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Him some time ago? >> the messaging is effective. they've been very good at that. talk to u.s. officials charged with countering that messaging and they'll tell you about the real challenge of countering the appeal of that call to action. so i think it doesn't necessarily matter of its final impact whether it's audio or video. it's a call to action for people who are ready o to listen. >> gayle, let's talk about "ashley's war." your book is about a little-known program that recruited women for the war in afghanistan? >> yes the idea was women could bring something unique to the battlefield whi...

In afghanistan in 2010. their story told in the new book "ashley's war." >> and over -- >> reporter: under the cover of darkness elite special operations forces choppered out to a front line draw in sand. ever changing the mission, neutralize the enemy and minimize collateral damage. in 2010 special forces put out a call to the entire army the national guard and reserves looking for new team members. the band of brothers were looking for sisters. >> this was a pilot program while the combat ban was still on that said female soldiers be part of history. support special operations on the battlef...

War." >> male special operations couldn't enter willing compounds and rooms. a lot of information and security that wasn't being getting done because there weren't women there, female soldiers to interact with the women in the house. >> reporter: loopholes where women actually get to the front lines not necessarily as quote/unquote, front line soldiers? they can be military police. they can be doctors, nurses, ss but this was specifically special operations? >> this team of women out every night alongside rangers and other special operations teams officially attached to those teams not assigne...

Done. i don't think she's going to succeed in putting marco rubio in a box but the next question for her, how do you do it? her own party wasn't willing to go along with george w. bush or frankly president obama. if there's one policy problem that has been a failure of both president bush's years and president obama's years it's the task of doing something about illegal immigration and doing nothing is probably not a possibility for either party. >> the book is "madam president: a novel." third in a series. you're going to sign this for me before you leave. >> come visit us on "the view." >> a...

Down by one traffic cop with a service pistol. shep? >> johnathan hunt on scene. jonathan thank you. we're learning more today about the first women going into combat zones although they are still banned from combat. the idea was that they could form relationships with men that men could not. it tells the story of one unit and the first member to die in action first lieutenant ashley white. it's called "ashley's war." the author is gale and she joins us now. it's nice to see you. thank you. >> great to join you. >> tell us what people who haven't read the book should know about this bunch? >...