Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20171017:07:07:00
Americans were killed there, and what do we know about why we're there, what the strategy is, what the u.s. government is doing? >> well, listen, to be fair to president trump, this counterterrorism strategy of pushing special forces out wherever al qaeda was gaining strength dates to the bush and obama administrations. but you are right. there is -- and this is not me telling classified information. this is open reporting. the united states is spread far and wide with respect to our counterterrorism capabilities. and what the president didn't tell you in those remarks today is that he has act...