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Boots on the ground in syria. >> the resolution we have submitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. >> martha: that's very clear, maria, that president obama felt that a prolonged presence there. he wanted to make it very clear they were not there for combat purposes. just, you know, to sort of be a force on the ground there. it seems like he and president trump are on the same page with this one. >> well, definitely not. president obama did not put combat ground troops in but he ordered special operations troops into syria, the same troops t...

Defense and chairman, but in the event syria imploded, for instance, or in the event there was a threat of a chemical weapons cache falling into the hands of someone else and it was clearly in the interest of our allies and all of us, the british and french and others, to prevent those weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of the worst elements, i don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to a president of united states to secure our country. that was the only kind of example -- that's the only thing i can think of that would immediately leap ...

Imploded, for instance, or in the event there was a threat of a chemical weapons cache falling into the hands of -- and it was clearly in the interests of our allies and all of us, the british, the french, and others, to prevent those weapons of mass destruction falling into the hand of the worst elements, i don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to a president of the united states to secure our country. so that was the only kind of example, the only thing i can think of that would immediately lead to mind to say -- >> well, if we said that there would ...

Imploded, for instance, or in the event there was a threat of a chemical weapons cache falling into the hands of somebody else and it was clearly in the interest of our allies and all of us, the british, the french, and others, to prevent those weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of the worst elements, i don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to a president of the united states to secure our country. so that was the only kind of example. that's the only thing i can think of that would immediately leap to mind to say, you know -- >> well, ...