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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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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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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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about 15 isis guards were killed but not before an isis fighter shot one american commando, so far unidentified, who later died of his injuries. the first american to die in combat in iraq since u.s. forces withdrew four years ago. but the pentagon insists this was a unique situation. >> u.s. forces are not in an active combat mission in iraq. and i say that directly. >> when the fight was over the americans and kurds loaded the freed hostages. 75 of them according to use officials and at least five isis guards captured onto the helicopters and left. >> about 20 of them were isis -- >>> today is a pivotal cross-roads in the 2016 election season. donald trump has been leading for 100 days. which is why this is so appropriate. a new quinnipiac poll reveals ben carson has overtaken trump in iowa. go figure. that prompted this since deleted retweet from trump. ben carson is now leading in the polls in iowa. too much in the corn creates issues in the brain? the trump campaign blamed that retweet on a quote, young intern. ben carson will appear on nbc's meet the press this coming sunday. trump is als
about 15 isis guards were killed but not before an isis fighter shot one american commando, so far unidentified, who later died of his injuries. the first american to die in combat in iraq since u.s. forces withdrew four years ago. but the pentagon insists this was a unique situation. >> u.s. forces are not in an active combat mission in iraq. and i say that directly. >> when the fight was over the americans and kurds loaded the freed hostages. 75 of them according to use officials...
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isis is further to the east. they will eventually deal with isis and al nusra, but they will face the moderates first. they have to explain the timing. that explains the strikes. charlie: did they know exactly what they were doing? did they have sufficient intelligence to know exactly who they were striking? mike: i think that they had enough intelligence probably given to them by the syrians. this is not their own intelligence. they had enough intelligence to tell them that they were shooting at opponents to assad, people fighting syrian military. i don't believe they had enough intelligence to tell them that they were fighting u.s.-backed rebels, right? i don't think they had that. i don't think that is what attracted russian fire. i think the fact the group was fighting assad attracted the fire and nothing else. charlie: the cia is well known for having profiles on foreign leaders. what is the u.s. assessment of vladimir putin for his intelligence, strategic sense, his need to surprise, his ability to think be
isis is further to the east. they will eventually deal with isis and al nusra, but they will face the moderates first. they have to explain the timing. that explains the strikes. charlie: did they know exactly what they were doing? did they have sufficient intelligence to know exactly who they were striking? mike: i think that they had enough intelligence probably given to them by the syrians. this is not their own intelligence. they had enough intelligence to tell them that they were shooting...
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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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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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isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is her a role he could play by bringing assad to the table or publicly facilitating some sort of future in syria? could they be anything but a negative force? rep. engel: if they wanted to, they could be surely. isis is the common thread that all of the countries feeln needs to be destroyed. we are now participating in bombings in syria to destroy isis. , ifarab countries are russia wants to enjoy in that effort they could be an ally, but let's look how this all started in syria. from syria as part of the arab spring and assad accounted with a brutal crackdown
isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is...
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ally and the fight against isis. in a statement, isis dismissed the raid as failure, but the pentagon is calling it a big success despite the loss of life. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the dramatic details. >> reporter: the raid was supposed to rescue kurdish hostages like these held by isis in cages. u.s. intelligence have learned they were about to be executed. so when the kurds, washington's closest allies in iraq asked for help rescuing them, u.s. fors agreed. at 2:00 a.m., american special ops and kurdish forces headed to the town landing nearean isis prison on the outskirts of town. sources say isis had already dug mass graves for their hostages. kurdistsh troops stormedmrin. about 20 isis guards inside fought back. so the u.s. troops there toaussist guard the perimeter and communicate with u.s aircraft above decided to step in, to protect, the pentagon says, their kurdish allies and the hostages. about 15 isis guards were killed but not before an isis fighter shot one american commando so
ally and the fight against isis. in a statement, isis dismissed the raid as failure, but the pentagon is calling it a big success despite the loss of life. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the dramatic details. >> reporter: the raid was supposed to rescue kurdish hostages like these held by isis in cages. u.s. intelligence have learned they were about to be executed. so when the kurds, washington's closest allies in iraq asked for help rescuing them, u.s. fors agreed. at...
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estados unidos desconfÍa de que rusia estÉ bombardeando blancos terroristas de isis en siria y cree que ataca los opositores de su aliado el presidente de ese paÍs. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ locutor:desde su noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. ♪ ♪ ilia: buenas noches le saluda de india calderÓn el gobierno mexicano sorprendiÓ con extradiciÓn de tres narcotraficantes estados unidos. el mÁs controversiales edgar valdez alias la barbilla se encontraba recluido en la cÁrcel de el arquitecto puna tiene doble nacionalidad mexicana y estadounidense. deberÁn responder por los delitos y diferentes fuerzas de los estados unidos. alex roldÁn nos dice mas de esto. alejandro: edgar valdez alias la barbie fue extraditado el dÍa de hoy. se confirmÓ que 12 personas fueron entregadas en cumplimiento a los acuerdos de cooperaciÓn internacional. >> en gran parte el villarreal alias la barbilla estÁ preso desde 2010 por los delitos de delincuencia organizada, evasiÓn legal, posición de armamento del ejÉrcito, delitos contra la salud y homicidio calificado. alejandro: e
estados unidos desconfÍa de que rusia estÉ bombardeando blancos terroristas de isis en siria y cree que ataca los opositores de su aliado el presidente de ese paÍs. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ locutor:desde su noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. ♪ ♪ ilia: buenas noches le saluda de india calderÓn el gobierno mexicano sorprendiÓ con extradiciÓn de tres narcotraficantes estados unidos. el mÁs controversiales edgar valdez alias la barbilla se encontraba recluido en la...
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what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the days and all of that. we were certainly assured there is no precipitous action. to have the international thatnity ignore the fact they are not working to baghdad anymore is a mistake her. >> it is important to see baghdad for what it is, not for what we wish it were. the supply of weapons from russia to the base required oversight. through iran and iraq. u.s. officials on september 5 raised concerns with iraqi counterparts. they were ignored. we learned on a monday morning reading the international news that iran, iraq, russia, and syria have formed an agreement to share intelligence. recognize wh
what happens to the sunnis in iraq that are welcoming isis because they would rather have isis than the iranian backed militia that are shiia? that is a bad choice. in terms of a timeframe and the exact conditions, president ours on he told us he was first worried about isis. i think it is very much undecided. is things that are decided they are not going to work through baghdad again, they will work towards independence. is a book and of the aspirations of iraqi-kurdistan. he was born on the...
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closer to defeating isis? >> brown: well, i mean, every day we go out and strike it, it's one step closer. i can't tell you how many steps it's going to take. it's going to be more than a handful, that's for sure. >> martin: and every day, more bombs are unpacked and assembled. these are the 2,000-pound bunker busters used in the attack we witnessed. crews insert fuses and dial in a delay of several milliseconds so the explosives inside won't go off until after the bomb has penetrated the target. next, tail fins that will guide the bombs are attached. the geographic coordinates of the target will be programmed into the bombs, and gps satellites-- the same ones you use to navigate your car-- will steer them. the bombs are hauled out to one of the busiest military air fields in the world and, along with some smaller 500 pounders, loaded aboard b-1 bombers. the u.s. is spending $10 million a day, launching aircraft from bases in kuwait, qatar, the united arab emirates, jordan and turkey. counting allied planes, t
closer to defeating isis? >> brown: well, i mean, every day we go out and strike it, it's one step closer. i can't tell you how many steps it's going to take. it's going to be more than a handful, that's for sure. >> martin: and every day, more bombs are unpacked and assembled. these are the 2,000-pound bunker busters used in the attack we witnessed. crews insert fuses and dial in a delay of several milliseconds so the explosives inside won't go off until after the bomb has...
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look, putin is happy to focus russia's initial air attacks on non-isis targets, anti-assad but non-isis targets, because it reduces the pressure on assad. that's what russia is primarily concerned about in the near term. >> what do we do? it sounds like actually you're agreeing with president assad in an interview quoted in the ap. let me read you what assad says. quote, what is for certain is that the western officials are lost, lack clarity of vision, and are feeling the failure of their plots towards syria. now the western governments are paying the price of their failed policy in syria because terrorism has been exploited to them as well as a huge influx of refugees. do you agree? how could we have prevented this? >> proving that even a stop clock is twice a day. i think assad understands that the president's confusion, his inability or unwillingness to act against assad over time coupled with his unwillingness to do anything effective about isis is what is creating this vacuum, this lack of outside influence that russia is now attempting to exploit. and not just in the syria/iraq c
look, putin is happy to focus russia's initial air attacks on non-isis targets, anti-assad but non-isis targets, because it reduces the pressure on assad. that's what russia is primarily concerned about in the near term. >> what do we do? it sounds like actually you're agreeing with president assad in an interview quoted in the ap. let me read you what assad says. quote, what is for certain is that the western officials are lost, lack clarity of vision, and are feeling the failure of...
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northeast syria is largely isis controlled. then the far east portion of northeast -- northern syria is kurdish controlled. so these strikes were hundreds of miles away from those isis areas. >> not even close. >> that's right. in areas that were lost by the syrian regime in just the last few months, for example parts of hama which are part of the western area and so they just today started hitting isis areas and are they -- the question becomes were they token strikes? time will tell. >> you know, sitting in the state dining room today at the white house with the white house correspondents asking the president questions about syria, the president's opening answer was something like 20 minutes long. and the questions were, what do you think about no fly zones? are we the united states going to defend the rebels who are fighting assad? you know, what's the new -- what are the new elements we might be thinking about? the train and assist, trying to train the syrian rebels and the president said that hadn't gone so well. but we di
northeast syria is largely isis controlled. then the far east portion of northeast -- northern syria is kurdish controlled. so these strikes were hundreds of miles away from those isis areas. >> not even close. >> that's right. in areas that were lost by the syrian regime in just the last few months, for example parts of hama which are part of the western area and so they just today started hitting isis areas and are they -- the question becomes were they token strikes? time will...
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mosul and ramadi remain in the hands of isis and, of course, the continued advances of isis in syria are well known. in short, a year ago after the president made that statement, there is no strategy, there is no success, in fact we now see the result of this failure, which is a flood of refugees out of syria and iraq because they have given up hope of ever returning to their homeland. our hearts go out to those who are victims and have had to flee their homeland, and we see these refugees, and it breaks our heart when we see a little baby's body washed up on the beach. it didn't have to happen. it didn't have to happen. everybody knows that when the president of the united states said that we've drawn a red line with syria and didn't do it, it had a profound effect on the middle east, including sunni-arab states as well as shia. everyone knows when the president turned down the recommendations of his secretary of defense, secretary of state, which happened to be secretary of clinton at the time and his secretary of defense, to arm the free cernin syrian army, and hed it down was ano
mosul and ramadi remain in the hands of isis and, of course, the continued advances of isis in syria are well known. in short, a year ago after the president made that statement, there is no strategy, there is no success, in fact we now see the result of this failure, which is a flood of refugees out of syria and iraq because they have given up hope of ever returning to their homeland. our hearts go out to those who are victims and have had to flee their homeland, and we see these refugees, and...
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is onndamental focus isis. charlie: so we should believe his fundamental opponent is isis, and the reason is there to prop up a sod because he are needed tothey defeat isis. mike: i believe that. russia has had its own islamic extremists problem in the caucuses, dagestan. where thereimes were terrorist attacks throughout russia, including in moscow. isis and al nusra are on his continent. northwardo more easier than to the united states. i think that is the primary reason he is there, but he will attack these other groups because he needs to prop up assad. reason number two is because at some point, the syrian situation will turn towards negotiation, and having forces on the ground, being a bigger player there, will give putin a bigger say around that negotiating table. the third reason he is there, and i think you saw this clearly in your interview with him, is that russia in general, and prudent in particular, want to be big players on the global stage. particularly, they want to be big players in the middle
is onndamental focus isis. charlie: so we should believe his fundamental opponent is isis, and the reason is there to prop up a sod because he are needed tothey defeat isis. mike: i believe that. russia has had its own islamic extremists problem in the caucuses, dagestan. where thereimes were terrorist attacks throughout russia, including in moscow. isis and al nusra are on his continent. northwardo more easier than to the united states. i think that is the primary reason he is there, but he...
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that is clearly a component of how you have to deal with isis, but recognizing that isis that is in iraq, we're going to need to partner with the iraqi soldiers, and more than partner just on the forward operating bases. we need to get out. we need to have boots on the ground. we need to be true partners with them as they begin to root out isis in iraq. >> rose: true partners meaning they will be on the front lines fighting with them or providing other kinds of services? >> again, i will defer to the secretary and president and joe dunford on that, but bill mcraven -- >> that's who i'm asking? >> bil bill mcraven's opinion is we absolutely need to be on the front lines with them. this is a serious national security issue and in order to deal with it we are going to have to put young men and women at risk again and boots on the ground. >> rose: boots on the ground. >> absolutely. and i think we need to put boots on the ground as far forward as we need to, in partnership with iraqis and our coalition. we need to go into syria and raqqa in order to get after isis, i believe we need to do th
that is clearly a component of how you have to deal with isis, but recognizing that isis that is in iraq, we're going to need to partner with the iraqi soldiers, and more than partner just on the forward operating bases. we need to get out. we need to have boots on the ground. we need to be true partners with them as they begin to root out isis in iraq. >> rose: true partners meaning they will be on the front lines fighting with them or providing other kinds of services? >> again, i...
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iraq -- that destroyed an isis prison. the defense department says this airstrike freed 70 hotages -- being held by isis. an american commando was also killed in the raid. master sergeant -- joshua wheeler from oklahoma -- died in a firefight. he's the first u-s soldier to die in american combat operations against isis 's also the first known case of american troops fighting isis militants on the ground. the u-s says the raid does not signal a change in president obama's vow to avoid putting more american boots on the ground. in this case ---he military says within hours. decision 2016 coverage: donald trump is in new hampshire this morbing. he's holding a twn hall -- and taking aim at drrben carson. . tracie potts has a preview. "i was very surprised to see the numbers." two polls now place donald trump second in iowa, behind dr. ben carson. "he cann do with trade like i do with trade." "e's very, very weak on immigration." trump even questionsa and i'm not going to be talking about p`ople." hillary clinton struck back at
iraq -- that destroyed an isis prison. the defense department says this airstrike freed 70 hotages -- being held by isis. an american commando was also killed in the raid. master sergeant -- joshua wheeler from oklahoma -- died in a firefight. he's the first u-s soldier to die in american combat operations against isis 's also the first known case of american troops fighting isis militants on the ground. the u-s says the raid does not signal a change in president obama's vow to avoid putting...
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including by isis. their propaganda videos show convoys made up mostly of toyota hilux pickups and land cruisers. and now abc news has learned that a u.s. treasury counterterrorism unit is asking toyota to help them determine how so many of its trucks, both newer and older models, have ended up in the hands of isis. >> there are too many for it to be just stolen. >> reporter: former american diplomat mark wallace, who now runs the counter extremism project, says he suspects isis supporters are buying many of the trucks from toyota dealerships and turning them over to the terror group. >> we believe that sales are being diverted from these dealerships in order to support isis. i think it's a concern to the united states government and our allies. >> reporter: the iraqi ambassador to the united states says isis has hundreds of brand new toyotas in its fleet. >> how could they get these four wheel drives, they could with hundreds of them. where are they coming from? >> reporter: toyota says it does not kno
including by isis. their propaganda videos show convoys made up mostly of toyota hilux pickups and land cruisers. and now abc news has learned that a u.s. treasury counterterrorism unit is asking toyota to help them determine how so many of its trucks, both newer and older models, have ended up in the hands of isis. >> there are too many for it to be just stolen. >> reporter: former american diplomat mark wallace, who now runs the counter extremism project, says he suspects isis...
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we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to drive and i will crash and get a few hours sleep and get up in the morning and keep traveling across iowa. host: how are you preparing for the debate on wednesday? sen. cruz: i have a great team of people who i really like and trust. we have done a number of mocks and we go through questions and do some back and forth. approaches, i try to spend time getting some sleep, spin solitude, spend time reading the bible -- spend solitude, spend time reading the bible and in prayer. i will say one thing that was really encou
we can defeat isis. in respect to the severe -- syrian civil war, we do not have a dog in that fight. the job of our military is to defend america and not nation build. personalouple of questions. what time did your day begin this morning and when will it end tonight? began at: the day about 8:00 and i've been on the and i have done six or seven town halls, visiting coffee shops in traveling from town to town to town. andve done radio interviews a few meetings. tonight, i have three hours to...
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charlie: has the success of isis changed al qaeda? it's interesting, and the statements last week, you can see a struggle for continued relevance. al qaeda core has been largely destined in the afghanistan and pakistan theater, and that is due to the relentless pressure that our intelligence community, our military, our law enforcement efforts working with our partners, including pakistani military operations. charlie: you coordinate with drone policy? -- how do you coordinate drone policy? we continue to take legal action against those threats, those terror factions who pros a continuing eminent threat to u.s. persons, so what does that mean? a country or partner nation where those terrorists are operating -- if a country or partner nation are those terrorists are operating will not take action, we will do so. i am working with members of the intelligence community and the military to work those operations. charlie: an operational role with respect to drones -- is that the cia? lisa: we have been very clear, and the president has bee
charlie: has the success of isis changed al qaeda? it's interesting, and the statements last week, you can see a struggle for continued relevance. al qaeda core has been largely destined in the afghanistan and pakistan theater, and that is due to the relentless pressure that our intelligence community, our military, our law enforcement efforts working with our partners, including pakistani military operations. charlie: you coordinate with drone policy? -- how do you coordinate drone policy? we...
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at the same time my primary thing is getting rid of isis because isis really does stand for evil. >> you have said let's just let the russians take care of it but u.s. officials are saying these air strikes are not targeting isis, they were targeting the opposition to assad. do you want to change -- would you change your position on that at all? >> look, i want to invest trillions of dollars in rebuilding our country. i want to create a tremendously strong military, stronger than we've ever had before and really technologically strong. we need technology. we're the king of technology. but that's what i want to do. i want to invest money in our country. we've invested so much money in the middle east and we have nothing for it. russia, if you think about the old soviet union, you know where they went bad, they went into afghanistan, they were there for years and they virtually went bankrupt as a nation and that's when it all split up. if russia wants to go in and if russia wants to fight in particular isis and they do and one of the reasons they do is because they don't want isis comi
at the same time my primary thing is getting rid of isis because isis really does stand for evil. >> you have said let's just let the russians take care of it but u.s. officials are saying these air strikes are not targeting isis, they were targeting the opposition to assad. do you want to change -- would you change your position on that at all? >> look, i want to invest trillions of dollars in rebuilding our country. i want to create a tremendously strong military, stronger than...
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prepares to widen the war against isis in syria and iraq. here's david martin. >> reporter: aircraft continue to destroy isis targets every day, but the obama administration is frustrated by the glacial rate of progress and about to ramp up the war in ways that could increase the risk of american combat casualties. one plan would use aapache helicopter gunships, which are much more vulnerable to ground fire than jet aircraft, to fly missions in support of iraqi troops trying to retake the city of ramadi. other proposals would increase the number of american advisers in iraq and place them closer to the front lines. as defense secretary carter made clear in congressional testimony, there is a new sense of urgency about deeffect isis. >> i can't tell you how long it needs to be soon, which is why we're so intent upon strengthening our effort. >> reporter: last week, master sergeant joshua wheeler became the first american killed in action when he was mortally wounded in a raid on an isis prison. and carter said there would be more special oper
prepares to widen the war against isis in syria and iraq. here's david martin. >> reporter: aircraft continue to destroy isis targets every day, but the obama administration is frustrated by the glacial rate of progress and about to ramp up the war in ways that could increase the risk of american combat casualties. one plan would use aapache helicopter gunships, which are much more vulnerable to ground fire than jet aircraft, to fly missions in support of iraqi troops trying to retake the...
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with this video the kurds want to underscore how with american help they are winning against isis. in contrast to the iraqi army which gets four times as much money from the u.s., but is struggling to take back the country from extremists. the kurds have pretty well con sol dated most of their territory in northern iraq whereas the iraqi army has thousands of square miles to take back from isis. they are making progress at least. but it is painfully slow. >> pelley: liz pawker in northern iraq for us tonight, thank you. >> we were struck today by pictures from a drone that captured the scope of the refugee crisis in europe. a grim prosession of thousands walked through a field in slovenia after escaping the wars in syria an afghanistan. their march to freedom in western europe was detoured by border closures, yet they marched on. joined each day by thousands more. >> doctors want to change the way high school football is played after another tragedy. and what happened after part of a plane's landing gear fell off? when the cbs evening news >> today a medical panel urged high school
with this video the kurds want to underscore how with american help they are winning against isis. in contrast to the iraqi army which gets four times as much money from the u.s., but is struggling to take back the country from extremists. the kurds have pretty well con sol dated most of their territory in northern iraq whereas the iraqi army has thousands of square miles to take back from isis. they are making progress at least. but it is painfully slow. >> pelley: liz pawker in northern...
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will step up air strikes andç raids to combat isis. according to the officials, the president is weighing recommendation including moving u.s. forces closer to the front line. republicans are crit otherwising the administration for not doing enough to combat isis and republicans pressed the secretary of defense on a continued debate of implementing a no-fly zone. >> it is not a new issue. >> it is a substantial military. >> you should have a position on it. >> we have not recommended that. we analyze. >> you do not agree with general petraeus and former gates and secretary clinton? >> we don't have a concept for no-fly zone. >> after all of these years no concept. >> that we are prepared to recommend. >> that is a continued presence of russian aircraft as they continue to support the regime of bashar assad. and the white house commenting on this and continuing to train and advise and assist forces as they combat isis and the white house stressing they will not support a large scale force of troops. >> more violence rocking the west ban
will step up air strikes andç raids to combat isis. according to the officials, the president is weighing recommendation including moving u.s. forces closer to the front line. republicans are crit otherwising the administration for not doing enough to combat isis and republicans pressed the secretary of defense on a continued debate of implementing a no-fly zone. >> it is not a new issue. >> it is a substantial military. >> you should have a position on it. >> we have...
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. >> pelley: but two years later, he's doing just that, as the war against isis esk laits. also tonight, severe storms. texas. the search for the cause of this near disaster. >> one interesting thing is that going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire. >> pelley: and steve hartman are a high school football player going for the exclamation point in a coach's career. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: president obama is putting u.s. forces on the ground in syria, something he had vowed not to do. but after a year of american airstrikes and the failure of a u.s. program to build an army of syrian rebels, mr. obama is order, in about 50 special operations troops to step up the war against isis. u.s. forces have struck inside syria before in lightning raids, but these troops are in for the long haul. the white house says their advisers, not combat troops, but they will be in harm's way. david martin is at the pentagon. >> reporter: a pentagon official said american special forces will spend up to 60 days at a tim
. >> pelley: but two years later, he's doing just that, as the war against isis esk laits. also tonight, severe storms. texas. the search for the cause of this near disaster. >> one interesting thing is that going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire. >> pelley: and steve hartman are a high school football player going for the exclamation point in a coach's career. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >>...
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allies in the fight against isis inside syria and iraq. this is an attempt to create division, and it may well do just that. >> what are the repercussions? >> i think we know just from the information in the region, it's under great pressure. it's a period of significant instability for turkey. it comes from a lot of different sources coming at the same time. there's a recrewed battle going on between the kurdish government and forces. there's a division now. there's political instability in the country right now, and division leading up to the elections in november. the economic slowdown, and the u.n. registered 1.9 million rev neez. the president has his work cut out for him, and the country is under pressure. >> let me ask you about syria, the train and equip program from this administration is judged to be a failure. >> i think the policy needs refocused and needs toing reenergized. the capacity is a broader issue. how do we provide the help the country needed to do the projects on their own, and this is a serious failure. reenergize a
allies in the fight against isis inside syria and iraq. this is an attempt to create division, and it may well do just that. >> what are the repercussions? >> i think we know just from the information in the region, it's under great pressure. it's a period of significant instability for turkey. it comes from a lot of different sources coming at the same time. there's a recrewed battle going on between the kurdish government and forces. there's a division now. there's political...
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president obama also said that isis was j.v., not long ago. and now they're supposedly bombing the j.v. squad. >> one of the things that president obama says all the time is that these actors are on the wrong side of history. they've put america on the wrong side of history in the middle east. they like him. they're having a little alliance. >> there are also another alliance that putin wants to strengthen. that's his most important audience. you can say look at the united states. they do nothing. 36 hours later, i'm bombing. >> we agreed that the military should get in context very soon. >> we agreed on the imperative of as soon as possible. perhaps even as soon as tomorrow. but as soon as possible. having a military to military con flexion discussion. >> the decon flix discussion is going to happen as soon as possible. >> the state department word sound is always a little bit hard to translate. but let me dell you what he said. we are powerless because in this situation, i think they appeared to want it together. we're going to fly where we
president obama also said that isis was j.v., not long ago. and now they're supposedly bombing the j.v. squad. >> one of the things that president obama says all the time is that these actors are on the wrong side of history. they've put america on the wrong side of history in the middle east. they like him. they're having a little alliance. >> there are also another alliance that putin wants to strengthen. that's his most important audience. you can say look at the united states....
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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 incredible brutality of isis. the taliban are not angels. and isis is killing the loved ones. and second is money. you know how poor afghanistan is. c showing up hundreds per recruit and taking recruits away from the taliban to join their ranks. at one time, was a rumor and then it was background noise and now, jenna, it is a serious and growing threat. >> one has to wonder, andrew. the 4 or $500 goes to someone joining isis and that's what the local people noticed about the new fighters. they are flush with cash and no one else has combchlt is this really the reason for the president's announcement. he didn't speak about isis it was taliban and stabilizing afghanistan. is this the truth? >> right, the president always had the problem that his military strategy is undercut by domestic political strategy. the democrat base has never been interested in fightingÑi and winning the afghan war. it was a political to beat the republicans with. and every time he made a bold military move like increasing troops in 2009. he cut it with artificial time lines. unfortunately, the taliban
the incredible brutality of isis. the taliban are not angels. and isis is killing the loved ones. and second is money. you know how poor afghanistan is. c showing up hundreds per recruit and taking recruits away from the taliban to join their ranks. at one time, was a rumor and then it was background noise and now, jenna, it is a serious and growing threat. >> one has to wonder, andrew. the 4 or $500 goes to someone joining isis and that's what the local people noticed about the new...