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Forward politically today. we dont want to commit military forces and risk lives and the treasure of the nation if we dont know what the end state is. the problem in iraq was we didnt have an end state. we hadnt done our political thinking to get it through. this is the time to put this together. so its easy to focus on the military but its not the right answer at this point. the question is whats the political shape and thats what the jousting is going on in vienna, thats the jousting going on ...

Its understanding where you can put boots on the ground effectively to create a front. and right now syria is simply not a place we can do that. im not saying we should not have military activities within syria. im talking about when it comes to military commitment on the part of the united states and putting ground troops in the only viable place that i can see right now is in iraq. we have the peshmerga who are willing to fight if we could give them sufficient arms. weve seen already they took...

Doesnt there need to be some kind of a change, some kind of a shift in the anti-isis strategy of the united states? heres my back and forth with the secretary of state. now that theyre committing these mass attacks outside of the border, they are changing their modus operandi. dont we have to change? doesnt the united states have to change -- >> what does that mean when you say we have to change? most americans do not want and dont think its necessary to be sending massive numbers of american to...

Republicans. but republicans have been more vocal today. >> a lot of the republicans especially running for president. you start with jeb bush. jeb bush had some supportive words for the president but also he says, he is glad that president obama has dropped his plan to abandon the region entirely. if he is truly committed to fighting terrorism and securing a stable afghanistan, he shouldnt shortchange where our military commanders have said they need to complete the mission. marco rubio also we...

Essentially the end of the world, this iran will now have a nuclear weapon and that war is upon us. >> well theres an assuming out there that some people have that iran is s irrational regime waiting to destroy the united states or israel. i spent a lot of my career trying to thwart the iranians but i think theyre rational. were a lot stronger than they are. if we can stand up to them with a strong deterrent by strengthening our relationship with israel and also strengthening our military commit...

Policymakers decisions have caused. it is making us less safe, jeopardizing our security. >> all right. mark fallon, thank you for your insight. i sure appreciate it. >> youre very welcome. this hour in washington, the u.s.-led fight against isis is in the crosshairs. were get an an update on what many americans fear can be end up in another open-ended war. the senate foreign relations committee is meeting right now. a formal declaration would place time limits on military commitment. elsewher...

Can make progress there. that should just tell us alone we can have an idea where the president -- saying basically im not making a major military commitment until they know a political commitment can happen. if maliki can be that guy. politically, andrea, there may not be a more important voice that was uttered today, if you are the white house, than what dai david petraeus said, backing up the presidents position which is im not doing anything here until that political process, until maliki so...

>> i think we do have intelligence. its not to say you can stop it because you know its coming. >> why is it surprise? why dont we anticipate anything? >> what are you going to do with crimea. once you anticipate it you can stop it. >> he didnt even know about it until they did it? >> i think they have a very clear idea. the cia director was on the ground in the ukraine with the next week. we know whats going on. >> i dont think you can blame our intelligence. >> you can say juan doesnt surprise...

One of the things you reacted to is you will most likely be put on this list of americans that will be sanctioned by vladimir putin, and youre fine with that? >> im just fine with that. my mother was born in lithuania and the baltics were held captive for decades by the soviets. when putin tries to show this growth in empire by invading the republic or georgia or ukraine, you bet were going to speak out. if that makes him angry, so be it. >> i know you just recently got back from a bipartisan de...

>> are you -- there was some thought that engous king, whoever was in the majority is who he would caucus would. would you say something like that if youre running -- >> my real desire is to get a commitment to real roll call votes. for example, real tax reform, which would mean some increases on taxes for the very wealthy, as well as repealing certain deductions. number two, ending our overseas military commitment to intervening everywhere, a real vote on that. im for protecting our citizens. i...