CNN Erin Burnett OutFront October 22, 2015 23:25:00
Ground? >> i'm sorry? >> i want to make sure this is clear. panetta and dempsey were the decision makers when it came to response. we've already talked about the faft so i'm not going to get into that. what i'm trying to clarify is they were the decision makers, your people were on the ground in harm's way and you never had a conversation with them. >> i did not need to. during the turmoil of that afternoon and into the evening we knew the president had personally told them both in the oval office that he expected them to do everything they possibly could do, and i knew that they would then tu...