US Special Operations forces react to presidential debate

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Plus we decide who is best to lead our country we cannot forget the brave men and women who put their lives -- the line to protect us every day.

Colonel Oliver North watch the debate with our special ops troops in Afghanistan and he joins us live with their reaction -- Alison this is the small special operations base in the Helmand Province and last night but there were -- -- -- troops has stayed up until oh dark thirty to watch this debate.

I would tell -- the troops and contractors here we -- give the exact number because it's pleasant -- but it's not many.

We're enthusiastic about what they saw.

And I don't think they've given up on hope and change and so all of us hope will changed.

I would also tell you that they'd like to have this debate take placed at a better per hour of the day because -- up just before dawn to watch it is tough.

And the reason for that is because of how hard they're working out here here is just sum -- what we've been studying the last.

This is a glimpse of Afghanistan into the future it's been a kinetic war for the US NATO forces.

Now it's being turned over to the Afghans this unit -- here is an Afghan special forces unit accompanied by US special forces.

There were about to go to an Afghan local police checkpoint that was -- just a few hours ago it was enemy fire.

This is the one -- got to judge in the early this morning wishing going to find out exactly how what happened Afghan fire being fired at Afghan police.

-- the new target for the Taliban.

Because they've been erupting with the Taliban would otherwise be doing in little towns just like this.

Our secure villages so we're doing is we're just -- now.

And I just talked to people see what they have to -- because again we're here for the people who.

But this is an all Afghan operation if we're going to win this war this is the way it's going to happen.

The Afghans protecting fellow Afghans from the Taliban.

And from foreign enemies.

You may get and I forgive me for setting Ellison before why can't see you until you can seem to be and all the troops out -- love you thank you may get.

-- colonel thank you Allison was supposed to be in for me today but I did make it back in time.

Let me ask you are these troops did they pay close attention to this kind of being a presidential debate is we're deciding our next commander in chief.

Yes indeed they do and and they're very very engaged in what's happening back in the states many of them we'll be back in time and devote some of them won't get back got a -- by absentee ballot and to talk to some of them.

Looking up today got their ballots on line.

And they put them out through -- -- PO today.

Good for them.

If we should prioritize anybody's vote making sure they get their ballot it is the men and women in uniform sir thank you it was a pleasure to -- --

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