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memos on everything he was thinking. >> there are known unknowns. that is to say there are some things we do not know. there are unknown unknowns. the ones we don't know, we don't know. >> reporter: born in chicago in 1932, he was both a college wrestler at princeton and a navy pilot. skills that served him well, perhaps, in later life in government office. grappling with and navigating through a complicated political landscape. r rumsfeld legacy began to take shape after become president ford's white house chief of staff and ultimately secretary of defense. while defense chief under ford, r rumsfeld worked closely with dick chaney forming a relationship that would last a lifetime. >> some regard him as the best secretary of defense we ever had. i would say he's one of the best. >> reporter: for many at the pentagon that terrible 9/11 day,
federation, he will flex his muscle in places like ukraine and that entire region. it is unfortunately likely ha hopes will be dashed and senator mcconnell is correct, but i certainly hope that the new administration will find a way to forge a stronger relationship with russia for the sake of everyone's national security. clayton: pete, where do you come down on mitch mcconnell's comments? >> it possibly could be. i don't trust putin more than i can throw him and i'm a college wrestler. i trust that donald trump will represent the united states better than barack obama. no one respected the united under barack obama and john kerry and hillary clinton's failed policies. clayton: we thank you for waking up early with us. >> thank you very much. lisa: good debate. let's check with steve doocy to see what's happening on fox &
who haven't had any good news. also, a "world news now" follow-up, a college wrestler born without a leg, now he's a real champion. >> against all odds. keep dreaming, whatever that dream is. before we get to that, moammar gadhafi is vowing, quote, a long war. he says he's ready to battle the allied military forces that have already destroyed libyan defenses with some pretty punishing air attacks. >> one of those attacks hit very close to home. a missile blasted into a building on gadhafi's residential compound. karen travers is in washington with the latest on the libyan operation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. u.s. officials are claiming early success after two straight nights of assaults on libya, but they're being less specific on how long this operation will last and what future role the u.s. will play. cruise missiles, stealth bombers and fighters pounded targets across libya. in tripoli anti-aircraft fire blazed into the sky. the scars in benghazi are raw. >> we die or we win. we have no other choice. we die or we win.
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