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>> today, the armed services committee were supposed to focus on the strategy in afghanistan. >> we are not at the point where we can bring a successful political solution. >> the time is not yet right to negotiate with the taliban. today, the army identified who was killed. a specialist alexander, age 20, of tyler, texas. >> the deployment of service members may delay some combat units overseas. the general added that there are now over 10,000 u.s. troops on the ground in puerto rico. it james. >> james: jennifer, at the pentagon tonight. and now to troubled region of catalonia and spain, blo...

Can hold, by the way, it travels at about 900 miles an hour. mack one.1 and can carry cruise missiles. now, there's more. u.s. ground based missiles can hit combat units, incoming missiles. it can hit communications sites and more. it can have a 5 # 00-pound warhead delivered to a target. and these can be moved around on trucks and things like that. then we've got navy-guided missile destroyer. this is the arly bushing class destroyer. it's a big ship. it can track multiple targets while guiding its missiles. it's got powerful guns to bombard land targets. and then under the waves there are oh...

24 cruise missiles and can climb over 30,000 feet. then there are u.s. ground-based missiles which can hit combat units, incoming missiles, communication sites and more. some of them are able to deliver a 500 pound warhead to a target. they also have -- we have a big navy out there, the navy's guided destroyers, can target multiple targets. they have powerful guns on these to bombard land targets. and under the waves the united states has ohio class submarines which carry 24 triden 2 missiles, each one carries multile warheads that can target different locations. so we have got those. and the ...

Ainsley: what people like about him, he doesn't minutes words and dance around he wants to kill the enemy. >> he wants a military if we meet the enemy on the battlefield that will be a very long stay for them, and they will wish they never met us. that is true. ainsley: kirsten gillibrand was trying to get in the gotcha question as a lot of people do during the confirmation hearingses. she asked him a question about homosexuals in the military. listen to his response. >> do you believe that openly-serving homosexuals along with women in combat units is undermining our force? >> senator, my bel...

Serving homosexuals along with women in combat units is undermining our force? >> senator, my belief is that we have to stay focused on a military that is so lethal that on the battlefield, it will be the enemy's longest day at their worst day when they run into that horse. >> he also had this running about russia. >> i'm off her engagement. but we also have to recognize reality and what russia is up to, the decreasing number of areas where we can engage cooperatively and increasing number of areas where we are going to have to confront russia. speak of the statements made under oath by genera...