guantanamo was a product of the war in iraq. when there were 150,000 troops there, ten years, carrying on a large conflict. thats not whats happening now. this is a small c...

Thats been internalized at the white house. the third and perhaps most trick qua for the president is an articulation of american values. this will include potentially some talk on torture, the restrictions against waterboarding. that, kate, is really the challenge for the president here today because hes going to try to channel and convince donald trump to follow some of his practices while also making it clear there are clear breaks in policy. its going to be a delicate task. well see whether ...