washington, we have seen this sort of thing. when the going gets tough, usually at some point somebody says to the military, white house officials, senior staff, somewhere in the government, more goodness sakes, stop talking to the press. fur or part, we'll keep poking around and covering what the u.s. military is doing. and if anybody wants to have unauthorized contact with us, it is barbara.starr@cnn.com. "american morning" is here in the pentagon. >> glad to have you with us this morning. barbara starr, thank you some much. listen to this. >> this is a war of obama's choosing. this is not something the united states actively prosecuted or