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In the valley of eastern afghanistan in 2007, the soldiers of chosen company suffered serious casualties defending isolated outposts. >> they were sitting ducks. >> reporter: they were nearing the end of their 15-month deployment when intelligence reports indicated a huge enemy force was massing. army commanders decided to close the increasingly perilous combat post and build a new base in a village called wunot. >> it was a terrible spot. everyone knew it was a terrible spot to put a base. >> his words were, it is a suicide mission. >> reporter: four days into the mission to set it up at 4:00...

Just like an enemy force invading the gulf and taking over our shoreline. we need to receipt it like a war as opposed to an environmental disaster. >> reporter: you are saying have bp responsible for the cleanup is a problem? >> it's like getting mugged and have the burglar determine the compensation. >> reporter: what is the first thing would you do immediately, within an hour to change the cleanup? >> i would go on the offense. i would go on the attack. we've been playing defense, waiting for the oil to come to the shoreline. i would mobilize u.s. northern command out of colorado and tell th...

Because you have said we need to declare world war iii on this. >> absolutely. we need to act like it's world war iii. nothing was left on the table with the other world wars. all branches of the military should be on the table available for admiral allen. >> reporter: you're treating this like it is a battle. >> absolutely. and for the people of the gulf, this is their life. and it would be just like an enemy force invading the gulf or taking over our shoreline. we've got to treat this like a war if we're going to get the effects we want, as opposed to an environmental spill. >> reporter: you...

Alan. find this oil and kill it. >> you're treating this like it is a battle? >> absolutely. and to -- for the people of the gulf, this is their life. it's just like an enemy force invading the gulf, taking over our shore line. we have to treat this like a war if we want to get it fixed. >> you're saying there's an inherent problem with bp being responsible for the cleanup? >> absolutely. it's like getting mugged and having the burglar determine what your compensation is. the government needs to determine that. >> what's the first thing you would do, immediately, within an hour, to change the ...

Retired army man who led the response in hurricane katrina, we're talking about lieutenant russell honorare. >> we came from the national world war ii museum in new orleans today. because you said we need to declare world war ii when it comes to this oil disaster? >> absolutely. we need to act like it's world war iii. when we did the world wars, everything was mobilized, all branchs of the military should be there working for admiral alan. find this oil and kill it. >> you're treating this like it is a battle? >> absolutely. and to -- for the people of the gulf, this is their life. it's just l...