problematic when we see attacks that happened, then it's down played as violent extremists or something of that nature and we don't identify it for what it is, exacts of terror. that's legitimate. the average american out there thinks that's legitimate. we have to give careful attention. you have to call things what they are, rather than, you know, try to put some ideological thing one way or the other. if it's an act of terror, call it out to protect all americans and allies. >> in terms of issues of most important, that was his first meeting to speak to military officials. was that the right narrative to talk about, the most pressing, whether or not the media adequately covered certain terrorist attacks? >> there were a lot of things that were covered. i sat in on many high level meetings. i have been abroad when presidents visited. as a soldier, i sat in those