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Matters. i think its inappropriate to attack. i dont think calling somebody out for their bad record or what they are doing is unpresidential or inappropriate. you saw the impact trump had on kasich with the lehman brother association. if you cant confront marco rubio, how are you going to confront vladimir putin? >> thank you all. we could go on forever. >> and we will. >> and we will. now in a stunning reversal, the obama administration says it will send u.s. special operators into syria on ...

Of what is happening. we arent talking unifor parts landing somewhere. we are talking about what the mission is of these individuals who will go there. i think there is an attempt to portray people who are in combat on the ground. when you have large forces there, thats a combat force. they conduct operations. they go after the enemy. in this case, special operators are advisers. they are helping knit together a very strange patchwork of not only sunni-arab coalition but also kurdish fighters. s...

Analyst mark hertling. first. lets get to the basic ws here, when we say they will be adviseing and assisting. who will they be advising and assisting. i think there are groups the u.s. doesnt know as much about it as it would like. >> thats true, when you take a lack at northern syria, very different from iraq t. advise and assist roles were to train a large formation of iraqi soldiers to go after isis in anbar and northern iraq. in syria, what you are talking about, consider this, are you in a...

To find these guys are not just sitting back smoking and joking. these are going to be some pretty serious professional special operators, the best people we have. this is not 18, 19-year-old kids. these are our pros. this is what they do. theyre comfortable with it. theyre really good at it. and i have high confidence that they will be a beneficial additive to our fight against isis. it remains to be seen if they need some additional folks to be in there with them. >> is that imminent, addition...

I think its inappropriate to attack. i dont think calling somebody out for their bad record or what they are doing is unpresidential or inappropriate. you saw the impact trump had on kasich with the lehman brother association. if you cant confront marco rubio, how are you going to confront vladimir putin? >> thank you all. we could go on forever. >> and we will. >> and we will. now in a stunning reversal, the obama administration says it will send u.s. special operators into syria on the groun...

>> reporter: the reason i ask is because theres a distinction, i think you would acknowledge, between raids which you have said have occurred, and the permanent positioning of u.s. special operators. theres a difference, correct? >> i certainly wouldnt describe it as permanent. >> reporter: so its not an in and out operation? >> stipulating that i would not describe it as permanent, i would acknowledge that there is a difference. it reflects the intensification of those elements of our strategy ...

Are a number of details about this the decision that im not in a position to discuss in this p public setting to primarily inshurna the special operators can do their work as safely as possible, acknowledging that this is a very dangerous part of the world. >> you mentioned the call of the president and prime minister abate intensifying the support for the islamic state there, and will that include the future of more special operations forces, and any talk of sending or intensifying that report ...

Potentially these could get assistance as well and pressure isis to its western front, around a town called marea as well. the biggest question is who precisely are they assisting who arent the kurdish ypg forces? the phrase syrian arab coalition, thats used here a lot. we really dont know what groups there are. you have to remember, the u.s. tried for nearly every year, spent half a billion dollars to train rebelles, a proxy force. that failed. they got 55 together. they had to scrap the plan a...

Cover. >> what has been under way for more than a year now is u.s. military pilots and coalition military pilots taking air strikes in coordination with local forces that are fighting on the ground. so that kind of air cover is something that local opposition forces have already benefited from, but in terms of -- >> reporter: so it would not be denied? >> for operational questions like this i would refer tyou to the department of defense. we have made clear they will have the equipment they need...

You remember when facing mounting civilian casualties from the endless syrian civil war in 20 13rks the president announced the beginning of u.s. military action there in syria. president obama promised at the time as you recall that there would be no u.s. ground troops involved. >> many of you have asked, wont this put us on a slippery slope to another war? my answer is simple. i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. >> today the white house announcing that there will soon be u.s....