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Them to four operating bases, that really doesnt give you much force in the training, advise and assist. >> well turn to syria now. russia launching as many air strikes in syria in one day as the u.s.-led coalition is carrying thought a month. the russian defense ministry says it flew 32 sorties in the patz 24 hours, hitting an isis command center near aleppo and other targets. iran has deployed as many as one thousand ground forces in syria. for more, lets bring in jill dougherty in moscow. she...

Will get a taste of home while theyre on duty. pizza for patriots will deliver thousands of pizzas to troops as a big show of appreciation this fourth of july. joining me is mark evans, a retired master sergeant and the founder of pizza for patriots. thank you for being here. its such a wonderful thing you do. how many pizzas are you going to deliver today? >> 5,000 in afghanistan and a thousand in kuwait. >> thats extraordinary. they go to these two places. they go from the operating bases? >> ...

Intelligence and networks that took years to compile. really understand who are the key value people that we need to target here. thats going to take time to build up with isis. >> so thats not going to happen overnight. >> no. we try to get an understanding of who this organization is and what the connections are, what the flows are, what the logistics flows are between there and back into syria. i think thats what theyll be building is this intelligence picture. >> patrick, is there a neat div...

American combat troops are not going to be fighting in iraq again. >> were talking about 300 advisers going, but no ground troops. and doubtful that air strikes will be happening. what does that do militarily to whats happening over there when the commander in chief says, hey, we are not coming? >> well, it really -- you know, i think most americans see this and the president said himself, theres no military solution in iraq. its a political one. so we send 300 of our nations best, the navy s.e....

Pakistan. and there are three primary bases, two are main operating bases and one is a satellite base that could handle this aircraft in the pakistani air force. there are other falcon bases, but ill talk about that later. >> so your theory, and im interpreting here that this is based on information you are putting together, that would explain away the transponder purposely being turned off, and other communications being turned off, that would explain the ping that lasted up to seven hours late...

Obama looks in history or how he vindicates a program that he had made in the past. he looks at that and says the americans will be gone for sure one way or the other. im going to be here and i dont want to be lynched like the last soviet dictator. >> what becomes of the agreement that weve not yet been able to get signed between the u.s., afghanistan, our soldiers left there? >> and what happens if we sign it? its an enormous country. well have 10,000 troops there. one or more operating bases. ...

No, you dont unless you do something. shut your pie hole. do something. its called pizzas 4 patriots. they delivered fresh dry iced frozen pizzas to iraq and afghanistan. not just for bases but for operating bases out in apache country. >> very cool. how do they find them? >> what do you mean? >> how did people find pizza 4 patriots? >> go to the -- >> why do i bite on this? >> pizzas 4 patriots.com. master sergeant mark evans. retired air force guy. hes awesome. >> thank you for walking me thro...

Four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the soldiers are, there are 90,00...

150 pallets, as tall as i am, four feet wide by four feet wide, three different flight segments from chicago to cincinnati and had to be reiced because of the temperature, could camp bagram and camp leather neck and the operating bases and, they go into their storage facilities and prepare it for the troops on the fourth of july. >> governor huckabee: and, you probably set it in the sun and it would almost cook itself. >> yes. >> governor huckabee: so, you will deliver this actually to where the...

Announced after panetta left that the u.s., had he demanded that the u.s. withdraw from all villages in afghanistan by mid next year. >> and, of course, he waited until panetta had left. but you have only villages. how do you withdraw from villages and still complete the mission? >> thats a very good question. at first, the pentagon said, well, actually were not that far part. were on the same page. if you press them and asked how can you continue counter insurgency which is working among the lo...