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Casualty -- >> the ramifications. >> the ramifications to our own security and to our economy. and i think the fact that it got as far as it did before those questions were asked is a big problem. you know, i've been -- i wasn't part of the national security team, but our policymaking process was thorough. these conversations happened as part of a team. we had a secretary of defense. >> but it was a pretty -- there was an -- you guys took heat when you walked the country to the line with syria and then the famous south lawn walk to call it off. >> absolutely. >> that does have negative consequ...

States. it's a fundamental primary concern right now, and it's something that should have been known going in. bigger macro issue, admiral, we now have a former acting defense secretary. we haven't had a defense secretary since general mattis left before christmas. there are serious issues around the world right now. of how much concern is this to you? >> it's deep concern to me. because our allies and adversaries when they see acting in someone's name they know someone could be temporary, and they'll be dealing with someone else a couple months later as donald trump decides to fire him or her...

The pentagon will present plans to the white house to send up to 10,000 more american troops to the middle east to beef up defenses against potential iranian threats. a senator from delaware chris coons, a democrat. he need a more regular detailed briefing from senior administration leaders about their strategy with regard to iran. and frankly, one of the very concerning things about the clips that you just showed of rex tilltillerson and his comme about the president, is the undisciplined and unpredictable policy making process, decision making process at the highest levels of this administra...

They don't know what to think. the rest of the region doesn't really know what to think. it's put us in a tough situation. there is a couple things here we have to keep in mind. we had a process that was working and keeping us safe and keeping a nuclear weapon out of iranian hands. that has gone away and no one knows what the objective of the administration is. the trump administration no longer has a policymaking process where the voices from across the government are brought in before decisions are made. and this erratic approach, when trump came into office, he promised by disrupting some o...

That has gone away and no one knows what the objective of the administration is. the trump administration no longer has a policymaking process where the voices from across the government are brought in before decisions are made. and this erratic approach, when trump came into office, he promised by disrupting some of the ways we have done business in the past he would get better results. but we don't see any result anywhere near. if you look at what the president has done in north korea, for example, we have had two fawning summits with kim jong-un. not a single north korean missile or nuclear...