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Happen while two wars are in progress. but the reality on the battlefields may have surpassed the debate. the department of defense policy has always dictated that women will not be assigned in direct combat, in combat units on the ground. and as a result, theyre assigned to support units -- truck drivers, mps and so on. but an asymmetrical conflict, unconventional war, there are no front lines and those are exactly the targets the enemy like to attack. >> jack, im curious, are there female iraq...

Picture, couldnt they cry, from this point forward, were not in charge. >> whatever costs accrue throughout the operation are going to have to be paid by bp. the military should not be in control of this. its the department of homeland security, theyre the people charged by law for running all this thing, and they havent done anything until yesterday. >> colonel jack, thank you so much. >> thanks for having me on. were going to go back to the story of the good news for most of you air traveler...

Step forward. >> colonel jack thank you for coming on. the big board down 300 points now. thats because stocks are in a free fall this morning. why? klein. the new tariffs on u.s. products, trains planes and more. the white house has basically said stop freaking out this is all going to be over soon enough. heres wilbur ross. >> this has been coming for quite a while, anyone who thought the chinese wouldnt do nothing when we put on the measures that we did just wasnt paying attention. this is ...

Budget. how to keep the debt and deficit lowered. and the question that looms over all of this is this a wise way to spend the nations money? so, that will undoubtedly be where this debate unfolds today. were going to see sarah sanders for her daily press briefing. the president doesnt have any public events on the schedule, andrea. >> and colonel jack, in fairness, there was a parade after the first desert storm in june of 1991. we did have a parade welcoming back the troops. >> yeah, except th...

Both democratic and republican lawmakers say they want the administration to explain its strategy for the months ahead. >> and looking forward to hearing from that, as well. i want to bring in now journal jack jacobs. colonel jack, with always good to have you with your perspective here at these times. we know the syrian government is saying it intercepted most of those missiles sent by the u.s. and its allies. theres that video claiming to show its success. but when it comes to the united state...

Tackitt. i talked to him about the horror they found inside that sanctuary. all of the questions that still need to be answered here. investigators are still working to identify a clear motive for this mass shooting. we do know the suspect, devin kelley, was just let go from the air force after being court-martialed on charges of domestic violence against his wife and child. why can then did he have a gun? im joined from nbc military analyst, colonel jack jacobs. frank, this morning at the news ...

Will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> so the interesting word there, colonel jack, is any threat. he didnt say attack on, he said threat to the u.s., its territories or allies. the other day north korea launched a missile over japan. it overflew japanese airspace. lets say something broke apart a fell over japan, would that be an attack? what does this mean for military terms? >> i think he misspoke. north korea has already made innumerable ...

Serious resolve and strategy. >> and so much, colonel jack, so much money and so many lives have been spent on this war. the u.s. started training troops in that country. that countrys security forces back in 2002. most of the afghan military and police are still not at the readiness levels to even hold the stalemate. most of that fighting is done by special ops which i think the last number i saw makes it about 7% of afghan defense and security forces. what are you looking for tonight, jack? >>...

Msnbc analyst and just like the man you saw the president bring on stage today, a medal of honor recipient. weve been talking about this tally of two presidents, jack. on one hand, the president was there to do something thats really important. he was signing a bill. its a bill that a lot of people have been looking for that steps up the appeals process, helps veterans who are going into the va hospital. on the other hand, he was criticized last night. he did not in all the things that he had to...

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