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Mistake as tony blair who is now seen as making a huge mistake. david cameron wants to share the decision. >> many thanks to max foster. let's go to atika schubert. she is in berlin, and atika yar, let's talk about what germany is planning in this fight against isis. >> reporter: well, the cabinet has approved a one-year mandate for up to maximum, about 1200 german troops going in to help the fight against isis, but the key here is that none of these troops will be in a combat role. these will simply be really logistical support for the french flights, for example, striking isis now. what germ...

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...

Defense, what role did he say the special forces would play? >> it's not a big expansion in numbers because we're talking about a few dozen special forces. that it becomes bigger because you have support troupes, an additional 200 in this force. but what this force will do, that's a big change. they are going to be going after high value targets, hostage rescues, raids, intelligence gathering, those are tip of the spear operations. they can be very dangerous high value targets. so not a big change in numbers. it is a big change in role. it's combat. the administration has said for months there...

Intelligence agency is warning, it's only a matter of time before a paris-style terror attack happens here in the united states. i'll discuss all of this much more with congresswoman tulsi gabbard, and our correspondents, analysts and experts, they have full coverage of all of today's top stories. let's begin with today's surprise announcement, more u.s. ground troops joining the fight against isis. chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. how many more boots on the ground is the pentagon talking about now. >> reporter: not a significant increase in numbers, a few dozen u.s. specia...

U.s. military action against isis, the administrate said dozens of times there would be no combat role for u.s. forces there. this is clearly a combat. role. and it was when commanders were with the kurds to free hostages. a delta force was killed in the operation. these are at the tip of the spear so now you're seeing in in iraq and syria. >> to jim's point, if we're talking about raids and putting more troops in roles, that absolutely ups the vulnerability of them as well. >> brooke, great to be with you. being a soldier is a dangerous mission. and our soldiers sign up. for this and do this ...