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Pressure to re-evaluate or rethink his strategy there? with regards to isil? >> as with any military effort there will be days of progress and periods of setback. the isil efforts to take over ramadi is a setback. but i think this illustrates how important it is for us to maintain some perspective on this. >> is the president frustrated with whats happened in ramadi? >> jim, what i can say, the president is mindful that this is not a short-term proposition. >> would you say overall the strategy ...

Lets turn to iraq and fall for ramadi called a setback from the obama administration. we saw a reaction from the president, saying if the iraqis are not willing to fight for the security of their country we cannot do that for them. joining me now from capitol hill is california congressman ed royce, first a reaction to the presidents comments. >> well it is a true statement that iraqis have to bewilling and able to defend themselves and their citizens. at the same time we in the united states ne...

Are we go to light our hair on fire every time there is a setback? and some gop presidential candidates are floating the idea of boots on the ground. and jeb bush who mishandled questions about iraq. here is what he had to say. >> isis did not exist when my brother was president. al qaeda in iraq was wiped out when my brother was president. there were mistakes made in iraq for sure but the surge created a fragile, but stable iraq. >> reporter: in the speech on climate change to coast guard gradu...

Ancient city of palmayra with artifacts dating back thousands of years now largely in the hands of isis. experts fear a repeat of scenes like this in iraq when isis destroyed museum antiquities. >> were concerned about this, obviously. it has been caught in a crossfire for some time. >> the pentagon insists its anti-isis strategy is not changing. it will train iraqi troops. there will be no u.s. forces in combat on the ground. >> what this looks like, in fact, on the ground is containment. but t...

Of president obama. they claim his failed foreign policies a problem for the u.s. they are looking to bring troops to the battle field. we have more from the white house correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: president obama meets with the key ally in the muslim world. the white house is signaling it is open to minor changes to the isis plan but that is not enough for the presidents critics who insist he is losing the battle. senator john mccain slammed the president for the city of ramadi failu...

Sunni men to have the equipment they needed and lastly we wrnlt up with the air strikes as requested. a little more than two a day average from what i saw over the last couple weeks of the air campaign. so there was a critique about u.s. air support and we dont have any forward deploy personnel to assist on making sure those air strikes hit the isis targets. so theres a little bit of criticism to go around here. >> and certainly has been frustration on capitol hill that the administration is not...

Equipment is setback for the united states and further undermines our credibility as a reliable strategic partner in the region. yet the obama administration seems unwilling or unable to grasp the strategic significance. >> nbc foreign correspondent joins us now to talk more about this. the president says i dont think were losing. is a policy change needed now especially with the fact isis is taking up more geography? >> certainly if not policy change, a tactical approach is considered. its one ...

At the feet of president obama. they claim his failed foreign policies is making the world a more dangerous place. they are even considering a plan to return u.s. ground troops to the iraq battle field. lets get more from jim acosta. >> reporter: christine, president obama meets with the president of tunisia today. a key ally here. the white house is signaling it is open to minor changes to the isis plan. that is not enough for the critics who say he is losing the battle. senator john mccain is ...

Its fighters going door to door beheading government loyalists. united nations fearing they will destroy the citys 2,000-year-old ruins. isis controls now more than half of syria and isis is also advancing in iraq pushing out of the captured city of ramadi on the road towards baghdad as frightened refugees pour into the capital under harsh criticism from lawmakers, president obama calls ramadi a setback but says he doesnt think the u.s. is losing the war against isis. i want to go live now to cn...

>> yeah i think overall, yes. are we going to light our hair on fire every time there is a set back? >> light our hair on fire every time theres a setback. this is not the first time the administration has dismissed ramadis importance. you may remember this. >> the city itself is not symbolic in anyway its not been declared part of the califate on one hand or central to the future of iraq, but we want to get it back. the issue is not brick and mortar its about defeating isil. i would much rather...