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>> the president didnt answer a question that was on i think a lot of folks minds last night. how many american lives is he willing to sacrifice, is he willing to risk to continue this counter terrorism effort. listen to what mike pence said about that this morning. >> hes going to send more troops to afghanistan, but he didnt say how many and what time line he would use for them being there. you were a key part of the discussions that led to this new strategy. >> the answer to that will be base...

We of become accustomed to the president of the united states just a few month spos into his presidency holding these massive campaign rallies all over the country. why continue do this? is this just about the president throwing red meat to the base or is there more to it than that? >> i think its partly ego, right, his approval ratings are tanking, they have been tanking, they of been quite low. he can go out and be adored bay cheering crowd, try to shore up that base and get them energized abo...

Wounded supporting this global war on terrorism. so i think the real question is, what serves american interests and whats acceptable to the american people. the major resurgence into afghanistan is not. what the president announced last night is sort of a common sense coping strategy from where we are today. >> and the debate continues. kevin, thank you. >> general mccaffrey, always appreciate your insight as well. moments from now, secretary of state rex tillerson is expected to address repo...

Hurts, we all hurt. and when one citizen suffers an injustice, we all suffer together. when we open our hearts to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice, no place for bigotry, and no tolerance for hate. >> did the president make it right last night? >> he was certainly on the right path there. as you said i was critical in the press conference, i think the speech before the press conference last week was good, but he was on the right message last night. i hope that continues. even in the ral...