decision has not been made. it's still under consideration. i have made my recommendation? >> which is? >> that recommendation is for 13,600 u.s. forces. >> reporter: i asked jay carney about that specific number and he would not commit whether the president is going to back general mattis' recommendation in moving after these unfortunate comments. will the u.s. commit to that kind of force or pull out together as we saw in iraq. there are critics of the administration if we don't leave some forces behind, any security gains that have been made will be completely lost. >> shep: you wonder how many people will be lost and left behind. robert pelton returned from a five week trip with united states special forces unit. robert knows karzai's bodyguards and author of a book "the