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Combat role. >> they will be in harms way. theres no question about it. i dont want anybody to be under any illusions about that. >> a u.s. military official confirms to cnn that master sergeant joshua l. wheeler, 39 of oklahoma, a 20-year military veteran was a member of the elite delta force. the deadly battle was the first time u.s. forces have directly engaged isis fighters on the ground in iraq. in a joint operation with kurdish commandos, u.s. special operators from the delta force raided ...

Commended to go into battle -- >> they will be in harms way. i dont want anybody to be under any illusions about that. but this was an opportunity in which the capabilities we uniquely possess could have a material affect. it was the risk associated with that, there was. but again, all i can say is from the reports i have received, im immensely proud of this young man. >> i want to ask you about something else. women in combat, your decision on whether to borrow women from ground combat jobs. th...

Forces to enter the compound or being involved in the fire fight. however, when a fire fight ensued, this american did what im very proud that americans do in that situation and he ran to the sound of the guns and he stood up and all of the indications are it was his actions and that of one of his teammates that protected those who were involved in breaching the compound and made the mission a success. so thats an inherent risk that we ask people to assume. again, it wasnt part of the plan. but ...

So suggesting perhaps the president not be tone deaf, listen to what all the constituents are saying in congress because this actually had a good measure of support versus some other divisive issues. these subject. the u.s. special forces community is mourning, they lost one of their own in the first combat death in iraq since 2011. 39-year-old sergeant joshua wheeler, a veteran of 14 deployments, was killed while supporting kurdish fighters during a nighttime raid on an isis prison. how could a...

And assist and accompanying forces to enter the compound or be involved in the fire fight. however, when a fire fight ensued, this merp did what im very proud that americans do in that situation. he ran to the sound of the guns and stood up and all the indications are it was his actions and that of one of his teammates that protected those who were involved in breaching the compound and made the mission successful. so that is an inherent risk that we ask people to assume. it wasnt part of the pl...

Fighting isis. 39-year-old master sergeant joshua wheeler was shot and killkill killed in a hostage rescue mission in iraq. and tonight theyre admitting they dont even know who americas top fighters were trying to rescue when they sent them in on this mission. how did this happen? jim sciutto is "outfront" with breaking details tonight. >> reporter: faces with the first u.s. combat death in iraq in four years, pentagon secretary ash carter made clear that u.s. troops will continue to face danger...

Then they will be in harms way. theres no question about it. i dont want anybody to be under any illusions about that. but this was an opportunity in which the capabilities that we uniquely possess could have a material affect. was the risk associated with that? there was. but again, all i can say is from the reports i have received, im immensely proud of this young man. >> sir, i want to ask you about something else. the women in woman bat an your decision to bar women from some ground come pat...

Releasing new details about what was a very, very complicated operation. >> no question. and defense secretary ashton carter saying that he was proud of master sergeant joshua wheeler. he was the delta force commando killed in that raid. he said in secretary carters words that he ran to the sound of the guns. he ran into this fire fight. he lost his life for it. but secretary carter also making clear there will be other in the future other deadly risky or potentially deadly risky raids like this...

Shes going to be at least instead of relieving that pressure? talking about his policies. maybe well see her by his side >> well, obviously, were going on the trail. to be very fluid in our >> shes her own woman. response. but when youve had rioting or >> for sure. certainly a lot of news to get to on this thursday. violence in american cities, lets get right to it. youve also impos ed curfews fo i think that theres a big part of this investigation that short periods of time. was designed to...

The right way to do it. as we move forward, im interested in people are they unwilling to undo that. will people be aggressive in undoing it? neither candidate has spoken about that. will they undo it with the same force that it was done. >> you know, the activism and the organizing thats happened around civil rights, criminal justice reform, police use of force that weve seen over the last year and a half, sometimes its disruptive. sometimes its things some folks find alienating. i dont think a...