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>> but the president, obviously he was asked about the criticism that the u.s. has the krong strategy and not leading in this fight. he said very firmly that putting in a large amount of u.s. ground troops would be a mistake. >> i and i agree with him. i dont think we need a large number of forces, american forces on the ground, but we do need ground forces. they could be the kurds. they could be iraqi troops once theyre better trained. but there has to be a ground component to this. we cant do ...

If we dont change our strategy and come up with a ground component, there will be another 9/11. >> but as both of you gentlemen know, theres been great resistance to that more than american populous, just for a point of american parallel, senator mccain -- >> i dont know that at all. i dont buy that at all. >> you dont boy what, sir? >> i dont buy that the american people are reluctant to destroy isil. the american people are willing to send american forces to syria and iraq to protect the ameri...

On earth where our allies can defeat isis. if we dont were going to see more attacks. this is a failed strategy or a nonexistent strategy. its got to change or its going to be a matter of time before theres an attack on the united states of america. >> lindsey, you were just saying last wednesday with us in new hampshire basically warning of what was coming if we didnt intervene in syria. >> well, joe, theres a real opportunity here. i think paris made things more real than ever. i would encoura...

Iraq. this with the coalition bombing from above. so a lot of military analysts suggested that unless there is a ground component that is willing to go into these areas, after air strikes forces some of this territory and forces fighters in that territory to vacate, theres going to be very little that air strikes can do. there is no reliable ground commission to go in. now the u.s. is relying on targeting senior members of the organization it try to disrupt it and degrade it, as we saw a few day...

I want to fight them in their backyard. shutting off refugees doesnt destroy isil. i have a plan to destroy isil. use the armys in the region which are large and professional, integrate our forces among those armys with the french and other nato nations, have an air campaign supplemented by a ground campaign of 80 to 100,000 ground forces of which will be about 10% and going on the ground and destroy these people before they hit us here at home and continue to do damage. there is no other way to...

What do we know about whats left for air power to do on isis? >> well, besides going after key members of the organizations leadership, the organization really has demonstrated it has an ability to be resilient on the battlefield. we have seen over time that despite the air strikes that have been led by other countries, isis was fighting on three different fronts. they were fighting on the front against the assad regime and also against iraqi forces inside iraq. this with the addition of the int...

In all do respect to our friends in silicon valley vpt. >> were going to be spending half of what we normally spend we dont talk about the cuts of the cia and nsa. john mccain is going to lead on effort to set these drchs cuts aside so we can prepare our nation and go on the offense. there is no substitute for a ground component in this war. the region would supply the bulk of the forces and well have to be part of it. at the end of the day we can destroy isil and must destroy isil and the avera...

Isis? >> well, besides going after key members of the organizations leadership, the organization really has demonstrated it has an ability to be resilient on the battlefield. we have seen over time that despite the air strikes that have been led by other countries, isis was fighting on three different fronts. they were fighting on the front against the assad regime and also against iraqi forces inside iraq. this with the addition of the international coalition bombing from above. a lot of milita...

They are 99% sure that a u.s. air strike has taken out the terror groups top executioner, the masked killer who we have seen in dozens of brutal videos, taking the lives of beheaded hostages. this mission coming as kurdish fighters have now taken back a strong hold in iraq. presidential candidate and senator lindsey graham, also a member of the house armed services committee joins us with this thoughts and more. good morning, senator. good to have you here. >> good morning, thank you. bill: your...

Component made up of syrians, regional armies and some americans to destroy isil without a ground component. it wont work. you need someone on the ground and the syrians by themselves cant do this. >> senator lindsey graham, thank you as always for your time. best of luck with the nest round of debate. we hope to see you on the main stage sometime soon. >> me, too. thank you. >> up next, chris christies personal side has gone viral. and movie director quentin tarantino says hes not intimidated b...