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isis was al-qaeda in iraq from 2003, 2004 really up until well, now. they had been the primary target of the united states. and its allies in the region. they just change the branding and marketing and strategy has evolved in a very dire and sophisticated manner which makes them us all the equator to defeat. a lot of this book is the work of history. we go back to the early origins of the terrorist organization, the founder of the feast if you like, zarqawi went into iraq after the coalition of the campaign in afghanistan to he'd been in afghanistan. he spent time in iran and syria. went to iraq instead of this organization which didn't start as an al-qaeda franchise but became one after a series of spectacular terror attacks targeting the united nations, the jordanian embassy. we wanted to give the average reader, people are interested in the subject matter because let's face it, we all have targets on our backs. these guys if they hav had the druthers they would bomb the book festival, fly planes into buildings, did i think they could possibly can to
isis was al-qaeda in iraq from 2003, 2004 really up until well, now. they had been the primary target of the united states. and its allies in the region. they just change the branding and marketing and strategy has evolved in a very dire and sophisticated manner which makes them us all the equator to defeat. a lot of this book is the work of history. we go back to the early origins of the terrorist organization, the founder of the feast if you like, zarqawi went into iraq after the coalition of...
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fight against isis. u.s. special operations forces going into syria to help rebels take on the terror group. >> president obama has authorized the deployment of these troops. we are told fewer than 50 right now along with military aircraft. we're talking a-10s as well as f-15s, going to an air base in turkey. want to bring in bob bair, former cia official. he joins us now. the ground in syria right now, the battle on the ground there is somewhere where the united states has had poor intelligence up until now. can this make a difference? >> i think it's a hail mary pass. syria is a mess on the other hand, these special forces are going to the kurdish area to support the so-called ypg party, makeshift militia. a very dangerous area. you run the risk, it looks like we're supporting a kurdish state in iraq. there are no good solutions but the best fighters are the kurds and that's what we're left with. >> we want to read you a little bit that we are just getting in. we're just getting an e-mail. spokesn for the s
fight against isis. u.s. special operations forces going into syria to help rebels take on the terror group. >> president obama has authorized the deployment of these troops. we are told fewer than 50 right now along with military aircraft. we're talking a-10s as well as f-15s, going to an air base in turkey. want to bring in bob bair, former cia official. he joins us now. the ground in syria right now, the battle on the ground there is somewhere where the united states has had poor...
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does want isis out. because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders and they don't want them coming into russia. you have the migration because syria's such a disaster. and now i hear we want to take
does want isis out. because they don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them crossing borders and they don't want them coming into russia. you have the migration because syria's such a disaster. and now i hear we want to take
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taking the fight to isis strong hold in braka. the fighters we saw were lightly armed, poorly equipped and exhausted by months of fighting. and senior commander knows the battles ahead will be even tougher. can you take raka without heavier weapons from the coalition? >> translator: the weapons we have are not high quality but this campaign we'll need new heavy weapons. >> reporter: the most important they do have but don't want to talk about is this device which helps the ypg get exact coordinates which are sent to a joint u.s. kurdish operations room and minutes later fighter jets come screaming in. he told us he was given a week of training before using the device. who trained you how to use this? >> translator: believe me, i can't say. when you finish the training it's a secret. but they weren't speaking kurdish. >> reporter: a mystery as is so much of the unfolding u.s. strategy in this critical corner of syria. the main reason the u.s. has been so sir couple spect about its support is because the group works closely with its
taking the fight to isis strong hold in braka. the fighters we saw were lightly armed, poorly equipped and exhausted by months of fighting. and senior commander knows the battles ahead will be even tougher. can you take raka without heavier weapons from the coalition? >> translator: the weapons we have are not high quality but this campaign we'll need new heavy weapons. >> reporter: the most important they do have but don't want to talk about is this device which helps the ypg get...
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special operation forces to help troops there in the fight against isis. reporter: the white house tried to emphasize the extremely limited scope, just 50 american special operations forces delpoyed on the ground in syria in the fight against isis. a strategy that the president announced more than a year ago. reporter: white house spokesman josh earnest on the defensive, saying this is not a reversal of presdient obama' s previous statements that he would not send u.s troops into syria. according to the administration, these troops would not be involved in trying to oust syrian president bashir al assad. they would focus instead on the fight against isis, now also being called daesh, by aiding, assisting and training local fighters inside syria. >> we are intensifying our counter-daesh campaign and efforts to end the conflict. reporter: at the same time the troop movement was announced, us secretary of state john kerry was in vienna with 17 other nations, including plans for peace in the syrian civil war. russia has urged the us to stay out of the conflict
special operation forces to help troops there in the fight against isis. reporter: the white house tried to emphasize the extremely limited scope, just 50 american special operations forces delpoyed on the ground in syria in the fight against isis. a strategy that the president announced more than a year ago. reporter: white house spokesman josh earnest on the defensive, saying this is not a reversal of presdient obama' s previous statements that he would not send u.s troops into syria....
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assad is fighting isis. we come along. assad is supposed to be our enemy but we are bombing isis. assad is probablile send ago thank you letter to president obama. what's going on? >> we'll bring it home. ben carson made a comment two weeks ago. he said if i were going to vote for an american people. he or she would have to declare the constitution superior to sharia law. he got a lot of flak for it but raised money with the comment as well. he put up $20 million in the quarter. your thoughts? >> i watched him. he took it back a little bit, i guess. frankly a lot of people didn't necessarily think what he said was so bad. we are a country where religion is not supposed to enter into it. you run, go through the process. you win. you're the president of the united states. he took a lot of flak. >> would you want the president to say, i will promise to uphold the constitution over sharia law? spimt's an argument. it's not my argument. >> maybe i can find an argument you will get into. donald trump will stay with us for the show. when we come back, his tax plan and a special visit fro
assad is fighting isis. we come along. assad is supposed to be our enemy but we are bombing isis. assad is probablile send ago thank you letter to president obama. what's going on? >> we'll bring it home. ben carson made a comment two weeks ago. he said if i were going to vote for an american people. he or she would have to declare the constitution superior to sharia law. he got a lot of flak for it but raised money with the comment as well. he put up $20 million in the quarter. your...
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charlie: why have they not attacked isis with larger forces? philip: i think primarily they are focused on the wolf at the door. they felt like these other groups were starting to threaten some regime strongholds. isis is further to the east and not actually fighting or directly targeting the regime as much as these other groups. they are not comparable with isis, they would like to eliminate them, but their urgent and immediate priority is preventing regime collapse so they are hitting the groups that are targeting the regime. charlie: where do you think this president's head is and why has he been so resistant to doing more? philip: throughout the crisis, he consistently and appropriately asks the question of what comes next? and he was very much -- we have a tendency in this country to avoid the mistakes of the previous administration. everyone grapples with these problems in a different way. the previous administration looked at a legitimate problem, to stop hussein and all the problems he was creating just through his very existence. and d
charlie: why have they not attacked isis with larger forces? philip: i think primarily they are focused on the wolf at the door. they felt like these other groups were starting to threaten some regime strongholds. isis is further to the east and not actually fighting or directly targeting the regime as much as these other groups. they are not comparable with isis, they would like to eliminate them, but their urgent and immediate priority is preventing regime collapse so they are hitting the...
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cannot separate isis and syria and isis and iraq while putin is building more power. doing a deal with iraq on intelligence, you're going step back and letter error take over. let me finish before you interrupt me. i can smack you. to say let everybody kill each other is president obama's policy. >> here is my objection to what you're saying. it's far to intelligent. you're being far too analytical and insightful about a situation that charlie has 100 percent identified. donald trump could care less about this. >> he does not want to read up on it. >> he has good political instincts. he is saying words that will play well. they will play well. >> well, if i understand what trump is saying he is saying let him go at it and fight the guys. isn't that the asurchs that he is going after isis and not the guys that we're trying to get to over throw or he does not mind the particulars. let them look like they're going after it and we don't have to both er it. >> well witfirst thing mr. putis trying to dispute that and he is going after the democratic forces and not going aft
cannot separate isis and syria and isis and iraq while putin is building more power. doing a deal with iraq on intelligence, you're going step back and letter error take over. let me finish before you interrupt me. i can smack you. to say let everybody kill each other is president obama's policy. >> here is my objection to what you're saying. it's far to intelligent. you're being far too analytical and insightful about a situation that charlie has 100 percent identified. donald trump...
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isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash that they stole, as well. they have anti-tank weapons that we gave to other anti-islamic rebels but were quickly snatched up by isis. how did all of these weapons wind up with them, when we were giving them to the moderate rebels in syria? the cia put it this way, the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so we gave them these weapons and they were ineffective, immediately snatched up by isis. they have our tanks, our anti-tank weapons. it i
isis. they came to congress in 2013 and asked us for weapons for the islamic rebels fighting against assad. i asked them the question now the same question i said then, would not it be a great irony of the weapons we give to those rebels, we would be back to fight those rebels? that is what is going on now. you hear about isis in the news, but where do they get their weapons? from us, from our allies -- saudi arabia, quatar. isis has $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers...
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[applause] so you have isis that wants to fight assad and we are bombing them. we are not doing the job but we are certainly hurting them so they're not going after him. now you have russia and iran. iran became powerful because it gave them so much money aside from the nuclear but we gave them 170 billion. there will be terrorists all over the world who have so much money into them 150 billion is a little money. with us not the same. you have iran and russia on the side of assad but they both want want -- russia once isis because because they come don't want them coming into russia. they don't want them coming into russia. you have the migration because serious such a disaster and i hear we want to take in 200,000 series -- syrians and they could be isis, i don't know. did you ever see a migration like this? they are all strong looking guys. there are so many men and there aren't that many women. i say to myself why are they fighting to save serious? why are they migrating all over europe? so now, now you have secretary kerry. i think he will go down as the wor
[applause] so you have isis that wants to fight assad and we are bombing them. we are not doing the job but we are certainly hurting them so they're not going after him. now you have russia and iran. iran became powerful because it gave them so much money aside from the nuclear but we gave them 170 billion. there will be terrorists all over the world who have so much money into them 150 billion is a little money. with us not the same. you have iran and russia on the side of assad but they both...
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2400 russian nationals are in isis. we should not discount al qaeda, which has its own unit from russia and the republics of central asia. that unit counts about 1500. imagine what would happen if all these individuals came home, whether because isil prevails or because isil was defeated but these individuals were not apprehended or eliminated. i should note that both isil and al qaeda have maintained ties with insurgents and terrorist networks in the north. this summer saw isis establish a province in the north caucuses. the emirate caucuses, the umbrella terrorist organization operating in the north caucuses has had long-standing ties with al qaeda, and its leaders have praised their leader. no surprise that russian foreign officials including the security minister and secretary of the security council have described isis as the main threat to russia and the main threat to global security, respectively. on the u.s. side, there is less agreement of whether isis represents a top threat. so, since neither the united stat
2400 russian nationals are in isis. we should not discount al qaeda, which has its own unit from russia and the republics of central asia. that unit counts about 1500. imagine what would happen if all these individuals came home, whether because isil prevails or because isil was defeated but these individuals were not apprehended or eliminated. i should note that both isil and al qaeda have maintained ties with insurgents and terrorist networks in the north. this summer saw isis establish a...
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isis. bought a ticket to go to the theater. at the last minute she decided not to go to the theater. moscown i was working in in 2003. two blocksn happened down the road from where i work. you have the threat of being blown up by black widows or other suicide terrorists which and 2004.ften in 2003 i have studied terrorism and counterterrorism over 10 years now. has deep in russia roots. 1991, when chechnya declared independence, the threat of terrorism became apparent. they started using terrorism as a tactic to secure independence of chechnya. at the time, the general, a secular general, he was using islam as a force in the fight against russia. jihadually declared against russia and used terrorism to confront the more superior forces of the russian federation. terrorism became a constant threat in russia. the first major attacks happened 1996, the hostage crisis. the more notorious case of attack.m was an it was not perceived seriously in russia. a leader oftime, chechen separatists, seek
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we could defeat isis in two days. we have the fortitude, the military fortitude but instead we depend on the coalitions to degrade and destroy and the big loser here is america because it destroys our pride and destroys our self esteem. >> staying with you for a second r. you okay with russia taking care of isis, at least in syria? maybe not necessarily iraq but syria. >> we're the loser, eric. again, if it's a moral threat to us, if it's an actual threat to us, why do we have to outsource it to russia, a country we can't depend on and trust? that's the american foreign policy these days. love thy enemy. >> michelle, one step further. okay. so the water's under the bridge. president obama decided to lead from behind and syria is a mess. the middle east is a mess. going forward, should we be doing the work in syria that russia is doing or should we let them do it? >> well, look. it is concerning to think that put season on our side. put season not interested in helping us. he's interested in expanding the military powe
we could defeat isis in two days. we have the fortitude, the military fortitude but instead we depend on the coalitions to degrade and destroy and the big loser here is america because it destroys our pride and destroys our self esteem. >> staying with you for a second r. you okay with russia taking care of isis, at least in syria? maybe not necessarily iraq but syria. >> we're the loser, eric. again, if it's a moral threat to us, if it's an actual threat to us, why do we have to...
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where did isis get its weapons? from august, from our allies, saudi arabia. $1 billion worth of u.s. humvees. u.s. humvees. they pay their soldiers with $1 billion of u.s. cash they stole as well. they have antitank weapons we gave to other rebels that were snatched up by isis. you say, how did all these u.s. weapons wind up with them when we were giving them to moderate rebels in syria? analyst put it this way -- the only thing moderate about the rebels in syria is their ability to fight. so we gave them these weapons, and they were ineffective and immediately snatched up by isis. they have our tanks, our antitank weapons. it is completely insane. in the last debate, they said, what will you do about defeating isis? maybe we should stop arming them. the war over there is a complete disaster. but there are evil people on both sides. are you willing to go and fight assad, fight to the death against a dictator in syria, but to fight for islamic rebels who also hate us? --s obviously hates everyone christians, particul
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and now, some troops will be near the front lines of isis-controlled areas. in the newsroom, i'm jonathan, back to you. >> thank you for those late details. >>> this is new a noon, potential break for the couple that vanished three months ago. investigator says they found possible human remains inside a vacant home in weston. detectives have been looking for clues in jeffrey and jeanette's disappearance. the 27-year-old son kyle is a person of interest in the case. he's currently in custody on federal gun charges. >>> in new jersey, a prominent pastor has died. reverend ron christian was found unresponsive in his office at christian love baptist church in irveington. he had been at the helm of the congregation of more than 6,000. he also transformed the building into one of the most vibrant houses of worship in the area. he was 51 years old. an autopsy is being performed, but police do not suspect foul play. >>> tonight, fall classic heads to citi field. finally back home as the mets try battle back from a two-game deficit in the world series. >> and the mets
and now, some troops will be near the front lines of isis-controlled areas. in the newsroom, i'm jonathan, back to you. >> thank you for those late details. >>> this is new a noon, potential break for the couple that vanished three months ago. investigator says they found possible human remains inside a vacant home in weston. detectives have been looking for clues in jeffrey and jeanette's disappearance. the 27-year-old son kyle is a person of interest in the case. he's currently...
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be fighting isis. and how should we do that? well, they say by training and sending weapons to anti-isis forces in the region. >> we have to arm and train our allies. >> we need to arm the kurds. >> i would start arming the kurds. >> seth: but in fact, the u.s. actually has been sending aid and weapons to anti-isis forces in iraq and syria, and it has not been going great. >> isis gains made possible with u.s. weapons. >> american-made weapons are falling into the hands of isis fighters in iraq. >> in all wars there are uncontrollable factors like wind, and this time it seemed to blow in isis' favor. an american delivered bundle kobani apparently landed in the >> seth: oh, my god, the wind joined isis. [ laughter ] here you are brave soldiers, son of a bitch. [ laughter ] so they want to send american weapons to opposition forces to fight isis which also has american weapons. another policy congress -- another policy congress and the obama administration tried was spending hundreds of millions of dolla
be fighting isis. and how should we do that? well, they say by training and sending weapons to anti-isis forces in the region. >> we have to arm and train our allies. >> we need to arm the kurds. >> i would start arming the kurds. >> seth: but in fact, the u.s. actually has been sending aid and weapons to anti-isis forces in iraq and syria, and it has not been going great. >> isis gains made possible with u.s. weapons. >> american-made weapons are falling...
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isis. the u.s. we're learning will deploy a small number of special operation forces that announcement follows defense secretary ash carter's remarks early this week warning the u.s. would step up attacks against isis including "direct action on the ground." carter's comments eluding to the u.s.-backed raid to free isis hostages in iraq last week. now the shift comes weeks after the pentagon announced it was ending its program to train moderate syrian rebels. joining me now from the white house, nbc's ron allen. we're also joined by michael mcfall, former u.s. ambassador to the russian federation and msnbc contributor and nbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs. lay this out for us. this came as a surprise that we're hearing this today and not hearing it from the president. >> i think we're not going to hear from the president because the administration does not want you emphasize this too much. although, it's hard not to emphasize a change like this. but clearly, things are happening and things ar
isis. the u.s. we're learning will deploy a small number of special operation forces that announcement follows defense secretary ash carter's remarks early this week warning the u.s. would step up attacks against isis including "direct action on the ground." carter's comments eluding to the u.s.-backed raid to free isis hostages in iraq last week. now the shift comes weeks after the pentagon announced it was ending its program to train moderate syrian rebels. joining me now from the...
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he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been propped up by he has been propped up by hezbollah. and now he is propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection -- objective is to keep a sod in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. you talk about vladimir putin being blustery and reckless. is there any active role they could play in the situation? could they publicly facilitate some kind of future in syria? can they be anything other than a negative force? >> if they wanted to they could. isis is the common thread that all the countries feel a need to be destroyed. we are now
he has said that he was going into syria to go after isis. if that were true, then that is our goal as well, to destroy isis. that is the goal of many of the states. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. but initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after them at least not yet. decade --g after the decade -- vetted free syrian army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that they have been his ally, they have a base through assad in syria. iran, been...
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the same week two americans pleading guilty to attempting to help isis. and homeland security secretary jeh johnson warning that isis could possibly sneak into the u.s. with syrian refugees. gary, you say fears over all this is not helping our economy. how so? >> absolutely, brenda. the conventional wisdom has always been we are a strong, resilient country and shrug these off and go about our business. to a large extent that's true. but look in the northeast when there is a the threat of a snow storm. people rush to the supermarket and buy 200 rolls of toilet paper. people panic. i tell you what. if we continue to have increased threats of terrorism and one of them results in something like someone puts a bomb in the holland tunnel, guess what, new york city is shut down. that means the better part of the country is shut down. economic activity comes to a halt. people won't want to go outside. that's what we are dealing with with the economy. >> it has to do with consumer confidence. nigh o what do you think. >> every time we as the media report on these
the same week two americans pleading guilty to attempting to help isis. and homeland security secretary jeh johnson warning that isis could possibly sneak into the u.s. with syrian refugees. gary, you say fears over all this is not helping our economy. how so? >> absolutely, brenda. the conventional wisdom has always been we are a strong, resilient country and shrug these off and go about our business. to a large extent that's true. but look in the northeast when there is a the threat of...
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we now have isis. though the president said assad must go, accommodation of events has made it difficult for him to a college the mutual objectives -- for him to accomplish the mutual objectives of getting rid of aside and limiting isis -- getting the assad and eliminating isis. i think the president has had a foreign-policy disaster. you may love the president, but he has been very disappointing and on foreign policy, disastrous. he laid out his foreign policy on cairo which was a policy of america pulling back from world leadership. that happened by the reset relations with russia, we will give you more flexibility after the election, criticizing israel, walking back from the red line in syria. pivot toat we will asia and not doing so -- one thing after the other. the president has spoken and not followed through. the right answer for syria and the rest of the world's first for america to stand by its word. when we say we will do something, we do it. secondly, to rebuild our military. we will not shr
we now have isis. though the president said assad must go, accommodation of events has made it difficult for him to a college the mutual objectives -- for him to accomplish the mutual objectives of getting rid of aside and limiting isis -- getting the assad and eliminating isis. i think the president has had a foreign-policy disaster. you may love the president, but he has been very disappointing and on foreign policy, disastrous. he laid out his foreign policy on cairo which was a policy of...
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they are not near isis strong holds. putin muscled his way into syrian skies demanding u.s. warplanes step aside. >> putin is there, he's on the ground now, he said theys -- he's there to fight isil. if he doesn't have the support of sunni he won't succeed. >> putin may be more interested in propping you'll -- up asad. it's an embar asking rebuke of its policy. >> we should and saying you fly, but we fly anywhere we want to when and how we want to but you better stay out of the way. >> this has the potential to get ugly. >>> new this morning there's conflicting reports whether or not afghan forces have retain a northern city that was taken bial quaid -- taliban. but the taliban say their flag is still flying. it was a major setback for the afghan. >> time now 4:14. a law that provides treatment for september 11th first responder expired because they didn't act. some illnesses may not be apparent for years. >> the spirit of the human being is to help those less fortunate. you don't neat to be the pope to know we must help
they are not near isis strong holds. putin muscled his way into syrian skies demanding u.s. warplanes step aside. >> putin is there, he's on the ground now, he said theys -- he's there to fight isil. if he doesn't have the support of sunni he won't succeed. >> putin may be more interested in propping you'll -- up asad. it's an embar asking rebuke of its policy. >> we should and saying you fly, but we fly anywhere we want to when and how we want to but you better stay out of...
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. >>> also a major shift in the fight against isis. the white house announcing u.s. troops will soon be on the ground in syria. officials emphasize the troops will be advisors and will not be on the front lines. it's still a major change from president obama's previous plans. >> the president expect they can have an impact in intensifying our strategy for building the capacity of local forces inside of syria to taking the fight on the ground to isis in their own country. >> despite reassurances from the white house, some are critical of the move, arguing it could leads to larger u.s. military involvement. >>> a debate in the race for the white house. republican party dropping nbc from the debate next month because they don't like the way they were treated in the last debate >>> coming up next here, turn >>> coming up next here, turning the tables. >>> a video goes viral. show >>> a video goes viral. showing a woman following a man down newberry street, calling >>> floodwaters continue to rise in texas. >>> forecast free of raindrops >>> forecast free of raindrops, bu
. >>> also a major shift in the fight against isis. the white house announcing u.s. troops will soon be on the ground in syria. officials emphasize the troops will be advisors and will not be on the front lines. it's still a major change from president obama's previous plans. >> the president expect they can have an impact in intensifying our strategy for building the capacity of local forces inside of syria to taking the fight on the ground to isis in their own country. >>...
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interests, it is the impact isis will have on the region. you see how it is creeping into turkey and the others as well. charlie: it seems to me you are taking the experience in iraq and afghanistan, we need to use military force that we have within our command to stop isis. it is that serious a threat. mr. mcraven: absolutely that serious. in my 37 years when i look back on the threat we have had to deal with, i see us and a perilous situation now. i don't think it is an exit stencil threat yet but i am concerned as this ideology begins to spread the more european and north africans coming to join isis, as it , itns to build momentum does create problems for not just the middle east, but you see the surgeon immigrants and refugees into europe. this is a major problem for the europeans. a destabilizing problem, absolutely. if you don't do something about the situation now, which is primarily being caused by isis in syria, thed i see russians creating a bay area where he can continue to conduct his actions, if you don't tackle that problem yo
interests, it is the impact isis will have on the region. you see how it is creeping into turkey and the others as well. charlie: it seems to me you are taking the experience in iraq and afghanistan, we need to use military force that we have within our command to stop isis. it is that serious a threat. mr. mcraven: absolutely that serious. in my 37 years when i look back on the threat we have had to deal with, i see us and a perilous situation now. i don't think it is an exit stencil threat...
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and pledged allegiance to isis and are fighting in the name of isis. moreover some of those mujahideen fight against syria have declared that they will be coming back to russia, that they will be striking against russia and some of them have started coming back to russia and this is a growing concern for the russian government and for the russian security services. .. >> >> also eliminated april and august 2015. o last insurgent leader who had some level of control the organization since then is undergoing a lot of transitions. currently we're not speaking of a unified body but instead of lots of different factions and fighting among them. even in 2010 to be in different groups when the leader of the foreign forces of the north caucuses attempted to take over the caucuses had control of the caucuses. dated 68 to take control and redeeming that control but what has to happen there is a lot of the factions some of them pledged allegiance to rices several factions have declared their no longer royal to the project but june of this year there was another a
and pledged allegiance to isis and are fighting in the name of isis. moreover some of those mujahideen fight against syria have declared that they will be coming back to russia, that they will be striking against russia and some of them have started coming back to russia and this is a growing concern for the russian government and for the russian security services. .. >> >> also eliminated april and august 2015. o last insurgent leader who had some level of control the organization...
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that's what isis does. isis works locally. they work from the bottom up. that's how we can have an effect as well. the other thing i want to point out is special ops. they are advisers. that's a combat mission. to call it anything other than combat is a misnomer. >> say that again. advising is a combat mission. >> advising is a combat mission. to characterize it as anything else, when we have troops out there working by, with and through indigenous forces like the kurds and arabs is disingenuous. i can tell you these guys when they do this, it's a very vulnerable mission because they go out with them and advise them and they assist them in combat. and to characterize it as anything other than that i think is a disservice to what the guys are doing. and frankly, it sets the american people up for failure because what they are doing is a dangerous combat mission. it's necessary. we need to be doing it but we need to call it what it is. >> on that point, let me just toss to this piece of sound. this was jim acosta drilling down on that point moments ago with
that's what isis does. isis works locally. they work from the bottom up. that's how we can have an effect as well. the other thing i want to point out is special ops. they are advisers. that's a combat mission. to call it anything other than combat is a misnomer. >> say that again. advising is a combat mission. >> advising is a combat mission. to characterize it as anything else, when we have troops out there working by, with and through indigenous forces like the kurds and arabs is...
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and have enabled the growth of isis. thirdly, any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success. >> i would just add that, as we mentioned earlier, there is a tool. u.n. security council resolution 2139, unanimously passed, that has not been upheld by key actors in the region who are now making different moves. and so there is an urgent opportunity to ask, push for key actors to take that seriously. that addresses the targeting of civilians, the barrel bombing, the withholding of humanitarian assistance. >> i know i'm running out of time myself. i would say i don't remember many u.n. security council resolutions that have been adhered to. when they're not adhered to, we just change them to something that can be adhered to. so i'm sorry, i'm a skeptic. but dr. gavinon? >> i fully subscribe to what david was saying, regarding the source of the main drivers of exxodus. of course, there are changes. clearly driven by the isis offensive. if you speak to refugees
and have enabled the growth of isis. thirdly, any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success. >> i would just add that, as we mentioned earlier, there is a tool. u.n. security council resolution 2139, unanimously passed, that has not been upheld by key actors in the region who are now making different moves. and so there is an urgent opportunity to ask, push for key actors to take that seriously. that addresses the...
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we need to prevent isis from launching terrorist attacks against the u.s. but in terms of what's happening in syria, russia has a much deeper tie. what's happening now is they've bought into assad's -- terrorist view is. so bombing the syrian army or isis is the same thing in their eyes. that's where we part company. but there are ways where we can cooperate more extensively. >> jim, they said they were going to bomb isil. it sounds like they didn't. would they have been actually telling the truth about being on the same side if they went to fight against the same people the united states is? doing that. they're there for one reason. russia loves its warm water port. russia likes its puppet of assad. really. i mean, it's not a net bonus for anybody who wants to see less civilians killed in syria. it's a bonus for assad who is going to survive. i think the problem we're running into is this is another example of president obama seems to think a great strategy for that region issout sourcing to tyrants. heout sourced the fight against isis in iraq and now he'
we need to prevent isis from launching terrorist attacks against the u.s. but in terms of what's happening in syria, russia has a much deeper tie. what's happening now is they've bought into assad's -- terrorist view is. so bombing the syrian army or isis is the same thing in their eyes. that's where we part company. but there are ways where we can cooperate more extensively. >> jim, they said they were going to bomb isil. it sounds like they didn't. would they have been actually telling...
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, great, let them. >> they're not bombing isis? >> they're not bombing them yet. they want them going into russia. the other thing i look at is assad, he's a bad guy. we're supporting rebels. they talk about the syria free rebels. we're supporting rebels. i spoke to a general who's very, you know, much on it, he said, mr. trump, we have no idea who these people are, they may be worse than assad. we're going to spend this effort, we'll probably have to go against iran now, we're making iran rich and powerful. iran is coming in now with the ground troops. they have $150 billion, all of a sudden, they're rich. the sanctions are gone, everything's gone. what we have done with iran is one of the most incompetent things i have ever seen. so, now, we have this, and we're going fight for people we don't even know who they are. now, if you look at libya and gadhafi, you look at iraq with saddam hussein, i mean, do you think we're better off now? because i personally don't. >> we still have this huge refugee situation. a few weeks back you s
, great, let them. >> they're not bombing isis? >> they're not bombing them yet. they want them going into russia. the other thing i look at is assad, he's a bad guy. we're supporting rebels. they talk about the syria free rebels. we're supporting rebels. i spoke to a general who's very, you know, much on it, he said, mr. trump, we have no idea who these people are, they may be worse than assad. we're going to spend this effort, we'll probably have to go against iran now, we're...
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how many are remembering the man killed by isis. presidential candidates touring the granite state this weekend. what issues they' re tackling >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. wmur news 9 at 6:00. stephanie: some of us saw snow showers today as winter settles then. good evening and thanks for joining us. hayley lapoint tells us about the hard freeze warnings that have been issued across the state. hayley: temperatures cold enough to support snow in the northern part of this date where it has an accumulating in pittsburgh, berlin, especially on the you' down. 35 right now. 41 concord. when the skies clear out, the cold is really going to settle in. there is a freeze warning that has been in for the counties in purple meaning the end of any growing you still have going on tonight with the cold temperatures. still a few snow showers. overnight, and teens north and statewide into the 20' s. i will have a breakdown ahead. stephanie: rochester police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl found dead this morning in a
how many are remembering the man killed by isis. presidential candidates touring the granite state this weekend. what issues they' re tackling >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. wmur news 9 at 6:00. stephanie: some of us saw snow showers today as winter settles then. good evening and thanks for joining us. hayley lapoint tells us about the hard freeze warnings that have been issued across the state. hayley: temperatures cold enough to support snow in the northern part of this date...
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the white house says several dozen will go to train kurdish fighters to help the war against isis. jonathan dienst is here with what the white house calls a strategy. >> there will now be u.s. boots on the ground in syria, several dozen special operation troops will be sent in. said there could be no american soldiers on the ground there. their role will be to provide training and equipment to mostly kurdish fighters but they'll be near the front lines with isis and they have the green light to act if necessary. made is to send fewer than 50 troops to syria to offer training and advice. >> along with the ongoing civil war and the huge flow of refugees, the white house says change was needed. in addition to syria, more u.s. troops will be helping inside iraq. just last month american forces teamed up with kurdish rebel to rescue 70 prisoners there. more use of air power is also expected but some experts say to weaken isis and press for regime change in syria, more will likely be needed. >> in my experience it takes a lot more than they're talking about and it's going to take a lot m
the white house says several dozen will go to train kurdish fighters to help the war against isis. jonathan dienst is here with what the white house calls a strategy. >> there will now be u.s. boots on the ground in syria, several dozen special operation troops will be sent in. said there could be no american soldiers on the ground there. their role will be to provide training and equipment to mostly kurdish fighters but they'll be near the front lines with isis and they have the green...
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central asia is completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. talking of danger to the united states, those things are rarely contained within natural borders . this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. >> do you agree or disagree? mr. saradzhyan: i agree. the primary threat that emanates assad is nota weather stays for a bit longer -- from that area is not whether assad stays for a bit longer. >> do you think he poses challenges to our efforts in syria? mr. saradzhyan: think it's in the interests of the united states, just as it's in the interests of russia. >> we are going to have another series, which gives me an excuse to be able to ask some questions . if you would like to ask some, we will get that in. i would like to place in the record a letter from john quincy hiss to his fellows about observations about russia even as far back as john quincy adams , who i believe was our first ambassador to russia. he pointed out in his letter and lengthy analysis that the russian character had been developed in great
central asia is completely penetrated by isis recruiters and isis propaganda. talking of danger to the united states, those things are rarely contained within natural borders . this is one of the offshoots, regardless of what putin does and what we do. >> do you agree or disagree? mr. saradzhyan: i agree. the primary threat that emanates assad is nota weather stays for a bit longer -- from that area is not whether assad stays for a bit longer. >> do you think he poses challenges to...
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the white house could be considering a new strategy to fight isis. isis.the washington post reports senior national security advisors for the president are discuscing a plan to move u.s. troops closer to the front lines in iraq and syria.that would mean american boots on the ground for the first time ever in syria.it would also reflect an escalation of america's role in the terror fight in the two countries.any shift in strategy would need president obama's approval, which could come next week. a budget deal has been met between congressional leaders and the white house. house.it was struck just before mid-night last night. the deal would raise the debt ceiling and lift budget caps for the defense department. house speaker john boehner plans to have the house vote on the deal tomorrow.that's the same day republicans in the house will nominate the next person to replace boehner as speaker.the agreement would avoid a possible default and reduce the chances of a december. the t-v news reporter and photographer shot and killed live on air are getting one
the white house could be considering a new strategy to fight isis. isis.the washington post reports senior national security advisors for the president are discuscing a plan to move u.s. troops closer to the front lines in iraq and syria.that would mean american boots on the ground for the first time ever in syria.it would also reflect an escalation of america's role in the terror fight in the two countries.any shift in strategy would need president obama's approval, which could come next week....
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isis, isis was the disenfranchised people from iraq. so we got isis out of it. that was the dumbest war i mean -- well we've had some pretty dumb ones, vietnam was right in there, too. so now what happens is a that putin is in there, he's going to get quagmired, he's going to be stuck in the mud. and my attitude is, he's fighting isis, you notice he's hitting isis pretty hard today. he's fighting isis. >> there's a lot of other targets there, too the syrian rebels. two things, you would negotiate with putin, you'd have a better relationship? >> i would probably have a good relationship with him, maybe not. if i didn't, i'd have somebody that would. my whole life has been making great deals. that's what i do. not deals, great deals. >> two, you stand by the statement back in '08 and '07 that you would impeach george w. bush for getting into the iraq war? >> i think he was a disaster. and i think it was one of the worst decisions ever made. he has totally destabilized the middle east. had saddam hussein still been in charge, you wouldn't have the problems that you
isis, isis was the disenfranchised people from iraq. so we got isis out of it. that was the dumbest war i mean -- well we've had some pretty dumb ones, vietnam was right in there, too. so now what happens is a that putin is in there, he's going to get quagmired, he's going to be stuck in the mud. and my attitude is, he's fighting isis, you notice he's hitting isis pretty hard today. he's fighting isis. >> there's a lot of other targets there, too the syrian rebels. two things, you would...
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charlie: we have seen the rise of isis. they are engaged in taking and holding territory in building a caliphate. mr. craven: what you are seeing we didis is barbarism not even see in iraq with al qaeda. they are the worst. when you look at al bakr al leader now former in isis, they are barbarians. you cannot deal with them as if they are a state actor or as if they have any legitimate aspects to the ideology. charlie: there are several states in the region close to being failed states if they get close to that possibility. you talk about -- hostility. you talk about hostility being on another level. mr. craven: yes. the effect isis can have if we allow this to go unchecked can create so much torn oil in the middle east -- turmoil in the middle east that it will have a cascading effect. eventually, that will come home .o roost it is always easy to second-guess any president when you ask why we didn't do it two or three years ago. circumstances change. , inbuiltll you craven's opinion, we need to do it now. -- in bill th mr.
charlie: we have seen the rise of isis. they are engaged in taking and holding territory in building a caliphate. mr. craven: what you are seeing we didis is barbarism not even see in iraq with al qaeda. they are the worst. when you look at al bakr al leader now former in isis, they are barbarians. you cannot deal with them as if they are a state actor or as if they have any legitimate aspects to the ideology. charlie: there are several states in the region close to being failed states if they...
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who had --ehow run of foul of isis run against isis. charlie: we do know the u.s. was asked to do this by the peshmerga forces, to join them? david: that's right. the mantra is that iraq is a sovereign country and we are there at the behest of the government. we saw that in the air war. has veto power over any target that the u.s. wants to strike because it is their country. charlie: what do we know about how the member of delta force died? again, secretary carter just said something interesting, which i have not had a chance to follow up on yet. he said the indications are that that soldier, whose name was joshua wheeler, a 39 your old earter sergeant, -- 39 your old master sergeant, that he and his teammates were responsible for pulling those prisoners out of there. i don't know the circumstances or why he said that, but that is what the secretary said. he was hit by enemy small arms fire. in a firefight like that, it is possible that you could be hit by friendly fire, but the pentagon specifically says he was hit by enemy small arms
who had --ehow run of foul of isis run against isis. charlie: we do know the u.s. was asked to do this by the peshmerga forces, to join them? david: that's right. the mantra is that iraq is a sovereign country and we are there at the behest of the government. we saw that in the air war. has veto power over any target that the u.s. wants to strike because it is their country. charlie: what do we know about how the member of delta force died? again, secretary carter just said something...
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military engagement on the war on isis. >> thank you for that. stand by there. >> let's go to nbc's nick. what are they saying at the pentagon? >> matt, after more than a year of yearly 8,000 air strikes against enemy forces in both iraq and syria, the best that senior military officials can say is that the fight there against isis is at a stalemate. the overall plan is just not working. training and equipping iraqi forces, syria rebels has not proven to be a breaking point. they need a game changer. they're going to be far more aggressive in terms of the special forces operations on the ground. military officials will tell you you cannot win a war with air strikes alone. you need some boots on the ground. the white house says these are not boots on the ground, this is not a change but in fact, it is a change for a more aggressive strategy and effort to defeat and destroy isis which afterall is president obama's goal. >> before you go, i want to go over these numbers again. richard angle is saying not to exceed 100. these are special operations f
military engagement on the war on isis. >> thank you for that. stand by there. >> let's go to nbc's nick. what are they saying at the pentagon? >> matt, after more than a year of yearly 8,000 air strikes against enemy forces in both iraq and syria, the best that senior military officials can say is that the fight there against isis is at a stalemate. the overall plan is just not working. training and equipping iraqi forces, syria rebels has not proven to be a breaking point....
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if it was isis, that contradicts your theory. dr. katz if it was an isis attack. chairman: correct. i will look into it. the group that did it was a nusra.a -- was el dr. katz: that makes sense. chairman: and that is a radical islamic a group? contrary does that go to what you are testifying? -- dr. katz: they are a radical group. chairman: does that go contrary to what you are testifying? dr. katz: i think what we are seeing is that as assad regime weekends, ultimately, we will see a conflict between it and isis. they are not going to kiss and makeup, because they are both radicals. chairman: with that, mr. saradshyan, and then -- with that, go ahead, and i will have some questions later. be a littlehelp it confused about everything that was said here. first, let me make an observation. for the last few weeks, we have been hearing about how the syrian army has been weekend and -- weakened and everything else. i thought that was a setup for the russians to come in to syria. today, i understand the russians -- i wrote ite down here, the free syrian army. .ut that wasn't isis so what
if it was isis, that contradicts your theory. dr. katz if it was an isis attack. chairman: correct. i will look into it. the group that did it was a nusra.a -- was el dr. katz: that makes sense. chairman: and that is a radical islamic a group? contrary does that go to what you are testifying? -- dr. katz: they are a radical group. chairman: does that go contrary to what you are testifying? dr. katz: i think what we are seeing is that as assad regime weekends, ultimately, we will see a conflict...
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will send troops into syria tonight isis. this represents a 180 for the -- to fight isis. this represents a 180 for the obama administration which said there would be no boots on the ground. reporter: up to 50 special operations troops will be on the ground in northern syria. now the white house says this is not a combat mission but it is the first time they'll be . reporter: the white house calls special forces their way to syria advisors. >> they do not have a combat mission. reporter: they will assess and help coordinate arab and curdish fighters. the forces are expected to spend up to 60 days at the head quarters of u.s. pack fighters. the u.s. has conducted air strikes over the past year. those strikes will also increase. >> the core of our military strategy core of local isil in the ground country. situation is today more promising than it has been in some time because of all the stake holders. reporter: one of syria's main allies, iran, is taking part in those discussions. those against the deployment say it puts the united states on a slippery slope to possibly get
will send troops into syria tonight isis. this represents a 180 for the -- to fight isis. this represents a 180 for the obama administration which said there would be no boots on the ground. reporter: up to 50 special operations troops will be on the ground in northern syria. now the white house says this is not a combat mission but it is the first time they'll be . reporter: the white house calls special forces their way to syria advisors. >> they do not have a combat mission. reporter:...
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we have 17 terror plots you into united states, isis directed or inspired. and over almost 70 isis lived individuals arrested. you don't know what you don't know. the chattanooga case is a good example. you can't stop all this. the chatter is so high it's hard to stop all. my first question very simply is, not directed to the secretary, is do you consider the threat in fiber to the homeland to be one of the greatest since 9/11? [inaudible] >> your mic. >> i tend not to rank threats or try to make assessments that a current. is more or less dangerous than before because we have to focus on a number of things. the point that i want to stress is that is different. it's a different than what it was in the 9/11 period in that it is more decentralized and more complicated because of the going dark phenomenon because of their effective use of social media. and because of the potential for the loan after the isn't necessarily export from overseas but who can strike at any moment which requires more complex response, a more hope of government response. we are very co
we have 17 terror plots you into united states, isis directed or inspired. and over almost 70 isis lived individuals arrested. you don't know what you don't know. the chattanooga case is a good example. you can't stop all this. the chatter is so high it's hard to stop all. my first question very simply is, not directed to the secretary, is do you consider the threat in fiber to the homeland to be one of the greatest since 9/11? [inaudible] >> your mic. >> i tend not to rank threats...