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Missiles, we can't shoot 50 of them down, that's why we have mutually assured destruction with a country like russia. the only way to stop them from becoming nuclear and getting into that situation is stopping them now, period. there is no going forward after they have decoys on their missiles and they get scores of missiles, we are not able to take those down. stop them this year and make it so my kids don't have to listen to stories about a nuclear north korea for the next decade. >> harris: i want to let our audience know, you served three combat tours overseas. when you talk about preempti...

>> as sobel waits in a holding area for his new housing assignment, he and deputy discover something in common. combat tours in afghanistan and the possibility that they could have even crossed paths when sobel was badly injured by a roadside bomb. >> 35 miles an hour and back half of the humvee, we were going over a bridge. >> i got a platoon that was based medivac'd out of and then my platoon was based of bagram and we would pick guys up at j bad if you got blown up or whatever and fly them to badr and get them out. it was in july of '08. >> yup. >> that was probably my unit. >> that's so cr...

This point is appropriate? what role does the president play here? does he bear sole responsibility or is it on the shoulders, some of what congresswoman frederica wilson has says? >> a quick backtrack. i've been a lieutenant or captain on three combat tours. wounded three times. there's nothing that outrages me more than hearing every time that somebody made a mistake. it's dangerous out there. we're all carrying a mistake. we don't follow a massive intelligence fail purp be a little cautious about wrongdoing on the part of the people on the ground. strategic clarity, probably more important....

But this isn't about john kelly or his past experiences or his combat tours or his rank of four star general. this is about presidential leadership. i was also disgusted, truthfully, with congresswoman wilson's remarks and listening in to a phone conversation that was private. but that's not the point. the point is that we have continued to be divisive in all of this, that john kelly's actions today were separated from his time as a general and as a commander. and he's now in the political realm. and unfortunately, i think his comments today were untoward. he should not have been the one out t...

[ laughter ] >> i want to introduce -- i want everyone to meet bran dden romb who did combat tours in iraq and afghanistan. he survived a ied attack in afghanistan and lost both his legs. thank you for your service and thank you very much for being here. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> i think you have a question for nate. >> yeah. ewety, we've used that word a lot tonight. i think that's something i learned in both my tours overseas. but what i want to say is i would honorably stand next to all my fellow americans during the anthem. but after the fact, i would stand next to anybody that wants t...