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The changes here started in the early days in the fight in iraq, when these types of really extreme fighters started to present themselves on the battlefield. so there's a constant relationship between what's going on, on the field, and what folks are planning for before they deploy. so, yeah, over the last 10 to 15 years, the whole approach of special operations has been changed by having this extremist fighter on the battlefield. like in paris, like we've seen today, these tactics that have arisen in the trenches of the battlefields in iraq and afghanistan, to see that populate around the wo...

A total of 26 american troops are stationed in mali right now. 22 were in the capital at the time of the attack. some are u.s. special forces involved in training the mali security forces. in counterterror measures, we're told that u.s. forces did not participate in the rescue operation per se. but two american special orp operators did help the forces. one special operator helped people move to a secure location and another helped coordinate from a joint operations center. the u.s. military along with the french legion have worked to train mali's counterterrorism forces for several years now....

After-action reviews after the mission is complete so they can say, how do we do it better next time? how do we improve our action and improve coordination between soldiers? >> one of the conversations that is prevalent right now is the u.s. involvement here. on friday, ash carter said the u.s. could participate in raids such as this but we will not have a combat role. a lot of people are wondering how is that different? >> when you take a look what was happening in this mission and breakdown of the analysis of how this mission was conducted, first of all, they got rapid intelligence that said...

Civilians and interestingly isis fighters accused by their own group of spying. missing, however, were the kurdish captives they were originally sent in to rescue. >> joining me now is republican congressman adam kinsinger served in iraq and afghanistan as a pilot. congressman, thanks very much for being here. >> yeah, thanks. >> so you have an elite delta force special operator unfortunately killed in this raid. they went into a fire fight inside a walled compound, granted their beginning role was advise and assist but when kurdish partners came under attack they went right into fire fight. h...

The question i had regarding the politics associated with ash carter's statements many of these former cabinet officials leave the white house and write a book about it. there ash carter is right there saying he disagrees with the president. he doesn't have to write a book about it. >> no. as i said he's stating the obvious and that is typical ash carter. he's brilliant. he sees what the strategic end stage should be. he understands strategy and he understands how to put together ends, ways and means. until you now when there has been a clear mismatch in the ends ways and means that we've appl...