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There was very little chance of enemy contact, that it would be very unlikely, and yet they were. a 12-man team ambushed by some 50 suspected isis fighters. so did this team have the proper intelligence when they went out into the field? were all the proper authorizations and reviews signed off on before they went out? all of this being looked at now and they will -- they are estimating that the investigation, in fact, is so complex it may not be done until january. brooke? >> 30 seconds, barbara. just curious, in all the, you know, top brass you talk to, how big is a concern because of what h...

La david johnson. so, again, what they're trying to find out is how -- there was some movement between bt two groups. they were on foot. they were in vehicles. so they're just trying to find out how he was missing for that length of time. >> and there was coordination, obviously of the isis affiliated fighters seems to suggest that they are well trained and organized. is the u.s. currently prepared to counter the isis factions in niger and other african regions? >> well, that's something u.s. military planners are looking at. they've done about 30 patrols in this area without encountering enem...

Joint chiefs says that the ambush came despite intelligence that enemy contact was not likely. >> u.s. forces accompanied that nigerian unit on a reconnaissance mission to gather information. the assessment by our leaders on the ground at the time was that contact with the enemy was unlikely. early in the morning the patrol began to take fire. >> troops first requested air support a full hour after initial contact with approximately 50 isis affiliated fighters. >> my judgment would be that that up it thought they could handle the situation without additional support. what we'll find out in the...

Said or at least his assessment was that that likely meant the commanders on the ground thought it was a fire fight they could handle. of course it didn't turn out that way. but there are still many questions in a are unanswered. one, why was sergeant la david johnson's body found 48 hours later and why was it found a mile away from where the ambush took place. they don't know the answer to that question. they also don't know why the intelligence that was given to these soldiers was that it was unlikely that they would have enemy contact. i also asked him do they know if the forces that evacua...

Director didn't know, and we need to know more about how news is made, and how some things in the past they could have assumed, well, the journalist know this stuff and i don't need to know it. >> it's going to involve critical thinking. where can people find wroer book? >> it should be available as of today. >> i like the size. i am a big fan of little books. i am more likely to read it because i am not as intimidated. >> very digestible and valuable. >> thank you. >> thank you for speaking truth this morning. always welcome. we're following a lot of news this morning, so let's get right to...