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Ericdjibouti just miles from the compound. having chinese and u.s. bases miles apart is like two competing major football teams their exercise grounds next to each other, they will keep an eye on each other. >> having china and the u.s. in djibouti is important because they are two major strategic powers. having them both in africa, and the chinese expanding in africa, they can keep one another in balance. that is why it is important for africa. reporter: against terror in africa, the u.s. at u....

Official tallies yet. and thats actually something thats angering a lot of afghans. the presidents called for a national day of mourning, but at the same time, they feel the government by not releasing exact numbers of how many people were killed, theyre not really respecting the sacrifice of the soldiers who were murdered. like you said, a lot of these soldiers were unarmed, as they normally are on bases here. they were sitting down for lunch and exiting a mosque. thousands of people exiting a ...

U.s. compound, division head says having chinese and u.s. bases just miles apart is like two competing major football teams having their exercise grounds next to each other and that theyll definite i will keep an eye on each other. >> having china and the u.s. in djibouti is important because they are two major strategic pors and hing them bh in africa and chinese expanding in africa, they can keep one another in balance. thats why its important for africa. >> also while mattis is talking about ...

U.s. drones are being used to take out al qaeda operatives in yemen. in somalia the rules of engagement have been changed from self defense under the obama administration to precision fire. they are said to be concerned about the ongoing construction of a chinese naval base miles from the u.s. compound. having chinese and u.s. bases just miles apart is like two competing major football teams having their exercise grounds next to each other. potential close encounter intelligence operations by th...

Can dip well below zero. >> these are bases set up in perhaps some of the most inhospitable if not the most inhospitable places on earth. theyre so cold that short of living on another planet with no oxyg oxygen, this is one of the most dangerous places to operate. >> reporter: russian forces pride themselves on operating in the most bitter-cold conditions. even training with reindeer. much of the base is top secret, but the russian military boasts a virtual tour of some parts of the interior. t...

Proven honest. its provocative. theyve not lived up to any statements theyve made in the past years, decades actually, about stopping their ballistic missile and nuclear programs. >> reporter: the pentagon is also watching for more north korean missile launches. these missiles on parade just days ago headed back it their bases. they could be ready for test firings. the u.s. is urgently trying to determine if these huge canisters mean north korea has a working intercontinental ballistic missile t...

Honest and provocative. theyve not lived up to any statements theyve made in the past. years, decades, actually about stopping their ballistic missile and their nuclear programs. >> the pentagon is also watching for more north korean missile launches. these missiles on parade just days ago aheaded back to their bases. they could be ready for test firings. the u.s. is urgently trying to determine if these huge canisters mean north korea has a working intercontinental ballistic missile that could ...

He has already built two sprawling military bases there and he is not about to stop. tonight weve got new details and spectacular pictures of a massive new base where putin is deploying troops and warplanes. on a frozen wind swept expanse in the arctic, vladimir putins military ambition is on grand display. painted like a russian flag, it is named for its three-cornered structure. it can house 150 troops and warplanes. >> this is a lot about the projection of russias status, right? russias statu...

Continue to hold white house it wont matter. the entire game changed in terms of assessing obamas legacy once president trump won the election and now youre hearing some democrats using different -- i mean, look, theres the carrot and theres the stick. theres the overt criticism and the criticism or suggestions where youre hearing a lot of democrats saying we really want barack obama involved in campaigning and building the bench at the state and legislative level. >> okay, margaret, abby, amand...

Floor. they have far more military bases than the u.s. and dozens more ice-breaking ships. perhaps as many as 40. >> how many ice breakers do we have available? >> i believe one. >> 1 1/2. >> oblkay, 1.5. >> it is a soeshing illustration of putins broader ambitions. >> for vladimir putin, the arctic is a prestie project demonstrating russian history and its greatness. russia can conquer anything. it can plant a flag on the north pole. it can build a military installation. it can overcome nature....