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A few years back if there were one hundred fifty thousand to international troops in afghanistan. doing their job and they have become battle another fifteenth there are fifteen thousand in they dont have the combat role their mission is to train support assist. was always their mission you know there was a good incompetently of the combat old came to an end there before two thousand and forty but they were in full combat role they were doing the fighting and our army national army in our police...

Russia is there, the regime is much more ensconced and strengthened now than it had been a few years ago. so were not bargaining from a great position here. >> but do you think the u.s., then, will be in syria for the long-term as well? >> well, i think were going to be there for the foreseeable future. i dont think well ever be there in big numbers, and certainly not in a direct combat role, but were certainly supporting our friends and allies protecting them from these hostile regime elements ...

>> no group has taken responsibility for the attacks on u.s. troops in the african country of nigiers. a fourth soldier that is been killed, who has not been identified, was originally thought to have been kidnapped. the death of these soldiers shine the lights on operations in africa. and to explain it all is general jack keane. im curious that the perception understands that we may have a presence in the african contine continent, but it could quickly be turned into a combat role. >> the role ...

Is not going to be a combat role. you have made that crystal clear and we are committed to make sure that the afghan people and the afghan soldiers and afghan officers will take the burden of responsibility. the modest additional troops that have been sent have enhanced the mission and that is playing a very crucial role. victory, political and military-wise is within our sight and i would like to thank you for the thoroughness of the review and especially for ordering that all instrument of ame...

In afghanistan than we were in the early obama years. so were down to about 8,500 troops. 11 have been killed this year. an unusually sad year given were smaller and not playing a combat role in general. but anyway, the increase would probably sounds like get us back into the range of 12,000, 13,000 u.s. troops. far less than the 100,000 number that we were at a half decade ago. and with some of the units in the field, advising the afghanis as they conduct operations. that was the part of the mi...

Countries is a police matter, not a military matter. mr. trump may hear a little bit about that. >> there is a bit of a split among nato nations. which countries do see it as a national, sort of a global issue? and which of them do see it as police issue? >> well, look. theres brought agreement what nato is doing on counter terrorism. thats training local forces, working with partner nations that are fighting terrorism directly. what nato is doing in afghanistan essentially. a training mission. ...

They somehow hang on. i would say those people represents more of a trumpian world view, the national security foreign policy establishment has sort of failed and led america into a series of blunders, they are response for the iraq war and cheered on libya which turned out to be a disaster. they think the experts that everyone on the tv shows and council on foreign relations thinks so highly of are overrated and dont have great judgment. its possible that its that kind of person who still hangi...

Medevaced off the battlefield. on december 23rd, five u.s. troops were wounded in battle. we have no details about exactly where that happened, because the pentagon officially doesnt talk about the troops who are wounded. wolf. >> barbara youre hearing about troops in syria. could u.s. troops be sent there. >> the deadline is essentially next week so the finishing touch is being put on it. could you send u.s. troops into syria to help accelerate the fight to retake raqqah, the major isis strong ...

Sensitive and/or classified and you cant give us the details. within those parameters, can you tell us whats different about your understanding of the green lighting of this operation? whats different about your understand aing compared to the way the white house is characterizing it? >> i think it would help for your viewers to understand that the united states has been engaged in counterterrorism against this group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, a deadly al qaeda affiliate for years. weve...

Kahl, thanks for joining us, appreciate your time tonight. >> great to be with you. >> i recognize and appreciate a lot around this discussion is sensitive and/or classified and you cant give us the details. within those parameters, can you tell us whats different about your understanding of the green lighting of this operation? whats different about your understanding compared to the way the white house is characterizing it? >> i think it would help for your viewers to understand that the unite...