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A couple of missions. one of them is the noncombatant evacuation possibility, and also the advisory role, which has everything to do with targeting. and so the united states in concert with the iraqis in the sanctuary of either the iraqi joint chiefs staff command center or there in the embassy where we have a very large down link capability, where all the intelligence capabilities can come into an intelligence center, where all of that can be fused so that we can hand off targeting data to the ...

Joint chiefs of staff. >> hmm. general marks, appreciate you being on. jim shooto as well. i want to bring in our nic robertson now and arwa damon. nic, i want to start with you, that vice president biden had a phone call information with nuri al maliki. youve been talking to a lot of sources here on the ground. what are you hearing about the confidence people within the government and elsewhere have in nuri al maliki? >> confidence is low. there are politicians here really dont believe in his o...

Advisers who act in a similar capacity, bolstering that existing capacity there. and the other component to military options, reconnaissance flights. and in fact were told those reconnaissance flights have already begun. so flying over the isis positions, getting intelligence that the u.s. can share with the iraqi side. but also possibly use if the president decides to launch missiles or bombing missions over those sites as well. >> general marks, the knack this target list is being put together...

This is the debate going on inside the administration, has isis been slowed down enough that it could give -- on its way to baghdad that it could give the iraqi regime time to regroup, protect baghdad, strike back at isis and slow their advance. if isis makes it to baghdad, if they start to lay siege to baghdad or even shell parts of the city, that really becomes a quite different problem, preserving the iraqi current government, preserving the regime and doing whatever the u.s. military has to ...

Is going out of their way to say that there would not be any military cooperation between iran and the united states, correct? >> thats right. the incoming press secretary made that very clear on air force one with reporters earlier today. there will be no military coordination between the united states and iran. theyre having enough trouble just dealing with this nuclear issue. yes, as jim said, theyre talking on the sidelines but this is no sort of new military cooperative chapter between the ...

Know, changing his tune, reaching out to other groups? we had 100,000 troops in iraq and maliki wouldnt do then. to phil. phil, can you hear me? i think we lost phil. all right. well end it there. general marks, appreciate it. phillip mudd, appreciate it. isolating terror with shocking propaganda videos showcasing their brutality. and donald sterlings bold move here in the united states, how far hes willing to go to uncover dirt on other nba owners. we are a collection of smalls. a home save...

>> youre welcome. im glad youre here. general marks, the terrorists are vile, the people that tweeted out images of crucifixions in syria. should the u.s. get involved? if it does, how intimately? >> the united states has an obligation to get involved and just not necessarily with military force and diplomatic efforts but the key issue right now is, carol, someone, whether its the united states or its a coalition of the willing needs to step in and stop the bleeding. if the united states wants t...

Paratroopers, coming into estonia, and other parts. is this a measure of help? >> well, it is symbolic. im worried that were willing to put american troops in the nato territories, but not willing to put troops into the friendly territories such as ukraine. we made that mistake in the 50s that we said we would defend up to the waters and the russians interpreted that to mean we would give up south korea. and as a result, the russians and chinese invaded korea. so to the effect we say well protec...

>> and another story, general marks, were just getting more details on the yemeni special forces against the al-qaeda jamboree. i saw the youtube video, and it looks like special forces piloted the helicopter that flew yemeni commandos to the raid on that al-qaeda stronghold. we talked about the video last week and what the response would be to this. what are your thoughts on this, what seems like a successful operation? >> well, the reports that weve gotten in the open source are certainly very...

How can you say it doesnt matter? >> in terms of international law. >> ill have to leave it there. general spider marks. >> i think what were seeing in terms of international law are complete double standards. >> general marks, anissa, thank you both for joining me today. rescuers are dealing with awful weather in the search for survivors. but what are the chances that people may still be alive? underneath the water, in that sunken ferry? well take a look at that, next. you have time to shop f...