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The space force has only been around a couple years, but its already a critical part of the american defense. my friend and colleague tom costello got an exclusive behind the scenes look. pretty cool assignment. what was it like? >> it was eye opening. i think a lot of us have, when they first rolled out space force, there was skepticism. the steve carell comedy on netflix may have painted this with a not so flattering look, but i spent days with these officers, and they are deadly serious. >> a...

Can. christiane. >> ben, the absolute power but also a slight desperation? i mean, do they just not have -- they are not being supplied by their own commanders and their own low logistics? >> i mean, this whole arrangement these buses go back and forth inside russian territory several times a day. and when they go back into russian territory, they are taking food to distribute to people inside and it seems to be fairly open. and what makes it possible is the fact that these russian soldiers -- t...

There is a lot of misconceptions here coming out of the u.s. administration that say they frankly dont have enough people on the ground. in my opinion a lot of press releases and not a lot of weapon movement. i hope people in your audience are holding them accountable for not doing what they pledge to do. you cant run the war from poland. think how demoralizing a ukrainian soldier being told he is getting all this medical and lethal aid and its not showing up? why am i getting calls from ukraini...

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Kyiv. theyre just going to take a longer time to get there. >> colonel, u.k. defense officials say the notorious russian private military group wagner has deployed the eastern ukraine for combat operations. its interesting because, what does that mean that putin is plague dead generals and commanders with mercenaries? >> well, mercenaries are, of course, soldiers for hire. we had them in the american revolution with the hessians and theyve been around throughout history. these guys are notorious...

These systems in the field. thats getting lost a lot in the discussion. i think also they have had significant logistics and sustainment problems. they are still having fuel problems. theyre having trouble feeding their troops. definitely they did not plan for a very dynamic way of sustaining their efforts on the ground. number five here is they arent operating jointly. they dont coordinate between air and ground and maritime the way we do in the united states military, and so were picking up lo...

Prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ >> its wild to hear the noise news about all this supposed humanitarian aid allotted by the u.s. government. what severing reality from our perspective most of it has not made it it the front lines to the people who need it most. why am i getting calls from ukrainian commanders and special op. guys who havent received any aid. why am i sitting in front of elite commandos ukrainian army wearing tennis shoes into battle. switchblade drones that supposedl...

Taliban against provincial capitals and the afghan government, as well as the americans, have been increasing their strikes, even in cities like lashkar gah. as i�*m speaking to you at the moment, at least seven provincial capitals are being attacked because at least macro provincial capitals have been breached by the taliban. —— at least five provincial capitals. so the afghan government cannot be everywhere in terms of air strikes, in terms of taking special forces and commanders. they w...

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Things are going there? david, thanks for having _ things are going there? david, thanks for having me. - things are going there? david, thanks for having me. i - things are going there? david, thanks for having me. i would | thanks for having me. i would channel the late madeline albright to say i am an optimist that worries a lot, and that we are a long way from and that we are a long way from a lasting deal. we should be sceptical of russias words and observe their actions, and they are sayin...