How to pronounce “retort”(verb) in English

In other words, these soldiers adapting as best they could because the vehicles they had weren't going to do it.And Rumsfeld tartly retorted, "Well, you go to war with the army you have" which is a very nonadaptable statement.Nonetheless, Congress got word of this, got very upset, said "We've got to provide armor for our troops out there, so crank up the DOD procurement machine."