onto the target. the aim was to capture abu bakr al-baghdadi. and if we couldn't capture him then of course we were going to kill him. and like i said, the raid was successful. we pulled our troops out. we had two minor casualties, two minor injuries to our soldiers but a very successful, flawless raid. >> when you say minor injuries, they will recover? >> they've already been returned to duty. >> that's great. so the president knew about the operation ahead of time, he approved the operation? >> he was given options earlier this week. he reviewed them. asked great questions. chose the option that he thought gave us the highest probability of success. confirmation that the head of isis would be there, either captured or killed, and we executed from there. >> was there a lot of deliberation? >> yes, the president had a chance to hear from me, he had a chance to talk to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. that decision was made late last