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Some type of covert war going on in africa or there is some type of coverup. i am a bit surprised. we have been doing these types of missions all over the world and certainly all over africa. and in this case in niger, for over 20 years. we have been there quite a long time. steve: sure, and colonel, one of the things he gave the time line as best they know it but the big hanging question really was why did the guys who found themselves surrounded by 50 attackers, why did they waited one hour before they called for air support and back up? >> that is a great question. that certainly jumped out...

Ultimately kind of boiling and simmering for the better part of three and a half years now. there's been this kind of covert war going on between the two countries. we haven't heard about all the time during president obama's second term i think on purpose. he didn't want to be the focus of its foreign policy by any stretch. but he was the one who really started this program targeting this electronic cyber warfare program targeting the missiles at home. i think we are releasing a continuation of that is what we're seeing. >> dana: what about behind the scenes at the united nations? what kind o...

Simmerin three and a half years now. there's been this kind of covert war going on between the two countries. we haven't heard about all the time during president obama's second term, i think on purpose. he didn't want to be the focusme of its foreign policy by any stretch. but he was the one who really started this program targeting this electronic cyber warfare program targeting the missiles at home. i think we are really seeing a continuation of that, is whatn we're seeing. >> dana: what about behind the scenes at the united nations? what kind of communication would they be having, because ...

Ideology, nos a religion and tweeted, fear of muslims is rational. and obviously wants people as you said this here, please forward this to utter the truth fears no questions. it's like he doesn't make a distinction between islam and radical islam. see what does that mean for his position where he will be advising the president, president trump? >> that's a very popular viewpoint throughout followers of the trump campaign. so i don't think he's going to get a lot of pushback. what you could see as a matter of policy coming out of this point of view is guantanamo will stay open. the u.s. will g...

Debate you are talking about, do you think that is going to result from this? my completely unscientific view of talking to friends and family about this almost everyone i've talked to says this is an indictment of the drone program. it's been this is al qaeda. this is what happened when you are at war with al qaeda. >> yeah i'm not tremendously optimistic there is going to be a broad and deep discussion of these issues. but we'll see. president obama looked really grim yesterday and has talked about how effecting these decisions or executing these decisions are. and i take him at his word. i ...