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We're serious individuals, highly motivated and highly organized and we really believe in what we're saying. >> juan: now, your group, that's short for operation security. as you say, has people who are democrats and republicans. but you are a republican. you ran for mayor of virginia beach in 08. you ran for congress in 10 as a republican. is that right? >> yes, that's right. i am a republican. but i'm an american first, juan, as are you. and i think that democrat senator from virginia who i respect, mark warner said it best that democrats are outraged, republicans are outraged and americans ...

We're serious individuals, highly motivated and highly organized and we really believe in what we're saying. >> juan: now, your group, that's short for operation security. as you say, has people who are democrats and republicans. but you are a republican. you ran for mayor of virginia beach in 08. you ran for congress in 10 as a republican. is that right? >> yes, that's right. i am a republican. but i'm an american first, juan, as are you. and i think that democrat senator from virginia who i respect, mark warner said it best that democrats are outraged, republicans are outraged and americans ...

>> very well. there seems to be two issues. first of all, did we hang this man out to dry? did the american people -- >> there is no question about that. we absolutely did hang him out to dry. one of the follow-up phases of the operation, once osama bin laden was identified as being the target and having been eliminated, we should have gone to the phase of extracting this doctor and his family out of pakistan for his own safety. >> what do we do now? and how -- did we blow his cover that led to his detention and ultimate penalty by the pakistanis? >> i think the more that we talked about it we...

>> very well. there seems to be two issues. first of all, did we hang this man out to dry? did the american people -- >> there is no question about that. we absolutely did hang him out to dry. one of the follow-up phases of the operation, once osama bin laden was identified as being the target and having been eliminated, we should have gone to the phase of extracting this doctor and his family out of pakistan for his own safety. >> what do we do now? and how -- did we blow his cover that led to his detention and ultimate penalty by the pakistanis? >> i think the more that we talked about it we...

Remain secret. when we release that information out to the public, our enemies have that information. it puts the guys who -- the brave warriors who go out and conduct these missions in greater harm's way. it risks future successes and it seriously damages our collection capability. >> you quote admiral mccraven, your top special operations commander and he says operation security, maintaining secrecy is paramount and he goes on to say, too, that what about the informants that help you out? that pakistani doctor that got behind the bin laden walls and able to get the d.n.a. that guy is now und...