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Individuals but we also saw some people being retrieved in baskets. what are the most effective methods being used right now. >> you see one of them right now, hoist operations on the helicopters. depending on the situation ands it is as dire and as hard to get a ground vehicle there, youre seeing one of the most effective methods were using. if the water allows for us to get our high profile vehicles in there, of course, we have done rescues by the thousands in that manner as well. let me tell ...

World. they can provide counterterrorism, do counterterrorism strikes and generally have a footprint in southwest asia. youre close to pakistan. youre also close to iran. it gives you opportunities. it gives you assets in the region. now, tonight theres going to be a big focus on just how many additional troops. is it going to be a little bit more, less than 4,000. key things to look at. number one, will there be any contractors, outside military folks that arent necessarily u.s. citizens. will ...

Shadow secretary of state in jird kushner. this is not sustainable in the long run. >> hans nichols, one of the things we heard most on the campaign trail, got the biggest applause from the candidate, trump, was he was going to defeat isis. what do we know about this new administrationss plan to do that? will jared kushner play a role? >> we know little about the official plan that was submitted at the end of february to the white house coming from the pentagon on whats in that plan, a they want...

Us at the pentagon the more responsibilities for these civilian casualties is on isis. the u.s. is not going to change their behavior. you hear back and forth have the rules of engagement changed? officials say officially the rules have not changed. but they do say culturally theres been a shift. the ground commanders have more authority, people calling in airstrikes have more authority, and the fight is naturally accelerating, because a, in syria, youre closing in on raqqah, and youre getting i...

The law has changed. it seems to me its an idea thats come. now to task the ground commanders, commandant of the marine corps and chief of the staff of the army said weve got to figure out a way to do it and do it in a way that does not damage unit cohesion. im sure that people will be thoughtful and careful in administering it. >> you think its time has come? >> indeed, it has. the laws been changed. >> the book "known and unknown" a memoir. thank you, donald rumsfeld. >> thank you. >> what pol...

He can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing, but the truth is, they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an afghan family. disagree with the war all you want, take issue with the policy, challenge me or our ground commanders on the decisions we make to accomplish the mission weve been given, but dont put those who willingly go into harms way even further in harms way just to satisfy your need to make a point. >...

He can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing but the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an afghan family. disagree with the war all you want, take issue with the policy, challenge me or our ground commanders on the decisions we make to accomplish the mission we have been given but dont put those who willingly go into harms way even further in harms way just to satisfy your need to make a point. a...

Princip principles committee at the national security council so it gives you a sense theres deliberating over this and that gets into the second question. theres so many numbers out there in terms of how many might be nato and u.s. i think she should shy away. the important thing is the direction and this marks a shift in the direction. thats the significance along with what youre saying which is to say more empowerment for ground commanders. weve seen that in yemen and somalia and weve certain...