one of the reasons we're going to mosul, we want to get the isis leaders we think are staying in mow sell and we want to get them. before the announcement is over, they've gone. whatever happened to the element of surprise? the element of surprise. what a group of losers we have. >> that was donald trump criticizing u.s. officials for their handling of the iraqi led offense into mosul to retake that city from isis. the refrain about the element of surprise is nothing new. you probably heard that from the republican nominee several times this cycle. he's been openly critical of the military operation despite forces on the ground making really important gains. >> yesterday, trump also said that he was convinced that t the -- it was launched for