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Tours in iraq and one in afghanistan. hed like to see this policy stand as is. eric massa is a naval academy graduate and retired navy commander. he thinks dont ask, dont tell should go away. he served during several global conflicts and was even the special assistant to the supreme allied commander of nato. gentlemen, good to see you both. >> good to be with you. >> good morning. >> congressman hunter, lets start with you. when you were in the military, and i know you have plenty of combat expe...

Soldiers may have been pursuing when they were ambushed and the high-value terrorist target they may have been directed to pursue. that news comes to light tonight at the same time that the u.s. army has released the service records of the soldiers who were killed. and those service records show that whatever dangerous and relatively unsupported mission these soldiers were on, they did not have significant combat experience between them. one of the four soldiers who was killed had never before b...

Nature of the mission these soldiers may have been pursuing when they were ambushed and the high-value terrorist target they may have been directed to pursue. that news comes to light tonight at the same time that the u.s. army has released the service records of the soldiers who were killed. and those service records show that whatever dangerous and relatively unsupported mission these soldiers were on, they did not have significant combat experience between them. one of the four soldiers who w...

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Security advisor. when michael flynn held this role this is someone the president turned to for information every single day. he spent the weekend pouring over these potential picks and eventually decided on lieutenant mcmaster and he said it was really a combination of the combat experience as well as his intellectual drive that really sold trump on the pick and thats where we are today, don. >> do you have new reporting on ohio governor john kasich slated to meet with him? >> reporter: weve le...

When you read about the city of ramadi falling, that is where i fought and my combat experience came from, when you read about that, 3 to 400 isis fighters, we could have prevented that from happening with a few hundred u.s. troops. harris: wow. sandra: harris, does this change by the administration and announcement by ash carter, does this show how concerned the administration is about the situation over there after painting somewhat of a rosy picture for quite some time about our progress ther...

Which, you know, are bar none better an far more superior than what the iraqi military has, their expertise, access to u.s. intelligence is going to help them at least be able to get the iraqi army back in shape. certainly their presence could help lift the morale of the iraqi army, perhaps their with them the kind of tactics that could help in battles like trying to retake the oil refinery. theres to doubt they will be in harms way. but there are going to be challenges that the iraqi army has t...

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That are going to go right along with these defense cuts. think about what it what is just about to happen to the finest military force the world has ever known. combat experience, most educated military and now you are going to cut their benefits. not just miss sears, thats nothing. >> i dont like the commissaries. the enlisted soldiers who work so damn hard for us and put their lives on the line but frankly. >> im not saying its nothing to them, im saying the cut in the commissary is $1.4 bill...

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