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Combat. >> a reason we have u.s. army soldiers there and not the peace corps. we carry guns. it's the reality and the danger our troops face. >> reporter: kogt initial reports, the soldiers just left the meeting and were near their trucks to meet up with those who stayed behind. they walked right into an ambush. >> a fire fight is unlike any other human endeavor. it's confusing, it's loud, it's terrifying. there's blood, screams, danger all around. >> reporter: a military investigation is under way. >> had we anticipated this sort of attack we would have absolutely devoted more resources to it...

It's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. tonight, national security adviser, hr mcmaster defending the delayed response to the legionnaire attack. >> the investigation has a couple aims. one is to inform the american people, inform the congress, inform across the government as to what really happened. they have a common understanding. it might seem like this has been a long time. it's not that long ago. >> up front now senator richard blumenthal, this raid up front and center for you.

President does. this should be a private moment. for her to politicize it, she brought in a political twist between something that should be between the president and the family. that's repulsive. we need to let the families mourn. we need to support them, prop them up, love them, encourage them, do all these things. the last thing to do is politicize them. >> i agree. i agree, we should not politicize it. why was the chief of staff on the call? it's not just a communication between one person and another. fredricka wilson was a family friend of johnson. she knew this young man. she had the ri...

General kelly confirmed the words. the context might have been different. i heard it maybe he said it, but meant something different. >> wanted her to hear it a different way. >> he came out, denied it, went into the normal mode to attack, attack, attack and make the story about him. it's this narcissistic personality. he has to learn to be bigger than that. >> two members of the family confirmed the president said that. when you get at the tone of the words that matter, context, let's give you that. if that's what they heard, isn't it incumbent on him to say, gosh, that's not what i meant. to...