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But first, we're joined today by Jake Tapper, Chief Washington correspondent for CNN and host of the television show,

The Lead with Jake Tapper and the Sunday show State of the Union on CNN.

But we aren't talking campaigns or Washington politics.

We're talking about why those decisions matter.

Jake's 2012 book, The Outpost, tells the story of the Battle of Cop Keating and America's War and the NURSTAN Province of Afghanistan.

That book has now been made into a movie, also called The Outpost.

We want to talk to Jake about everything that went into writing that book and what it has meant.

Let's dive right in. We are here with Jake Tapper, whose new movie has come out based on his book, The Outpost.

So excited to talk about this. Watch the movie.

But I want to read a section from the forward of the new book, Sergeant Dan Rodriguez wrote this forward.

He is in the movie and he was also at that outpost at cop Keating that day.

Here's what he ended his forward with.

As with the book, you now hold in your hands.

I hope the film celebrates selfless acts of camaraderie and unprecedented circumstances.

I hope it emphasizes the tragedies, unforgettable, so the remembrance of good men is permanent.

I hope it will open our eyes and help us better understand the sacrifices made by service members.

Lastly, I hope it's a lesson to military leaders that war has consequences and that leaving your troops in an indefensible location in the middle of hell is a pretty shitty idea.

That's right.

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