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Trying to figure it out. i think there's a lot more going on that barbara alluded to and i don't want to get into, but i think probably more things going on at the pentagon and this is not over. so i think the president's being very cautious with what he says. i will give him the benefit of the doubt on that. >> do you feel like there are legitimate questions about the quality of the intelligence that the soldiers had, the military had on the ground? are there questions about their preparations? they were in unarmed vehicles. are those legitimate questions that need answers? >> absolutely. and...

Six years ago, i was the agent in charge when gabby giffords was shot. we had meeting after meeting with capitol police and sergeant at arms in how can we predict this? can we see it coming and what to we do? how do you manage that in an environment where congressmen need to be out among their constituency and respond to folks that want to engage with them? how do you put a protective bubble around 35 people that need to be shaking hands and engaging with people that oppose them or who would agree with them? that is very, very difficult to do. particularly in the age of social media where the ...

I don't think there's any appetite in the united states for a massive additional military presence with young men and women actually in combat situations being introduced. instead, what the trump administration should be talking about is massive crippling sanctions on the russian company that is the principle arms supporter for syria. and any other company or country in the world that does business with that company. that's where it should begin. and then the discussion should go to, one, that the russians honor their commitment to remove all chemical weapons from syria. they have not done tha...

What do you guys have plan? >> good day. >> -- filling any more positions today? anyone in particular? [ inaudible ] what are you going to be working on today, eric? >> you heard it that was eric trump. he says an announcement about future cabinet positions, well it's likely to come at any time now. maybe today. the trump transition team is in a race against time to fill key positions in the administration just two months before inauguration day. keep in mind u.s. troops are involved in active combat situations in iraq, afghanistan and syria. there are still five people on trump's short list, ...

Through a city, multiple automatic weapons, coordinated, you have suicide bombers at the same time, which is very lucky they didn't get into the stadium at that point or cause more damage elsewhere. and i think the europeans have finally woken up and said this is serious. i mean, you've got these jihadists coming back from syria and iraq, they are well trained, they know how to reload their weapons in combat situations, and they know how to make these bombs, and they can do multiple attacks in a major city and effectively close it. i think what they also know is they could probably do it again...