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Colonel, i want to start with the issue of secretary of defense. donald trump has been saying very nice things about retired marine general james mattis who ran central command. trump called him a general's general. he garners wide respect from within the military, in particular marines who i worked with over the years say james mattis is the real deal. your take? >> well, he is the real deal. he's a marine's marine. he's an accomplished combat commander with combat tours as a general officer in both afghanistan and iraq. he has experience at the highest levels of the military, as commander of...

Information around the world to keep this country safe. that may be a very sobering prospect for any president-elect. wolf? >> let's not forget during the campaign, donald trump said that when it comes to fighting isis, he knows more than the generals do. i assume that did not go over all that well where you are, barbara, at the pentagon. >> reporter: yeah. you know, some people i suspect see it as campaign rhetoric, but deep inside, who are the generals in the u.s. military today? most of these people have served multiple combat tours in iraq, afghanistan, around the world. they have been awa...

International question. in retaliation for losing mosul on targets in the west. >> when mosul falls, how are they going to deflect the attention? there bha no one better to talk to about this military operation than retired u.s. army four star general barry mccaffrey who in addition to his four overseas combat tours, two distinguished service crosses and three purple hearts commanded the 249 infantry and stepped deep into iraq during desert storm. these are from washington. general, are you content in the u.s. role in this offensive? and that is some artillery and some intelligence. >> relentl...

War, it's a dangerous mix. what happened here was an international question. in retaliation for losing mosul on targets in the west. >> when mosul falls, how are they going to deflect the attention? there bha no one better to talk to about this military operation than retired u.s. army four star general barry mccaffrey who in addition to his four overseas combat tours, two distinguished service crosses and three purple hearts commanded the 249 infantry and stepped deep into iraq during desert storm. these are from washington. general, are you content in the u.s. role in this offensive? and tha...

Compound. and around it is a sea of red, representing hostile forces. listen now to the pentagon. >> and there has been an effort once again, as i mentioned before, to make sure that everything is being done to secure the safety of those americans and the afghan forces that they were accompanying. >> and we should note a number of afghan forces were also injured in today's battle as well. megyn? >> trace, thank you. joining me now with more lieutenant kernel tony shafer who served two combat tours in afghanistan and is author of "operation dark heart. ". pete hex seth is an afghanistan war vet...