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It might work. >> so, after serving for so many years in the military and knowing how women think and knowing the physical strength of women and looking at women in the military now, do you think -- even when we see them on the front lines, carrying out in combat situations, even winning awards for this, do you think overall that women do have the physical and mental strength to be fully engaged in combat? >> well, combat means so many things. we already have women in combat in aircraft, in figh...

Be passionate about something he or she believes in, congress is probably not the right place to be. we can be passionate about it without attacking the other individuals humanhood and thats too often entered into the debate in washington. >> kelly: congressman cleaver and congresswoman, i wish you success and a lot of the mrn people do the same. because as youve written in your op-ed, true leaders guide with compassion and example and give us a good example as you continue your work with the ci...

Dont ask, dont tell policy. a decision that allows gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military now rights activists says removing restriction on women in the military. -- some insisting some cant stomach more women coming home in flag-draped coffins and others that women arent physically as strong. our national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, is there this an issue that the pentagon really wants to take on right now. >> if you ask the defense secr...

Mood among u.s. troops still on the ground? totalling at least 50,000. joining us from kirkuk is dominick with more. dominick, whats it like on the ground right now? do they get a sense of something special or like any other day? to some extent, absolutely, yes. degree of pleasure particularly for the combat troops that have already left, you know, combat troops all american troops here in iraq have been trained in combat but that mission shifts to advise and assisting of the iraqi security fo...

Have higher months going forward, between now and next july, but i think were going to start -- >> do you believe that also, dan? >> i think the casualty toll will rise because were engaging in more and different kind of combat situations. but i think its inescapable and theres no joy in saying this, what this also tells us is one, things are not going well in afghanistan. two that the counter insurgency strategy thats been in place for some while has yet to prove itself, and its inescapable tha...

Battlefield level. i believe this man is innocent. hes told me so and i think hell be found not guilty. i do believe that you know, you cant infuse politics down there at the battlefield level because then you have to, folks have to worry about doing their jobs and puts their lives and friends lives in danger. >> scott, how has the job and responsibilities changed for navy seals in this hyper mrel climate that we are in today? >> i will tell you that im in constant contact with friends that depl...

him. what do you suspect well get? >> well, we -- its going to take some persuading. this is a very committed man who is not going to give up information quickly. we need to keep in mind the taliban and al qaeda are not new at this business. if bar has baradar is in our control, theyll change our locations, the way they communicate, their codes. they would do what we would do in this situation. >> so play this out now. is it fair to say that in foreign combat situations, say in afghanistan or...

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But could face combat situations. while the white house says the deployment is not much more than an enhancement in its current strategy, critics question the characterization. noting that the president himself has said repeatedly that he would not go down this road. >> my answer is simple -- i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. i will not pursue an open-ended action like iraq or afghanistan. >> today administration officials said the situation is different than it was in 2013. ...

Benjamin hall in vienna tells us what was accomplished today. we begin with correspondent kevin corke at the white house and what many see as a significant mission creep in the middle east. good evening, kevin. >> good evening to you, despite dismissing suggestions that this is in fact a classic case of mission creep. white house officials suggest tonight that this evolving strategy in syria is simply a reflection of conditions on the ground. for the white house this latest shift in syria strate...