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Pressure. this is classic russian strategy. ratch et it up to get your adversary to change their behavior and the behavior they want is want the united states out of syria. >> good luck to you. on this polling on cnn, this is isis, more than 6 in 10 americans say u.s. military action against isis is going well. here are the numbers you can see for yourself. this is the most positive assessment since the u.s. began these air strikes just three years ago. we know that iraq l the president there ha...

Months. of the two and a half million people that have returned home in syria, more than half of them return home in just the last year or so. now i do think that the trump administration gets a little credit. they did loosen up delegation of authority to lower levels chain of manned, let them on the ground make more tactical decisions faster. thats part of this. also whats part of this is momentum built before trump took office, under obama and kerry this was pounding away and isis ground capab...

Individuals in other countries including the united states to have attacks. and had is the new isis we are dealing with. >> that is the untangible that is scary part. >> it is. >> thank you both. coming up next on cnn, miss america ceo in big trouble after a stunning series of emails published by the huffington post. there is name calling. fat shaming. and retaliate against former miss americas that didnt toe the line. two of the winners named in the emails join me live to respond.

President who understands what the american people are going through and has a strategy moving forward. and the fact that his own advisers didnt want him to do a press conference, i think they also understand he has no political strategy moving forward and its up to them. so i think all of these things do not bode well going into 2018 midterm election where the head winds are against them and the wind are at the backs of the democrats. >> maria, you got the last word. well leave it. >> she usual...

Half, actually, approve of the presidents handling of terror overall. why do you think that is? >> i think thats because he tends to couch terrorism in religious terms. and i think this is the biggest -- that and the fact that he isnt really showing an honest effort to get at the root causes of radicalization. look at his strategy about self radicalization and getting at the terrorists narrative, its mentioned but not in great detail. they like to couch this as religious conflict. thats turning ...

The dossier have not been verified, that its broad assertion that the russians wage aid campaign to interfere in our election has been verified by the entire intelligence community. and the president himself is still singing the same old song about that in contradiction to the intelligence community. >> he says the whole russia investigation is a hoax. its a democratic excuse why they lost the election. he was very, very positive in saying that the u.s. is making tremendous strides decimating it...

Isis. this was a strategy that predates his administration. he certainly contributed to the positive aspects of it, but it goes back to the obama administration, as well. you know, you look at all of this, and you have a president who feels actually vindicated today. >> right. >> feels vindicated because here you have not only information that implicates democrats and not just digging up dirt on him fine, thats politics but getting it to a point where the intelligence community felt it was serio...

To russia was one of the big stories of the decade. three committees are looking at that. we havent heard you comment on it since the investigations have gone on. >> i think the uranium sale to russia and the way it was done so underhanded with tremendous apartments of money being passed, i think thats watergate modern age. >> reporter: -- >> say it again, please. >> what do you want to know about niger and what have you asked the pentagon to tell you and the country about what went wrong? >> i ...

Generals. these are great fighters, warriors. i gave them authority to do whats right so that we win. thats the authority they have. i want to win. and were going to win. and were beating isis very badly. look at whats happened in the middle east. we have done more in eight months than the previous administration has done in many years. now, what happens is you decimate them and thats what weve done. we have decimated isis in the middle east. they go to africa. they go to places. when they ge...

Administration has done in many years. what happens is you decimate them and thats what weve done, we have decimated isis in the middle east. they go to africa, they go to places, when they get there we meet them there, thats what goes on. its a tough business, its a tough war but we are winning it and we are going to continue winning it. with that being said, my generals and my military have decision-making abilities. i have been seeing it just like youve been seeing it, ive been getting report...