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Voice, is a master card and american express. do not accept those receipts from russia. all right? that cripples them immediately and that tells putin, do it again thats whats going to happen again. thats a solution to a problem. all right? iraq, i dont know whether i would use air power but i probably. would i will tell you what, if im sitting in the oval office i have that plan already in effect because i knew this was coming: making it like a president has no idea what to do. he has these pla...

Afghanistan and pakistan. >> and what about iraq? mrs. clinton secretary of state when the president withdrew all american forces. >> i could not have predicted, however the extent to which isis could be effective in seizing cities from iraq to erase boundaries to create an islamic state. thats why its a wicked problem. >> it certainly is isis being al qaeda. >> joining us now from washington, richard good stein who advised hillary clinton in her 2008 campaign. also from d.c. christie, a democra...

Surprise. when terrorists killed four americans in benghazi, libya, america was caught by surprise. when the v.a. scandal broke in arizona, the administration was caught by surprise. thousands of children started illegally walking across the southern border it there was surprise in washington. now, with iraq on the verge of collapse, guess what? they are surprised. the president says they are working hard on the problem. >> my team is working around the clock to identify how we can provide the m...

>> no. you dont want to be in each others hair all the time because you end up fighting more, you cant do your own thing. my wife likes to do yoga, do your own thing and get back together. i think that can be good, but if this is like you take off a few weeks, thats kind of a copout, and its not really a marriage anymore. >> heather? >> i mean, i have never been married, but i would say that i would believe that talking it out is best. i mean, if you need some space, talk to each other about why...

Look, the united states has poured a lot of money into these iraqi security forces and we devote ad lot of training to iraqi security forces. the fact that they are are not willing to stand and fight and defend their posts against admittedly hardened terrorists but not terrorist who is are overwhelming in numbers, indicates that theres a problem with morale. theres a problem in terms of commitment and ultimately that is rooted in the political problems that have plagued the country for a very lo...

Stability that we need. anybody else? >> mr. president, is the syrian civil war spilling over into the iraq border -- >> i think that has been happening for some time. isil has been able to gain a foothold in syria. that is part of reason why weve been so concerned about it. that is part of the reason weve been supporting syrian opposition there. but it is a challenging problem. in iraq, the iraqi government which was initially resistant to some of our offers of help has come around to recognize...

Create a islamic state. thats why its a wicked problem. >> the u.s. has increased the number of surveillance drones it is flying over iraq at the request of the awki government. shee ate islamic leaders and bged are urging fighters to step up and defend the capital. >> live at the pentagon. we have more alarming information tonight this about a linkage with one of the taliban leaders released in the trade for american p.o.w. bowe bergdahl with the 9/11 attacks. well explain that. >> reporter: a ...

I thought it was a regional problem. i could not have predicted, however, the extent to which i.s.i.s. could be effective in seizing cities in iraq and trying to erase boundaries to create an islamic state. thats why its a wicked problem. and its a dreadful deteriorating situation. >> all right. welcome back to "morning joe." john heilemann, eugene robinson, sam stein still with us. joining us the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass who you saw interviewing hillary clinto...

Now, theyre going to be very careful to tiptoe around the idea of boots on the ground. but they have that upper hand. the liptarian wing which is actually not as isolationist as a lot of people like to paint it would engage more systemic i will. looking at the chinese menu and say what is our core strategic interest. that battle is going to play itself broadly. the problem is at the end of the day neither the bush administration nor this administration answered one fundamental question which is ...

This is the problem because were getting it way too late. now as a result we have a situation on our hands that is not okay, not acceptable. stay out of iraq. that is not what we do. you have to finish the job. if he listened to the commanders to begin with we wouldnt being in this position. he should have pressed the point at negotiating table when he had advantage to do so. >> you guys are make argument for the question i asked. maybe the president isnt telling us everything. maybe there is a ...