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I have bracelets on my wrist of gold star families given to me at funerals of their sons and im not eager to do another one of those funerals in the future, but by the same token i dont want men or women like them to have died in vain. when we say there is radical islamic terrorism like a virus, we want to make sure it doesnt spread. >> you say you wouldnt take anything off the table. you are president today and talking about leadership would you commit ground forces, whether it is a full-scale ...

But it does raise this question you know will the law of averages run out for the u.s. some day here as these attacks continue. right now the pentagon is calling them ineffective. thankfully no u.s. casualties. but make no mistake obviously theres a concern. you have 320 u.s. troops there. you have this constant barrage of fire. a lot of worry about making sure that those u.s. troops number one, can be kept safe and two, that if they are not in combat at least combat doesnt come to them. >> so, ...

Them. look we have you know dozens and dozens of u.s. combat aircraft flying over iraq and syria every day, a jordanian pilot already down and in isis hands. so there is combat going on make no mistake. the president is talking about boots on the ground in a combat role. the problem is this is beginning to under score that very thin line. they may not be there in a combat role they are in anbar at these bases to advise assist and train iraqi forces but if this type of fire if this type of attack...

Troops. there is a lot of worry that eventually hopefully not, but eventually one of those troops could suffer injuries. there could be u.s. casualties there. the pentagon not saying at this point whether it has changed security measures there. the troops that are there, 320 u.s. troops they are conducting training advising assisting for iraqi forces trying to get them back in the fight, but the concern, of course is that the fight doesnt come to the doorstep of those u.s. forces. president obam...

A combat role, although it will be a part of a major role there training and support for those afghan troops. theres a separate counterterrorism measure. also when i was talking to general barry mccaffrey yesterday, he said look we should not underestimate the sacrifice of those who are there to advise. he was wounded twice in vietnam as an adviser. so, the president acknowledging that afghanistan remains a very dangerous place. its been three months since they elected a new president. they stil...

Replaced it with another called resolute support. about 13,000 nato troops, most americans will remain in afghanistan in an supporting role. chris januarysing is joining us live from hawaii. obviously it marked the formal end to a war that has caused more than 2,000 american lives. thousands of afghan lives since 2001. what happens now? >> well, thats the big question. while the ceremony in kabul officially marked the end of combat operations as you know the u.s. involvement isnt over. 13,000 fo...

Sides and do it. >> another remainder, sadly, of that fact here. we appreciate that tanks so much. obviously, there are a lot of other headlines we need to get to. rescue crews are racing against time to save 100 people stranded on that a comburning ferry. the italian navy says at least 340 people have been rescued. five people have been confirmed dead t. fire is believed to have started in a parking bay. its been burning well over 24 hour hours. in afghanistan the u.s. formally ends its com...

We are safer. its not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. >> at the end of this month, u.s. forces will focus from a combat role in afghanistan to counterterrorism training and missions. service members are expected to advise and assist the afghan troops. coalition forces deliver a major blow to isis. according to iraq police the governor of mosul who was appointed by isis was killed yesterday during u.s. air strikes. he is the second isis appointed governor of mosul to be killed ...

Building up that security and building up the government that is there now. but remember, that government is new. and its still going to take work moving forward, brianna. >> and it certainly will be tested, no doubt. we heard the president saying the combat mission is over. you know, you cant really miss the fact, though, that there are still 11,000 troops going to be remaining in the country. >> definitely. i mean, and as the president often puts it, not only in the case of afghanistan today b...

People. well talk to a committee member who questioned gruber. well ask him about the lame duck congress that has been anything but after name calling and finger pointing and intense negotiations. the trillion dollar budget is on its way to the presidents desk. is this a shade of politics to come? we look ahead this morning on "sunday morning futures." after 13 years the u.s. officially ended the combat role in afghanistan. now we are two weeks away from another troop draw down that can only lea...