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That bin laden was there. and even intelligence people had different gradings about whether or not we should or should not conduct that operation. when we finally decided that it was important to conduct the operation and we went to the nfc, you know, the president listened to admiral mccraven and what the operation would look like if we did this commando raid on this compound. he listened very carefully and raised questions. but then he kind of looked around in the nfc and said, what do each of you think? and went around that room. and i'd have to say that probably a majority of people around...

That bin laden was there. and even intelligence people had different, you know, different gradings about whether we should or should not conduct that operation. when we finally decided it was important to conduct the operation and we went to the nsc, you know, the president listened to admiral mccraven and what the operation would look like if we did this commando raid on this compound. he listened very carefully. and raised questions. but then he kind of looked around the room and the nsc and said, what do each of you think? and it went around that room. and i'd have to say that

As well. one of the things the french have been saying is they need a pan-european effort to combat terrorists and isis and making sure that these people don't get into this country. they believe that some went through the migrant route through the balkan states and turkey as well. this is what the french are saying we need to crack down on this and get tougher on terrorism. but they strike a very defiant tone and they say they are going to fight this out in the end and they vow to destroy isis. >> nbc news spoke with the lead of the commando raid on friday night. >> we discover like -- more t...

He was the key point to the isis leadership, perhaps al baghdadi as jim was pointing out. he was making all these telephone calls to the cell in belgium. the police eventually went in. there was a big commando raid and they seized tatp, they seized -- >> tatp, which by the way the explosive used in the vests here in the suicide attacks among the attackers. >> this is another point to me made by french authorities. they believe, of course syria the home base, in effect, for these attacks, but belgium was, in effect, a staging area. >> operating area. >> although many of the attackers were frenc...

Presidency. no involvement in the ground, yes, a commando raid here and there. that's been happening all a the time and this idea of increasing the air strikes. why haven't we increased them up to now? there is no strategy in syria. there is none in iraq. the idea is to stay out of trouble and to get it to the next president: this administration is so weak that it's in the same hearing. asked about a deliberate step we took in the south china sea to send a destroyer within 12 miles of illegal chinese island. and the secretary refuses to officially say if happened. >> let's listen to that real ...