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The israeli army put out a statement a few minutes ago saying a large israeli force is involved in this operation including tanks, artillery, combat engineers, it's backed up by the israeli air force, israeli navy. we can also hear but not see the israeli drones flying over the city. there's been illumination flares in gaza. they help the drones identify targets. the israeli military says the objective is specific. it is targeting tunnels that hamas in particular has been using to infiltrate from the gaza strip into israel. in fact, the israeli military said, quote, the terrorists are fighting...

Operators will be called on, there is high expectations for them and they're kind of concerned that popular opinion and politicians looking to take a bow are going to force them into a situation they can't win in. >> that was also the concern as it related to the president's announcement of this drawdown and this specific date. so as he said we're going to reduce the troops, people are wondering if it's more political than tactical. >> you're 100% right because we knew -- president bush said we need a surge in iraq and he got the person in charge and they said, what is the plan? then when pres...

President about to walk into the rose garden. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we'll hear the president a few moments from now. he is expected to be on time. expected to lay out what will be the final chapter in the war in afghanistan. you laid out the four-structure schedule for the next several years, 9,800 troops, next year half of that, by the end of next year. embassy personnel by the end of 2016. wolf, that is bringing a full stop to the war in afghanistan. and we just heard over my shoulder a few moments ago, a two-minute warning to the president. a couple of things important to point o...

Important weapon to get the country going, whether economically or in terms of working together. when president obama ran for office, he used to draw crowds of 90,000. inspiration was his most powerful tool. what happened? >> that was false charisma. that was really someone that was telling people what he thought they wanted to hear and not what they wanted to hear. that's the difference between a politician and a statesman. a statesman is going to tell you what you need to hear. if you're going into a combat operation, you're going to inspire them to fight very hard and you're going to train ...

Tumbled. two out of three americans think it's an awful idea and that number is getting stronger by the second. so, what is the administration hoping to achieve make yet another pitch tonight on the part of the president and his surrogates throughout the week? >> well, very interesting when you played the clip of secretary of state 'er and nancy pelosi almost dancing in the end zone when they really have not presented a credible threat, and i think what now you see us being in a secondary position. you see us in a weak position. and russian president vladimir putin almost operating from the hi...