but once they had recovered sergeant johnson then it's time to explain what's going on. three types of explanations lacking, why do we have forces in africa in the first place? operationally the second level, did these forces have the support they needed? did they have the medevac, the intelligence, the logistics, et cetera? and the tactical questions which are what happened on the ground that fateful day? it may be longer until that information comes out. there's massive confusion in the case of a firefight. unlike anything else in human experience. >> you know general mattis well. he is dismayed by the information he feels he is not getting. what do you make of that? >> well, general mattis has been in plenty of firefights himself and understands these are difficult situations but also understands that information needs to move rapidly and directly to him so he could make any adjustments that need to be