Mission Temporary News Today

>> so, were there to assure our allies and to reinforce our ironclad commitment to our europe european allies, we cannot anticipate the future. we hope our presence will assure our allies that were committed to a safe and stable europe. >> reporter: these soldiers are headed to europe. they dont have a time line as to when theyll be able to return home. the pentagon is calling this mission temporary, but its not ruling out that they might send even more troops. 8500 of them aside from these 3,00...

When theyll be able to return home. the pentagon is calling this mission temporary. its not ruling out they might send even more troops. 8,500 of them. aside from the 3,000 on heightened alert there. at the ready. for any order from the president and the pentagon. >> joining me now. lieutenant general. the former commanding general of u.s. army europe. and the seventh army and cnn military analyst. a man who knows this potential battlefield well, you have the u.s. saying the russian president ha...