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Will we see a slide toward more troop commitments overseas? >> i think the secretary has laid out that he has a very specific footprint that he wants to put over there right now which involves the -- bringing in several hundred more troops. but to do more offensive operations. we already have a pretty big foot print there right now with people who are doing training missions. we may need to expand the training mission in order for those forces, the iraqi, kurdish and other forces to link up with...

Armed american drones flying over baghdad to protect advisors on the ground. their mission is said to be defensive, any offensive strikes would need authorization from president bush and a u.s. warship carrying marines has been redirected to the persian gulf. that is eight naval ships on stand by. the prime minister of iraq slammed the u.s. for fighter jets that could have stopped advance for isis. he is buying them from russia instead. all of this as new allegations of atrocities are coming to ...

Look at this and see how -- what it is we want to do with these memos. but you have to understand that we are talking about things that are -- that go into really kind of how we conduct our offensive operations. >> right. exactly. they go into how you conduct your offensive operations. thats the thing we want to know about. >> this memo, the memo doesnt seem to be classified. the writer is marked confidential, but not classified. why not release that to the general public? you said you can only ...

Even members of congress on the oversight committee have not seen the original memo. holder was quizzed about that issue yesterday. >> why not release the memos. youre a driving force behind releasing the bush administrations torture membero. why arent you a force for this? >> well, i mean, well have to look at this and see how -- what it is we want to do with these memos, but you have to understand that we are talking about things that are -- that go into really kind of how we conduct our offen...

Askarface, colonel. >> reporter: you look at the guys, and these are absolutely amazing pilots. they provide direct support for these marines on the ground, the u.s. air force rescue helicopters, and anybody else in -- who needs close air support. bill: and colonel how is it going out there? >> bill... bill... what we have... getting ready for some major offensive operations, in southern afghanistan. and afghan army is being... [audio problems]. british soldiers, danish soldiers, and they are ge...

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