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We dont agree and were not going to fund that operation. so the intel communicatety has a collaborative process with tin tell community. i think what senator john mccain is doing here, as the war expands and theres more authority, the require will require more information. >> theres a lot of americans that probably never heard of niger until they found out four americans have died there. is that appropriate? are we overextended if were at the point that americans are dieing in countries most peo...

Overly restrictive. i think it denied us ability to engage the enemy effectively and aggressively. the war is morphing. were going to see more actions in africa, not less. youre going to see more aggression by the united states towards our enemies, not less. youre going to have decisions being made not in the white house but out in the field. and i support that entire construct. so the rules of engagement are going to change when it comes to counterterrorism operations. were going to move to sta...

They pledge allegiance to isil and other groups by the day. so its just impractical, and i think unconstitutional for the congress to make that decision. having said that, when you designate somebody an individual or a group, you need to inform us because then we have the ability to say we dont agree and were not going to fund that operation. so the intel community has a collaborative process with the leaders of the intel committee. i think what senator mccains trying to do here is as the war ex...

I would like to know, are there 1,000 soldiers in niger. what are they do something if we dont like what theyre doing, then we would cease funding the 1,000 in niger. thats the way the system works. to the american people. the war is headed to africa. its beginning to morph as we suppress the enemy in the mid ease, theyre going to move. theyre not going to quit. so president obama set up a precedence there. in yemen, theres no government to work with. the general idea, were not going to a countr...

Team to determine who enemy threats -- who falls into the category of being a threat to the united states and what military response to come up with to meet that threat. its up to congress to have oversight over these operations. if we dont like what theyre doing, we can cut off funding. so as you expand the places we go, as you give more authority to designate terrorist groups and more authority outside the white house into the field, its important to keep the congress more informed because if ...

Graham in front of the flag because the senator wanted better optics. now lets listen. >> all right. what was today about? today was about receiving information about niger but it was more than that for me. heres what the men people need to know. the counter terrorism rules under president obama i thought were overly restricted, they denied us the ability to basically engage the enemy effectively and aggressively. the war is morphing. youll see more actions in africa, not less. youll see more ag...

America, this war is getting hot in places its been cool. we have to go where the enemy takes us. >> the white house press secretary said it was highly inappropriate to get in a debate with a four star general. do you agree with that? >> no, not in america. [inaudible] >> shes not a big fan of the president. to her credit, she was in the car with the president. i think she started -- i would never do that. if i were in the car with the family and the president -- if president obama was calling, ...

Deal. iran has said, if the president decides to scrap the deal, as far as iran is concerned, the deal is busted. so were in a different stage, a heightened stage of hostility. and these flash points, be it in yemen where theres a proxy war going on between saudi arabia, which is backed by the united states and other forces in yemen, which are backed by iran in syria, where there are iranian militias, you have to look at kurdistan, backed by the united states, also iran on the opposite side of t...

Act immediately so we can save lives. >> congressman, thank you so much for coming on and being the eyes and ears on the ground and so sorry to hear what has happened to your family and everyone there. >> thank you for the coverage because if it wasnt for you, the situation will be much, much worse. thank you, and on behalf of my community, the puerto rican people, american citizens, we thank you for this type of coverage. >> thank you, congresswoman. well stay in touch. thank you so much. a l...

Thats trump. current polling shows roy moore ahead. what does a moore victory mean for the president and the republican party? im joined by our panel, iyamice al cinder, david cagney and sharon pettypiece. yamiche, i guess the president will wake up tomorrow morning with a new bedfellow, someone to his right. >> this is essentially a proxy war for what donald trumps base is really going to be about. so theres this idea that president trump kind of awakened the sleeping giant and he has this new ...