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Defining strategy of the obama era is heavy use of special forces, the rise of targeted killing, all this has really depended on special forces. what is the white house thinking theyre going to do with these military advisers? >> the plan is twofold and to the extent we can call it a plan is somewhat of a term were going to use rather loosely. the first thing theyre going to do, we understand from where theyre going. theyre going to go to baghdad. theyre going to embed with essentially high-leve...

Military needs. open question. if the u.s. military could not over 12 years adequately prepare the iraqi military for a threat like this, what are we really going to do this time around? second thing theyre going to do is collect situational intelligence, possibly northern iraq as well to spot for air strikes. >> brandon, this point you just said about fraying at the edges, i mean, do you think its the case that the nature of the performance of special forces operators during this period of war,...

Theyre going to go to baghdad. theyre going to embed with essentially high-level iraqi military command units and theyre going to essentially format the defense of baghdad. thats really looking to be primarily what theyre going to do and as well sort of look so see what the else the iraqi military needs. open question. if the u.s. military could not over 12 years adequately prepare the iraqi military for a threat like this, what are we really going to do this time around? second thing theyre goi...

Agenda. jonathan martin, let me be a bit of a contrarian. could the biggest winner be the house speaker john boehner? the tea party doesnt like him. eric cantor who was angling for boehners job is gone. it looks like kevin mccarthy is going to be number two. >> kevin mccarthy also angling for boehners job. >> not as quickly or as openly. if john boehner wants to keep his job after this year its certainly good news for him. thats still the open question. is john boehner coming back next year? bey...

Some feel that eric cantor might run as a write-in candidate in the general election. do you think he will? >> reporter: unlikely. ive been waved off that. eric cantor is meeting with his staff as we speak here in the capitol to go over all of his options but im told thats pretty unlikely. hes in a republican district. it is possible. it is legal to do that. it would be very tough haul and it would be especially as a party leader probably something hes not interested in. the question were lookin...

This states history. and because of your hard work, because of your dedication, we sit here tonight leading a 42-year incumbent. >> meanwhile cochran who serve ed in the house or senate since 1972 didnt speak publically on tuesday night fueling he might drop out instead of risking a defeat in the run-off. but hes back on the campaign trail. they still hope the baggage will lead republican voters to turn away from him. the open question of the investigation into the bizarre nursing home episode w...

Bonuses this year? were going to give the funding to the pool? would people be arrested? would the fbi kick in the v.a.s door? pretty ridiculous and gross mismanagement of the v.a. >> shinseki could have taken his little pen and said you know what? the bonuses arent going to come this year. we have a little problem with the funding we are going to give it to the guys. >> wouldnt that be a strong leadership move. >> im asking. >> yes. >> could he not have done that. >> they can move the funds. >>...

As the country continues to mourn the loss of great maya angelou, we are reminded of her work, not as a poet and play right, analyst and political philosopher. in 1982, merv griffin, posed an interesting, open question to maya angelou, what do you find disturbing? she drew a line from the humanitarian priorities of the new deal to what she saw as the decline of the status of the poor in ronald reagans america. >> what do you find disturbing these days? >> oh, my dear. >> huh? >> oh, our country ...

What they cant admit and ad bit what they cant deny. he cant deny he shot her. the bullets came from his gun in his home with his fingerprints on it. one thing, the only thing he can deny this element of intent. the problem is it doesnt pass the common sense test. >> i disagree. i dont they have the prosecution has met their burden. they have the burden to prove he acted with intent. we all know he shot her. the question is why. was it with intent or self-defense? i think something in the middle...

Monday night. riots break out after the mens basketball team won the ncaa mens tournament. days earlier, university of ken stuck students took to the streets after the wildcats made it to the title game. they later lost. this violent sell breaks for even no reason. there wasnt a basketball game to talk about. the school officials had to cancel the celebration. what is going on? dr. chuck williams, is psychologist now teaching at drexel university. jedediah bila, fox news contributor and former h...