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Of european lives. the worst attacks have been when isis had a strong geographic foothold. as we took away that foothold the last couple years, those attacks have been minimal. there have been fewer of them and they have not been as successful. potential recruits want to join a winning team. thats a narrative isis hasnt had for a couple years. they now have it again. >> weve heard the turks seeming to say dont worry, weve got this. when we go into syria, we will take responsibility of these more...

P -- come ppadres are hit hard. to recruit, train, maybe even resource itself for further operations inside and outside the region. thats a very real concern. the counter isis fight is going to be put in some jeopardy here. next, of course, is u.s. leadership, and credibility in the region. we have already damaged that credibility with our syrian democratic forces allies. i dont think theyre going to want to come to our assistance in the future anytime soon but were also strange our relations wi...

Forever. they want it to go away. >> lets talk about what all this means for isis. it may be a window of opportunity for them. there was a battle in raqqah. isis fighters launched yesterday, i believe. >> right. >> what does this mean for isis? >> raqqah is where isis gained a foothold and took over a couple years ago. that now has been eliminated. the kurds in support of the pk. those elements inside. the kurds have an incredibly successful run against isis. isis is now isolated far eastern por...

Get a foothold in the middle east show that the united states is not a reliable partner and make common calls with turkey, a nato ally, an ally of the united states of america, an ally however that recently bought an air defense system from russia and not from us. >> in terms of russian interest, obviously, the turks have had it out for the kurds for a long time so to attack kurdish forces is direct interest and what we telegraphed for years. in terms of the russian interest here, though, i unde...

Given a present ocho to vladimi putin you implied is trying to get a foothold in the middle east show that the united states is not a reliable partner and make common calls with turkey, a nato ally, an ally of the united states of america, an ally however that recently bought an air defense system from russia and not from us. >> in terms of russian interest, obviously, the turks have had it out forred ke the kurds for a l time so to attack kurdish forces is direct interest and what we telegraphe...

Look like right now? it would be a totalitarian towards impeachment. >> i wonder if the syria regime aligned completely with decision is jarring to them. >> it is certainly -- >> the defense has been, you china and russia. know, he just says these things. instead? south korea we have thesive >> right. >> he is doing them now. up next, president trump tetee heads to ylan omars hometown 15th largest economy in the world. not good to cut and run from your allies. >> this decision helps the tonigh...

And empowered our military men and women. so what happens to isis? do they begin a foothold, which also would look good -- coat >> david: isis must be dealt with. >> lisa: by turkey. to be trust them to do that, though? i think its a fair question. >> david: they also have a split kurdish issue between the two primary groups. kurds, again, are not monolithic. if they follow through on what has been discussed, which is to deal with isis issue, and leave the kurds alone -- >> melissa: before we ru...

Mother were very, very proud. one memory that comes to me is when they got their citizenship and they cried. because they said we love america. >> the restaurant gave my family a foothold here, a place to land and launch. today that pattern continues. across america in nearly every small town is a chinese restaurant, and many are gateways for citizenship for chinas poorest immigrants. more than 50 years after my own grandfather began his journey here in america, vincent is following in his foot ...

Terrorist activities in afghanistan. so at the beginning of the investigation we just started talking to everybody we could talk to to gather intel on haji bagcho. >> deas bread and butter is human intelligence. thats how we do narcotics cases domestically and how we do them overseas. that is what dea brings to the war on terror. but the taliban was regaining a foothold in the more rural communities that made it more difficult for us to move around and operate. we had to be much more careful. we...

Now you have a poll that proves it. warren and biden tied statistically but warren on top in iowa. how does that change the race? >> well, it changes the race because it confirms i think what weve seen anecdotally in the early states, the energy around warrens campaign is very real. shes not the policy wonk that i think a lot of people thought she would be. shes warm and engaging and it shows that biden as a front-runner really is fragile. its something weve been talking about for several months...