David Sanger...

" Was it widely known amongst the Israeli government. This is what the Americans are doing to help keep you safe. It was known at the top levels very government do not know how far down in it is very government. It went and we quoted some people in the US government who believe. That this operation. Is not likely to work. One official called science experiments. In in another another been part of the book you'll see this the article in the book. Quote an official saying somebody -- tell. The next -- the United States that none of this now use the words won't use the word that would get to in trouble on the on the radio thankfully -- Won't work."

" Right so let's talk about their relationship. Let's talk about missed opportunities in Pakistan and you say that we know al-Qaeda is there we know bin Laden's most likely there. We also know that the current Pakistan government and the -- doesn't have much control the tribal area in which they reside. What should George Bush have done where with the opportunities."

" Well if you go back to 20011. We invaded Afghanistan. We have great opportunity. At that moment -- to follow that column on hot pursuit. Over the border. He instead. The US military in 2002 and 2003. Look demands that she. No tell bond here in Afghanistan and I tell storing we -- yeah messed tell a story here of Nicholas burns who later became the undersecretary of state. For policy. But at the time was the US ambassador to NATO. He's trying to convince. NATO countries to come in Afghanistan to join us. Takes a group of NATO diplomats from Brussels. Two Afghanistan. There are cruising around Kandahar their -- having tea in the out in the outdoor cafes though I wouldn't recommend that today by the way if you guys drop in by any chance. And they take them to a briefing in the US military who say that column on -- the -- they Norris can't force and they weren't vanquished. They've moved 5060 miles to the east this week there we had this what we had to look at the integrity to Pakistan any border in that was a mistake we she'd just sit when done it. This border is the border to us it is not a border to the -- bond it is not a border to and the of the insurgents. And so early on we had to come to grips with the fundamental policy question which was if the Pakistan these can't control it. Do we go over because we can't allow a sanctuary development here last let me just finish this -- last summer. President Bush finally grappled with -- is he issued a series of secret orders have slipped out very quickly. That authorized special forces in the CIA to go over that border on the ground much -- using predators. And of course the first time they didn't September that was huge firefight we ended up from Pakistan he forces firing on American forces. It was a big mess. But had they done it earlier on I think they probably could have kept the situation -- says."