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20,000. more overhead surveillance is essential to find precise locations of isis growing defenses around the city and the location of civilians. the defense secretary may have to recommend a small number of u.s. ground forces to help target those isis positions. but the top u.s. intelligence officer expressing deep doubt about the iraqi militarys abilities even after months of u.s. help. >> they have challenges clearly with command and control, with leadership logistics. so they have a whole ra...

Of -- theyre trying to find out where these people are but inside syria, not a lot that they can do about it. air strikes are continuing and in iraq a lot of planning still going ahead about what we have been talking about for weeks now, the effort to retake mosul, iraqs second largest city but fundamental concerns emerging about whether the iraqi forces really are ready, will be ready, when they will be ready. today on capitol hill one top military intelligence official said it could be six to ...

Hitting an isis training camp. the first combat operation inside iraq for jordan. the iraqi air force claiming this air strike targeted an isis hideout in the same town. still, the big target mosul, iraqs second largest city still fully controlled by isis. new doubt from top u.s. intelligence officials on the readiness of iraqi forces to quickly be able to engage in large scale combat operations. >> youre talking about building from the ground up so to build from the ground up -- >> when are the...

Now president obama has sent congress a resolution to formally authorize military force against the terror group. >> this resolution reflects our core objective to destroy isil. it supports the comprehensive strategy we have been pursuing with our allies and partners. >> the presidents resolution will authorize three years of military operations, put no geographic limit on the campaign and ban enduring combat operations. on capitol hill, theres already push back. >> the language pertaining to gr...

It was your veterans day op ed that got a lot of peoples attention which had the headline about why we lost both wars. the wars havent ended even though were saying they have ended as far as 2014. what are we in right now? what is this is war we are fighting? how would you describe it? >> right now, chuck, i would say were in the salvage or damage control phase from two failed campaigns. in iraq we have sent in just enough guys to lep the current iraqi government try and hold on to what they hav...

Was promising that 2015 would be the year that americans could stop worrying about wars in iraq and afghanistan. technically, u.s. combat operations did formally come to a close in afghanistan in 2014. however, here are the facts. there are still going to be 11000 american soldiers in the country just as chaos is beginning thanks to a resurge enter taliban. there will be 3,000 american troops in iraq where the situation there is if anything bleaker. thanks to isis slaughtering thousands and cont...

Possible. coalition forces are pounding islamic extremist targets in iraq and syria. so far, there have been at least 23 strikes since new years day. while on wednesday, u.s. and allied forces formally turned over combat operations in afghanistan to government forces. a nato ceremony was held last sunday to mark that occasion. president continues to empty guantanamo bays detention center sending five more detainees out the door monday, after saying they did not pose a security threat. joining ...

Endless wars it cant win. the end of combat operations in afghanistan passed without much fanfare. the americans are celebrating the holidays as the war against isis continues with daily air strikes and roughly 2,000 noncombat troops in iraq see the fighting edging ever closer. joining me is the correspondent for "the atlantic," james fallows. and jonathan landay thank you for joining us. you argue the growing divide between those overs seas and civilians back home has policy ramifications. you ...

This week marked the end of combat operations in afghanistan but american troops are still fighting in that battlefield and new ones. more on americas perpetual war next but its first the cnbc market wrap. >> heres a look at how the stocks stand, the dow rising ten points and the s&p is flat and the nasdaq down nine points. thats it from cnbc. and now angies list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to dat...

You know iraq wants to go soon united states wants to wait until everybody is really ready. well see how that happens. >> putting the issue of whompbether or not it is a red herring or a straw horse to the side the phrase for americans is boots on the ground do you think in 2015 we see united states fighting men and women in the battle once again somewhere outside the u.s.? >> well the thing is they already are. i mean there are american boots on the ground. youre right, theyre not in front-line...