Do two jobs. You are done. No longer. We need one more. Thats it for us. This is a fox news alert. Im bret baier in washington. President obama says he wants to show the world that america is united in its fight against isis terrorists. But in asking a divided congress for a use of force authorization the president was much more definitive about what he does not want to do, send Ground Troops, establish a time table get in a prolonged conflict than what he does, use air support and if necessary special forces. In a poll taken before todays announcement almost three out of four people say the president does not have a Clear Strategy for defeating isis. All of this comes as one of the
self proclaimed Success Stories descends into more chaos as the u. S. Embassy closed down fighters have driven vehicles abandoned by the staff. President obama making his pitch for a new authorization for military force with what can only be dubbed the obama doctrine. Isil is going to lose. Bold declarations coupled with vague language about how to get there. On one hand ruling out enduring Ground Forces while leaving the ground ajar. I would be prepared to order our special forces to take action because i will not allow these terrorists to have a safe haven. So we need flexibility but we also have to be careful. Republicans say the mix of caution and aggression leaves them wondering if there is a plan to win. The president s point is he wants to dismantle isis. I havent seen a strategy yet. Exhibit a may be yemen, the country where the president touted the fight against al qaeda as a success but it is now in shambles. The u. S. Embassy was closed. In a scene reminiscent of militants taking over a u. S. Compound in libya, rebels in yemen today seized more than 25 u. S. Embassy vehicles and had u. S. Marines hand over their weapons while at the white house tried to change the definition of success to pressuring al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. Because of willingness to order u. S. Military operations in that region we have succeeded in applying significant pressure to the aqap leadership operating in yemen. Reporter the hint of the president stopping but not defeating al qaeda which may explain the poll showing 68 saying he should be tougher on islamic extremists. As for defeating isis 60
believe it will require Ground Troops. 23 say air strikes alone. 17 are unsure. The president made clear again he wants Ground Troops supplied by partners like jordan and caps the u. S. Air campaign at three years. It is not reauthorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. Reporter as he claimed al kidae al qaeda was on the run he said isis is being pounded. Earnest said yes . Intentionally so. His point was it is vague enough to give the commander in chief flexibility but democrats are complaining that leaves the door open. Republicans are complaining that this ties the hands of the president and the next president on Ground Troops. That is why the president doesnt have votes on either side yet. Live on the north lawn. The isis threat has the president reconsidering his exit strategy for afghanistan. Chief washington correspondent james rosen has that story tonight. He campaigned on it and finally last december seemed as though president obama was delivering on his promise. This month americas war in afghanistan will come to a responsible end. Reporter now senior aides have confirmed at the request of the Afghan Government the president is rethinking his plans for withdrawing the 10,000 u. S. Troops still in afghanistan. The present time table calls for only 5,500 to remain in theater by years end. The president throughout that time has preserved for himself the flexibility to respond to security situation on the ground. Reporter over 13 years the u. S. Has lost 2,200 troops in the afghan war. The Security Force has complete responsibility for safe guarding the country. Those americans who stay will
conduct Counter Terrorism operations and train, advise and assist afghan forces. While casualty rates are high there is no doubt about the afghan willingness to fight and die for their country. Reporter at the Senate Armed ServicesCommittee Top former officials warned about the perils of withdrawal. My sense is that in 2016 is too soon to assume that the Afghan NationalSecurity Forces will be capable enough, that we can afford to withdraw all of our forces from the field. To draw down to a certain number and then to draw down to basically after office in an embassy tells our adversaries how long they have to hold out before they have to field to
themselves. Lawmakers emphasize the u. S. Mission in afghanistan has by no means been a failure noting the number of School Children have surged and girls accounting for 40 of the students and women compromising 40 of the countrys teachers. Joining us to discuss this further is house arms Services Committee chairman. Lets start with the aumf. As it is now will this pass . I dont think so but our job is to hold hearings and dig down and understand it. I think there is a lot of concern, though, that it is crafted more to thread a political needle rather than really win and get a job done. What is the biggest problem . The biggest problem are the restrictions it places. There are all these words enduring offensive Ground Combat operations which cannot be done. So if you are a troop in the field with all of the bullets flying you got to have your lawyers next to you to figure out is this offensive or not . Is this enduring or not . Is this Ground Combat or not . It ties the hands of our troops which is what im more concerned about than tying hands of future president s. There is a three year sunset provision as you mentioned that prohibits enduring combat operations. It authorizes this force against isil or associated persons and takes the place of the 2002 aumf. It repeals that in iraq and leaves the other authorization. You are saying enduring grounds operation part is the biggest part for you. How would that work in the field . If by contrast they are going after the front next door in syria then they dont have this restriction. If somebody said this is really rather than a brigade of troops
going after t more like a brigade of lawyers going after our troops. From the democrats point of view there is no appetite to put Ground Troops in a combat operation in another country in the middle east. And you look at polls around the country, thats what it says. This doesnt prevent them from using specialops forces on the ground with indigenous forces . I think that is true. Again, what it does prevent is offensive versus defensive that is kind of hard to tell when you are in the middle of a fire fight what is Ground Combat operations. The white house lawyers admit none of the terms have precedent. This is completely new ground that will have to be broken to figure out what is proper and what is allowed and what is not. I worry about putting our troops in that position when they are risking their lives. When they say it is purposely fuzzy and flexible do you think the administration will be flexible with how it is phrased as you try to move this across the finish line in congress . Its a great question. I mentioned they are trying to thread a political needle. If there are alternative ways to accomplish it or other versions will they be willing or are they insisting on their wording . We dont know the answer. What we are going to do is we are going to have hearings and talk to lawyers and military people. We are going to thoroughly dig into all of the issues including the ones you mentioned whether there is really a strategy to accomplish any of this or not. We will see what the result of that is. As u. S. Personnel are being moved out of yemen you have talked about this a few weeks ago about the concerns there. Your assessment of what is happening there and the fallout . Bottom line is increased danger to the United States homeland because over the past several years the most serious threats to our homeland have
come from al qaeda in yemen. And now a substantial amount of our presence is gone. There is less pressure on them. That makes it easier for them to plot and plan against us. We dont have an embassy in libya and somalia and syria . In each of those places they are a hot bed of terrorism that is growing and fermenting and there is not a plan to get back. Remember yemen was president obamas success story. It doesnt look good. If you were to bet how long this is going to take to get the aumf through what would you say . I dont know. We have been in combat operations for months before the president ever set this up. We are going to be deliberate about it. I think it is going to take a matter of weeks to have some hearings to fully explore it. Then depending on what we figure out the votes would come after that. Thanks for the time. Thanks for having me. Three, two, one, zero. And lift off. The falcon takes flight propelling to deep space. Moments ago the launch of the privately funded spacex rocket. It will be on its journey to a point about a million miles from earth. From there it will monitor solar outbursts. The solar powered discover satellite is about the size of a refrigerator. It weighs about 1,300 pounds. Its great to watch. Up next, is president obama trying to tax and regulate your internet . Well explain. First here is what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering. In raleigh trying to determine whether the death of three muslims was a hate crime. Police say three were shot to death by a neighbor following a long running dispute about parking. A Facebook Page apparently belonging to suspect craig hix describes him as a supporter of the trial of the man accused of killing chris kyle and his friend. Defense Attorney Says shortly before he was killed kyle texted his friend this dude is straight up nuts. Kyle was the subject of the book and movie american sniper. This is a live look at chicago from fox 32. The big story there tonight Little League international has stripped Jackie Robinson west of its national title. An investigation said to have reviewed the chicago team had falsified boundaries to get ineligible players. Thats tonights live look outside the beltway from special report. Well be right back. You cant predict the market. But
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