which obviously did not succeed. one thing deserves comment, our ability to exploit intelligence on the ground almost immediately. they don't take these documents and send them to centcom headquarters in florida and a month later we get some kind of a readout. they'll be looking for cell phones, radio frequencies, documents, and almost in near realtime they'll upload them. they'll decide what their next move is and they'll start carrying them out as quickly as they can. it's an incredible tool we have to protect america and these tier one special operation forces which i might add include air force, army, navy, you name it. it's a combined force, and it includes a very close connection to the cia and nsa. >> general mccaffrey, clint watts, carol lee, thank you for being with us. joining us is nbc news chief