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East. iraqi and kurdish forces backed by u.s. air strikes started the campaign to take mosul back from the islamic state. the u.s. sees it as a test of the iraqis' ability to defeat the islamic state and also the ability to do that without a massive u.s. troop presence on the ground. clinton has been definitive in this campaign about ruling out putting a large-scale u.s. force on the ground in iraq or syria, but the feasibility of that position if she wince will be put to a test in the mosul campaign. >> if there are gains sustaining falls to the next president. >> over the weekend, john, a st...

2012 promises to be -- >> we definitely had an extreme weather year in 2011. doesn't mean we'll see another in 2012. important to be prepared and right now our biggest effect is lake-effect snow. >> all the more apropos for your book coming out in 2012. >> yeah, less than a month away. >> happy new year. it's going to be a great year for you and everybody else too. happy new year at home. that's going to do it for me. much more coming up with natalie allen in for don lemon. have a great week. ♪ [ slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. ca...