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>> ive -- i would acknowledge that we have seen a setback in ramadi. i think you could accurately characterize the situation in palmyra as a setback. >> but president obama told the "atlantic" that the broader fight is headed in the right direction "i dont think were losing against isis. were eight months into what weve always anticipated to be a multiyear campaign." thats despite the fact that the islamic state are on the move again, seize ago small town just east of ramadi overnight. joining m...

Effective or ramadi wouldnt have fallens so. so iffy want the indigenous population to rise up and take on some of this theyve got to know somebodys got their back. some rests with iraqi security forces as general dempsey said drove out, and gave up. those are not forces that the u.s. trained. so theres a bunch of problems here. theres a lack of u.s. training, as phil says its not fast enough. whether thats in iraq or syria, and the level of effort were putting in including with the air strikes,...

There are some 300 workers on land water, and in the air. the activity on the water seems to have moved down the coast a little towards santa barbara. thats 20 miles away. coast guard helicopters churning overhead as well. this is going to go on for a while. thomas? >> scott thanks so much. president obama is defending his strategy against isis in a new interview. this come miss the wake of isis capture of two more major cities. in particular ramadi a short distance from baghdad. in an intervi...

Predicted ramadi would be back in iraqi hands within days.. well, maybe not so fast. today a senior state department official called the situation in ramadi a serious setback and said nobody is kidding themselves about it. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> so all of this has a lot of questions being asked right now if the u.s. should be reviewing its strategy in the entirety for defeating isis. i asked cnn military analyst general mark hurdly about that just a short time ago. >> i actually th...

>> speaking at a hearing about isis, senator john mccain also called ramadi a setback but lashed out at the obama administration. >> the fall of rapped ramadi and capture of isil of american-supplied military equipment is another setback for the united states and further undermines our credibility as a reliable strategic partner in the region. yet, the obama administration seem unwilling or unable to grasp the strategic significance. >> joining me on set, nbc news chief foreign correspondent ric...

Resources. new video released today showing them at a gas field, 50 kilometers northeast of paulmira, the white house says it has no plans to change anything in its war against isis there have been areas of setback, too, that doesnt mean that the strategy needs to be discarded. >> reporter: obama former defense secretary says he ought to reconsider. >> i think that they do need to at least revisit the rules of engagement for our troops. . >> lets bring in retired fwrig deer general, deputy of op...

As you mentioned, politicians of all colors saying they want to vote yes for this while the catholic church and other protestant churches in ireland saying they think that it should be a no vote. >> amazing to see how this plays out in ireland. thank you. the president says in a new interview, "we are not losing against isis." this interview with "the atlantic" conducted a day after isis took over the city of ramadi, which lies due west of baghdad. in the interview, obama calls this a tactical...

Go. who is he going to call? hes too scary to be around. >> thank you, appreciate it. president obama is defending his strategy against isis in a new interview. the interview comes in the wake of isis capture of two major cities in particular ram aideaide -- ramadi, a short distance from baghdad. president obama tells "the atlantic," "i dont think were losing." he says later, "theres no doubt there was a tactical setback, la ramadi had been vulnerable for a long time." moment ago the white hou...

Straight to it. >> reporter: bush secretary of defense seems to have a take. >> a lot of american blood sthed in ramadi. to have it in the hands of isis is hard to characterize other than a major setback. >> reporter: president obama is trying to do just that calling the victory a mere tactical setback. in an interview with jeffrey goldberg today. here are the facts. in just over a year isis planted its infamous black flag acrossever-expanding territory. in iraq fallujah mosul, second largest ci...

Been, saying we reject that attempt. >> they were totally unsympathetic. now, you look at muhammad and some of the positions they have muhammad and some people are going to get extremely upset about it. now, im not the only one and im not the only conservative republican that feels this way. theyre lucky to be alive. why with all the problems we have why taunt? >> what do you make of what we see now? the white house is saying, the administration is saying were taking care of isis this is a setba...