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Policy. >> well, the mission in afghanistan like i said is not a day-to-day u.s. led combat operation. this is a training, advising mission to the afghan forces. like. i would completely agree with you and i would not be here tonight defending this new strategy if president trump had said we are redeploying 140,000 u.s. ground troops to take over combat operations. this is not how you would be successful in a war in a insurgency like you are facing in afghanistan. it has to be the afghans that d...

Wasnt just a strategy on afghanistan, but this was a full south asia strategy, to put this decision into context, this is the longest war in american history, dating back to fall of 2001. youll recall that in 2014, president obama declared an end to all combat operations there. fast forward to february of this year when the commander of troops in afghanistan said that the united states and afghan troops had essentially reached a stalemate with the taliban. it will be interesting to see how presi...

Heres more of what secretary mattis had to say. >> i was not willing to make significant troop lifts until we knew what was the strategy, what was the commitment going in. in that regard the president has made a decision, as he said. he wants to be the one to announce it to the american people so ill stand silent until then -- until that point. >> ana, we have just learned that the president is wheels up here in bedminster heading to washington, d.c. that wraps up the 17-day working vacation for...

Welcome back. overseas two american soldiers have been killed conducting combat operations against isis in northern iraq. the u.s. military made the announcement yesterday adding that five other soldiers were also wounded. their identities have not yet been released. now, the military says that while the service members were conducting combat operations, initial reports indicate that the incident was not due to enemy contact and an investigation has now been opened. nine americans have been kill...

At your morning headlines. james alex fields. in just the last couple minutes has completed his first court appearance. denied bond, which means he will stay behind bars. he entered no plea in the second murder charge. he rammed his car into a group of people following that white nationalist rally in virginia. two u.s. service members were killed and five others hurt during combat operations in northern iraq yesterday. the deadly incident is now under investigation, but according to military o...

Today, five others injured during combat operations in the northern part of the country. an investigation is underway, but initial reports suggesting the incident was not due to enemy contact. well bring you more as the details come in. eric: violent chaos in charlottesville, virginia, has not -- thankfully -- been repeated today, but tensions remain high. the city, of course, has had a long and proud history for its role in the formation of our democracy. in an editorial yesterday, quote: charl...

In afghanistan is an insurance policy against another 9/11. i know why we have of troops in iraq and syria to train people to destroy isil, i know why we have troops this south korea and europe to protect us against threats in north korea. i have no idea why we would use military force in venezuela. >> reporter: now, as for the vice president, julie, in addition to the stop in colombia where the u.s. government has a great deal of cross-economic and security agreements, hell also be expected to ...

Louisiana, unequivocally denounced him because he knew that, one, david duke didnt share his values and, two, he was toxic for the republican party. this president, donald trump, equivocated him and said i dont know what hes about and did not denounce him yesterday even after david duke made those comments and they were reflected on television. it would be very easy for him to do that. he chose not to. >> good points as always. dont go too far. thank you. breaking news coming from iraq where o...

Mission. not do combat operations in that framework in afghanistan. the aim is make sure the afghan sources themselves are able to fight taliban, fight terrorism and to stabilize the country. we dont think thats an easy task, but we are -- we welcome the fact that it the afghans now are able to do this themselves, and we are in a supportive role training and assists them. >> as you know, the united states has been supplying most of the troops in afghanistan. are you concerned, secretary-general,...

He was in western iraq when i had northern iraq. he was in fallujah, i had my headquarters in tikrit. we had a seam between us, a border between us, so we would work combat operations together along that border to get after the enemy. so hes very meticulous in the way he approaches things. hes got a great sense of humor, and i found him to be fun to work with, because hes common sense and pragmatic. you know, i was listening to you earlier, half hour engagement with the rest of the panel, and it...