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And the consequence of that is that the president's less inclined to loop him in when he wants to make decisions like that. >> and, jack, i know that in a dod that is so full of recent combat veterans, the number of stars on mattis' shoulder before he took this job have to matter, and he has to enjoy respect from the ranks. >> well, no, he's very highly respected, not just in the marine corps but all the services. i mean he's very -- was very well respected long before this. but at the end of the day, one has to question whether or not he's actually having an impact. you know, we have a term, ...

Military. a detachment left in contact. a number of people are left behind to defend against the withdrawal of the remainder. i think at this time jim mattis probably feels like a detachment left in contact. he may be one of the few people who are still doing what he started out to do and is going to find it increasingly difficult. >> very well put. our thanks to bh of you. thank you very much for joining this conversation. a break for us and coming up, some corporate news. the president did not want to hear this today. pack in even more adventure with audible. with the largest selection of au...

Well respected long before this. but at the end of the day, one has to question whether or not he's actually having an impact. you know, we have a term, there's a mission. it's a terrible mission in the military. it's called a detachment left in contact where a very small number of people are left behind to defend against the withdrawal of the remainder. and i think at this point jim mattis probably feels like attachment left in contact. he may be one of the very few people who are still doing what he started out to do, but is going to find it increasingly difficult to get it accomplished. >> ...

And so on. that's the principle exercise security that we're conducting in afghanistan. that and training indigenous forces to do this on their own. our troops are constantly at risk. these are not secure areas and just about anybody can do exactly what took place today. that's principally the mission which we're involved. >> to that point, are you surprised this hasn't happened more often? >> well, yes, except that we are trying our best to get really good intelligence. it's good intelligence at the end of the day that's making a difference in the accomplishment of our mission. we have very f...