ahead expected to be fierce. isis has controlled mow u.s. is for more than two years. the iraqi military wanted to give civilians time to free and warn them. donald trump, who obviously does not have military experience, has criticized the lack of secrecy surrounding the offensive. here's what he said in the last debate. >> let me tell you. mosul is so sad. we had mosul but when she left, when she took everybody out, she lost mosul. now we're fighting again to get mosul. the problem with mosul and what they wanted to do was they wanted to get the leaders of isis, who they felt were in mosul. whatever happened to the element of surprise? okay. we announce we're going after mosul. i've been reading we've been going after mosul for how long is it now, three months? these people have all left. they've all left. the element of surprise. douglas mcarthur, george patton spinning in their graves when they see the stupidity of our country. >> trump's remarks didn't sit