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Assist, advise role, these are combat forces going to conduct direct operations. this is no longer are we going to put boots on the ground. we are putting boots on the ground. this is not going to be in a standoff role. these are going to be combat forces. i don't know how the -- if the u.s. administration is going to spin this. they're going to say it's not a combat role. i don't know how they can do this. this represents a shift. i think it's an admission that what we're doing so far hasn't worked, and this is the next step. a lot of people are concerned that the next step, of course, is wha...

Earnest say in the briefing, i asked him specifically -- they're not going to call it a combat mission. but what i did ask him yesterday was, does that mean despite the fact you're not calling it a combat mission, will u.s. forces be involved in combat situations? he did say yes. and so what i'm telling you right now is, that between 20 and 30 is what we're hearing right now, u.s. special forces operatives will be on the ground in syria. now you're going to hear the white house say today, this is important, that this is an advise role. advise doesn't mean they're not going to be in combat situ...