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Trying to figure it out. i think theres a lot more going on that barbara alluded to and i dont want to get into, but i think probably more things going on at the pentagon and this is not over. so i think the presidents being very cautious with what he says. i will give him the benefit of the doubt on that. >> do you feel like there are legitimate questions about the quality of the intelligence that the soldiers had, the military had on the ground? are there questions about their preparations? th...

Six years ago, i was the agent in charge when gabby giffords was shot. we had meeting after meeting with capitol police and sergeant at arms in how can we predict this? can we see it coming and what to we do? how do you manage that in an environment where congressmen need to be out among their constituency and respond to folks that want to engage with them? how do you put a protective bubble around 35 people that need to be shaking hands and engaging with people that oppose them or who would agr...

I dont think theres any appetite in the united states for a massive additional military presence with young men and women actually in combat situations being introduced. instead, what the trump administration should be talking about is massive crippling sanctions on the russian company that is the principle arms supporter for syria. and any other company or country in the world that does business with that company. thats where it should begin. and then the discussion should go to, one, that the ...

What do you guys have plan? >> good day. >> -- filling any more positions today? anyone in particular? [ inaudible ] what are you going to be working on today, eric? >> you heard it that was eric trump. he says an announcement about future cabinet positions, well its likely to come at any time now. maybe today. the trump transition team is in a race against time to fill key positions in the administration just two months before inauguration day. keep in mind u.s. troops are involved in active co...

Through a city, multiple automatic weapons, coordinated, you have suicide bombers at the same time, which is very lucky they didnt get into the stadium at that point or cause more damage elsewhere. and i think the europeans have finally woken up and said this is serious. i mean, youve got these jihadists coming back from syria and iraq, they are well trained, they know how to reload their weapons in combat situations, and they know how to make these bombs, and they can do multiple attacks in a m...

Are very well oriented to be able to operate in that kind of environment. and weve seen the french operating in places like mali in pretty tough combat situations. and i think president hollande is likely to take action including with ground forces because of the scale of at tarks the bloodiness and the arrogance in which the islamic state has presented itself. the french are very proud and i think they will be a tough and sustained campaign. >> jillian, will we see a campaign from not only fran...

Because you look at the troops here, in many cases theyll be facing combat situations. >> well, yes, when it comes to is this combat or not combat. the pentagon press corps was relentless with the secretary of defense when theyve moved past this. they are already saying this is combat. the last raid that -- in which master sergeant josh wheeler was killed, he was killed in combat. at the white house, they were still dancing around this a little bit. weve not heard from the president yet to say t...

City. obama wanted to avoid putting troops on the ground where they will likely end up if combat situations him allison. >> the obama administration lacks criminal for doing this about face. they say, if we look at it, mr. believe it really is, not not sort of say, own up to it and say, yes, we changed our minds. we want to send small combat forces to start. >> well, i think the obama administration is saying we are only sending advisers, they dont want to open the door to that troops on the gro...

Were doing that now and figuring out how to get better at it. special operations forces are expected to be sent from iraq across the border into northern syria. the u.s. will use f-15 and a-10 jets based in southern turkey. an effort to help anti- anti-is forces to take back ra ka. obama wanted to avoid putting troops in on the ground where they will end up in combat situations. the u.s. will provide $100 million in new aid to the syrian opposition. the money will provide support to local offi...

Earnest say in the briefing, i asked him specifically -- theyre not going to call it a combat mission. but what i did ask him yesterday was, does that mean despite the fact youre not calling it a combat mission, will u.s. forces be involved in combat situations? he did say yes. and so what im telling you right now is, that between 20 and 30 is what were hearing right now, u.s. special forces operatives will be on the ground in syria. now youre going to hear the white house say today, this is imp...