At 202748s dial in 8001. Republican 7488000. A 002. Send us a tweet at cspan. Or go to facebook. Com cspan. You can find more and cspan. Org. Phone lines are open so started dialing in. More about the administration. It is going beyond the special forces that are going into syria. Some numbers have it as high as 200. There is a special task force. The special forces that will be going to fight isis in iraq and syria. Well get your thoughts on that. The front page of usa today puts the number at 150. This is what they say they will be doing. The team will include intelligence and aimless and special operations troops. Often they will include a navy seals and special forces. Carter told a house that the commandos will coordinate with the Iraqi Government and fight alongside the troops. They will have intelligence gathering for forces to strike targets. They will send more special forces to fight against the islamic terrorists in syria as well. They had the initial force of allies willing to fight and take ground from the Islamic State. It was a significant deepening of the u. S. Involvement in the fight against the Islamic State. We go to new york, independent. Tell us what you think. Feeling is that after some of them isis are as radical as isis. The fact of the matter is that , but to win this battle the political solution is not yet close. This will be a complicated matter. The solution is far more remote than what people are trying to tell us. If it is that complicated, especially with russian involvement to keep them out of a proxy conflict with russia and the west making it a battleground for the next decade. Host jordan king has called this their world war iii. Do you think it is on that level . Caller it is an exaggeration, but we are creeping to that. This was a judgment call. Were are in a war that started after 9 11. We are going to the next decade. Not resolved. Yemen is in conflict. I am telling you. Host thank you. From new york. Independent. As we told you the top, the they arearliament lobbying the members of parliament to vote for striking isis and syria. They are seeking authorization for that. That is live on cspan two. As the British Parliament is ofating this, the king jordans writing in todays u. K. Telegraph tried to influence the vote. Both of these countries are working sidebyside infighting and a rock. They seek capabilities of the royal air force. They have a determined pilot. While we respect borders, terrorist do not recognize them. Large areas in syria and are establishing foot holds and africa. I do not believe our countries or the world can afford to wait much longer while we pursue a political solution in syria. This is what we have been doing. We need to work with Syrian Opposition forces. Equalwe are working with determination, we advance the political process. And willing to fight. We deserve support. Scott, in north carolina. A democrat. Good morning to you. What do you think . One caller good morning. Caller good morning. Thank you for taking the question. I question is that the Republican Congress is blocking every thing give him a mr. Desperate forward to them. It seems like they are hampering an effort to the war. I would like to see that change. Insight,uld get any wire of a blocking this war act that obama has put forward, they say they cannot understand it. What i have seen about it and everything is that it seems so simple to give obama a chance to do with the right way. It seems like there holding us back. Take a look at the language the president sent to congress in february. Cracks the authorities of the military authorization a new military authority to fight isis. The authority does not authorize the use of the armed forces during offensive Ground Combat operations. This authorization for the use of military force shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution unless it is preauthorized. Many of you may have been tuning in to cspan and seeing yesterdays hearing with ashton carter. After that committee was adjourned, the chairman of the Committee Told reporters that in that conversation he said that that his committee has had debates about the trap language that we have just read, and that in duringld define offensive Ground Combat operation. Republicans say it is up to the commanderinchief. They have a strategy, but they do not know what it is. It is up to them. They said the new speaker, paul ryan is looking at the new authorization force you fight isis. He did say that and is talking to reporters. He was also asked about what the president had to say at yesterdays hearing. Heres what he had to say. Carter described special operations troops in iraq in syria carrying out rates and capturing leaders come are those things you are ok with . Is that an escalation . Backup for one second. I am ok with it if that is part of a greater strategy for success against isis. Is that we ok with will do a little bit more this and try it. And that is the sense i get from these. I do not get that the president allows there to be a strategy for success. Has a deterrent effect up and down the chain of command. If you know you have to go all the way to the president himself to get 25 more people in iraq, does that not discourage the commanders . That is a big deal to have to go to the president and say i need 25 more people to do this. It is a micromanagement that i think has a dampening effect on the military. Chairman of the Armed Services committee after a meeting. Saying that we are at war and that the administration has decided to expand its presence in iraq and syria its fight against isis. Will get your thoughts on that. Republicans, 2027488001 democrats 2027488000 independence 2027488002. Take a look at the front page of the washington times. They said this antiterror planning began two months ago in october. It was not until two months ago that the war against Islamic State was over when youre old that the pentagon and the state department began high planning meetings to get Big Decisions on how to defeat the army in iraq and syria. Decision saidtous that striking at the main source would be financing. The complex of oil trucks heading to the black market. A cash flow that has been ongoing since august of 2014. Joan, brownsville, pennsylvania. What do you make of the steps . Caller i think it is too little too late. Are notope that they sending our troops on a Suicide Mission in not giving them enough support because they are only sending 200. If are going to get involved in this movement, we need to show our force. We have been on the sidelines way too long. People like Vladimir Putin take the lead, introduces the might that this country has. Thank you for taking my call. Host do you think we should put boots on the ground . Caller boots on the ground, have a military in the air. We do not need to go in on the ground until we have full control. Host what about casualties and Collateral Damage . Caller you know what, there will always be casualties of war. There will always be innocence and death. Isis puts their stuff next to civilians. Our military has been told not to bomb certain things because it may hurt civilians. If the civilians not do not want to be involved, they need to separate themselves or take a stand. Front page of the wall street journal. Militants are holding the city hostage. These islamic fighters are preventing civilians from fleeing the city of threatening hisill those who try after rocky forces more people ahead of independent offensive. Air droppingn leaflets since sunday morning people to get out before they launch and operation. Residents said the Extremist Group also wants to use civilians as human shields. A quote from somebody who was stuck inside. Isis has been circling us preventing us from leaving. We are desperate now. We cannot do anything. We have sick people with no medicine. What is your reaction . I feel for those people. Theyre having a tough time. But our president by pushing Climate Control and avoiding the war, avoiding helping the poor people, we do have the manpower. All he is doing is saying it is a problem of war. That is wrong for what they have in their ranks. In englishl california. Democrat. You are next. Go ahead. I think it is necessary for special forces to be going into iraq and syria. And, i believe it is a little late for just special forces. I think we need boots on the ground, i hate to say it, but i think john mccain was probably correct early on to go into syria and handle that. At this point, that is out of control. So, we no longer have much control in that area. And in iraq, i think we still have a stronghold. And takeo go in there them out and out before it gets we alsoout of hand, need United Nations totally behind us. And we also need congress all in. Because, the United States congress is playing a dangerous the trying to withhold authorization of forces and offers and money and troops. Just being all in the game. Were trying to do this now. We will not even be able to get it. Host the world section of usa today yesterday had the Islamic State said they see an opening to operate out of libya. Of the taking advantage United States leaving after what happened in benghazi. Do you make of the debates that is happening in great britain. In the parliament were David Cameron is asking for authorization to strike in syria. You know that it has not happened in congress up on capitol hill. Congress needs to get in. We need to be all in. For this. I think this is the correct time. France, and and since now their new administration, we know that. The president is in a difficult situation because he has put his hands in it. Now, there is some drawback behind what he has done. And, i think that maybe we could even get him involved. This is the time to go. The time to go is now. Obama is just going to have to eat his words. Him, andways supported withdrawing those troops out of iraq and afghanistan, the situation with isis is an uprising that is new and upcoming, and it is time to act now. Lets listen to what the defense secretary had to say three hours of testimony. He was before the house Armed Services committee about the next move by the administration. Deployedly november we Strike Forces into turkey. These and other aircraft combines improved intelligence allows us to significantly increase our airstrikes. This is the highest levels is the start of operations in august. Momentum we are sending on the president obamas orders special Operations Forces personnel to syria to support the fight against isis. Operators bring a unique set of capabilities. It will help us garner valuable ground intelligence, further dancer air campaign, and give us a little forces that will help us regain and control territory occupied by isis. Refined further opportunity to leverage such capability, we are prepared to expand it. Host the defense secretary on capitol hill talking about these special operations. Were learning that the new task force will likely expose u. S. Troops to greater danger to make harder for officials to maintain that forces remain out of combat. The president who campaigned on ending the war talks as promised that no u. S. Servicemen will return to combat. Meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry arrived in brussels. He seeks additional helped help. Described obamas military campaign as illequipped to deal with the Islamic State. But our Services Committee said we welcome the creation beside white house actions in iraq and syria and the gradual expansion of u. S. Involvement in vietnam. Steve, s, independent. What do you think you go think . Caller my take on this and my comment is that this is looking awful lot like vietnam which i live through. With cold war attitudes in the expansion in the Mission Creep in the mingling of the news. This looks exactly like vietnam. I hope everybody is very aware of the consequences and the cost it will be. I think you. Host for you, what does that mean if it looks like vietnam . The peoplehink that as citizens need to be more awake and more conscious and use their experience and their knowledge and wisdom to realize where our leaders are taking us in this mess. It is a total mouth. Why their product nato, i have no idea. Was a cold war mission, but that ended after the cold war. There is no reason turkey should be part of nato. It is a confusion of everything. Saudi arabia is the root of all of this. Theyre the ones who funded and creative this. We call the people in saudi arabia our friends. I find that confusing. Be interested in this headline, president obama yesterday in paris telling the conference he was there for the Climate Change talks. Turkey and russia putting their differences aside. He will also expressed optimism that moscow will have a shift and operations for the coming months. They said a political transition in syria will help a coalition fight the Islamic State more effectively. The president hopes for cooperation. Now, list of economic stations that will close in turkey as payback for the shootdown of one of its planes. Us that moscow might also frees the gas prices project to turkey. Lockhart, alabama. Chris, lets hear your thoughts. The shark looked you have on today. Host what you think about a rock in syria . Caller i agree that we need to bring in more people. We need to bring them into those areas because we need more security up there. Amy, new york. Democrat. How are you . Caller i believe that Congress Needs to get up and do their job and create a system if they do not like the one that is sent to them. Theyre not doing their job. Theyre just complaining and moaning about what obama is or is not doing. They are not doing their job. Lets listen to what British Parliament is saying about their debates. Let me say a word about how this process can lead to a ceasefire that will be so essential for the next stage of this clinical transition. It begins to identify the right people to put her on the table. We expect the Syrian Regime to negotiate the United Nations. Political and armed opposition positions have converged. We know the main groups and their ideas. In the coming days saudi arabia while host representatives in rio. United states will take discussions on a ceasefire. Including in the next week of the support group which we expect to take place before christmas. The aim is clear. A Transitional Government in six months, new elections in 18 months. Key elements of the deal are merging. Ceasefire, opposition groups uniting. The key players, america and russia, saudi arabia and iran and turkey all in the room together. My argument is this. Not hurt the process. It helps it. That is the eventual goal. Cameron arguing before the British Parliament for the members there to support an authorization to fight isis in syria. Take a look at the independent out of the u. K. Today. Their headline on this. David cameron yesterday just terroristot of people sympathizers. They are not happy. Referring to the labour party, corbynng run by jeremy and calling Jeremy Corbyn a terrorist sympathizer, if they do not vote to approve strikes against isis in syria. Showing Financial Times cameras is expecting to win the mandate. This came through on monday when Jeremy Corbyn the antiwar leader of the Opposition Party had a divided free vote toward several senior resignations. A significant crutch of labour mps will join the mps from the ruling conservative party. Mr. Corbyn capitulated on monday to have a ration of resignations and labor that would have undermined his grip of the party, which he has led since september. The former chair stop the War Coalition to oppose the iraq war. The labor leader is a pacifist in all but name. He believes the government has not made a convincing case for intervening. He criticized the Prime Ministers argument that there are 70,000 moderate syrian the vacuumy to fill created by military action. So, that debate is happening on cspan two. You can watch it live. We will carry it for two hours today. Thats the is taking place at 5 00 p. M. Eastern time. On authorizations to strike syria. Your thoughts this morning. Mike, pennsylvania, republican. The United States takes another step toward fighting isis. Caller i want to say that we have been watching this for years. And i think it is ridiculous. Watch,ewscast that you they show over and over again isis it goes from time to time. We have long lines of vehicles out of the middle of the desert. If we could put an airstrike on casualties in no these towns. Placesery newscast has where they filmed them like that. There in theas first drop of iraq he said there are miles of nothing. They have to travel from town to town. They cannot take them out there. Is, they called it isis at first. Isil,ent obama calls it which means the whole islamic region, instead of just iraq and syria. What does he know that he is not i know when george bush, my son was there every day, the media would say two soldiers were dead, then the next day it was five soldiers. They constantly said that. President bush come he grieved every dead soldier whenever they came back to america. They showed him at the hospital visiting. Weve never seem president obama, i have yet to see him on the news visiting a dead soldier or visiting our wounded that come back. I do not know what is going on. He dide have said that visit walter reed on multiple occasions. He visited people who were wounded and war in iraq an