So it's just simply not the kind of mission you can call people and say, hey, we may do this at some point in the next 15 days. But it's largely a law enforcement function. Remember at the end of the day, At its core, this was an arrest of two indicted fugitives of American justice. And the Department of War supported the Department of Justice in that job. Now, there are broader policy implications here, but, but it's just not the kind of mission that you can pre notify because it endangers the mission. (41:56–42:02)
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Asserts that the mission was fundamentally an arrest of two indicted fugitives.
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