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Traveled to iraq to fight with isis, and it is something that european countries and britain in particular are deeply concerned about. but the actual military strike was, as far as i know, a u.s. military strike. but the british government could have certainly been involved in gathering intelligence, finding out more about his background, finding out more about the connections he had. this was an individual who had been involved with extremist groups and heavy crime in the uk for the last severa...

Has in mind. heres my concern, wolf. you know, were going to launch, it sounds like more special operations in the area along the lines of what we did in the effort to grab abu sayyaf. in order to have an impact on the battlefield, youre going to have to have them with, i think, great frequency, because the way that those forces -- and theyre the best in the world, operated successfully in iraq, for example -- doing a raid, gathering intelligence, plo exploiting intelligence and doing another ra...

The fastest internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. only from xfinity. in th ine the did you know that segment tonight. how does a lady fighter pilot go from that fascinating job to a national reporting position at fox news? first the facts. leah gabriel graduated as a naval officer, spent 12 years flying fa 18 hornets, supporting combat operations in iraq as well as gathering intelligence. she left the service and there she is a national correspondent. lets take it step...

In th ine the did you know that segment tonight. how does a lady fighter pilot go from that fascinating job to a national reporting position at fox news? first the facts. leah gabriel graduated as a naval officer, spent 12 years flying fa 18 hornets, supporting combat operations in iraq as well as gathering intelligence. she left the service and there she is a national correspondent. lets take it step by step. annapolis is no easy thing, right? >> i wouldnt say its an easy play to go. >> do th...

Flying fa 18 hornets, supporting combat operations in iraq as well as gathering intelligence. she left the service and there she is a national correspondent. lets take it step by step. annapolis is no easy thing, right? >> i wouldnt say its an easy play to go. >> do they call them cadets? >> mid shipmen. for me i was a minority which was a valuable experience for me. but you have to learn to fit in and hang with the boys. when i was there it was about 10% women. >> ten to one. the physical train...

And then you can add that to your familys story. it makes them all seem like real people. in th ine the did you know that segment tonight. how does a lady fighter pilot go from that fascinating job to a national reporting position at fox news? first the facts. leah gabriel graduated as a naval officer, spent 12 years flying fa 18 hornets, supporting combat operations in iraq as well as gathering intelligence. she left the service and there she is a national correspondent. lets take it step b...

Inclusive iraqi government and armed forces. >> no matter what happens in iraq, can you realistically protect the national security interests of the united states, without also going into syria, where this threat emanated from? >> i think its important for us to distinguish from a counterterrorism effort that is ongoing. dealing with al qaeda, and the remnants that still exist in the fatah, creating platforms. taking targeted strike where is necessary. gathering intelligence. all that work has t...

Where this threat emanated from? >> i think its important for to us distinguish between a counterterrorism effort that is ongoing. dealing with al qaeda and the remnants that still exist in the fatah, creating platforms, taking targeted strikes where necessary. gathering intelligence. all that work has to be done -- would have to be done even in the crisis in iraq wasnt occurring. and theres no doubt that the problem in syria is one that weve been paying a lot of attention to over the last coupl...

They are conducting reconnaissance, gathering intelligence. i think we all understand that the key question is 100 military advisers on the ground, does this directly contradict the presidents statement, no ground forces in the iraq? they may not be in direct combat. they are not expected to go into direct combat. but they may find themselves in dicey situations. and as we keep saying, if you are part of special forces, you know you have to be prepared for anything. jake? >> i want to go right n...

In forward positions, have to be with iraqi battalions out in the field, especially if part of their mission is to basically bolster the confidence, the failing confidence of a lot of these battalions out there. and obviously, this puts them very much closer to the fight, very much closer to harms way. and what happens if the iraqis they are advising, the iraqis they are giving intelligence to, if the iraqi military units decide to cut and run like we have seen over the last week or so, do you t...