that wasn t true. i think that s a key part of that phrasing there. reporter: and she declined to detail who recommended what, saying they re private conversations regarding private advi that was given to the president. but big pictur she said in the white house s defense has been that this was a decision the president was going to make at the end of the day. you could put aside what was advised to him by who. this was the president s decision and the president decided that aer 20 years, it was time to bring u.s. troops home. that staying longer could have put u.s. troops at risk and that is why the president made the desion that he made ultimately. courtney, when you look, though, there were some unanswered questions. for all the questions that were laid out in the testimony today andeing asked by senars on both sides of the aisle,here s pieces of information that we do know if these leaders in the defee agencies that run the