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Everything else previously open only to men. >> the service member who is sued the defense department for this right welcomed this decision. >> we cheered, we clapped, some cried a little bit and i was one of them. it's been a long time coming for us. >> notably absent was chairman of the joint chiefs, general joe dunnford oversaw a study that found male-only infantry units shot more accurately. could carry more weight and had lower injury rates. congressman duncan hunter is a marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. >> the marine corps has looked at this extensively. they're the only servic...

Feet. communication has been disrupted so the numbers are trickling in. it was school time when this happened so a bunch of casualties, we are being told, were school kids. the last time there was a major earthquake in this region, 77,000 people died. that was a 7.7 richter earthquake back in 2005. the epicenter is similar this time. it's in the northern areas, but less casualties this time, thankfully, because the department tells us this quake was much deeper. the epicenter was much deeper in the ground, almost 200 kilometers deep into the ground. so overall, casualties are going up slowly. ...

So, we're not using our military as an offensive. it is a deterrent. that deterrence has failed in the middle east. why? because of the total lack of leadership. tucker, we've now got russia back in the middle east where they've not been since 1973. this is a repeat of the carter administration on steroids, and it's leaving us very weak in the area. >> yeah, and yet, every time i hear a debate in washington from the obama administration about the military, it's always about how do we make the military more inclusive to previously excluded populations. how do we integrate women into combat unit...

So, we're not using our military as an offensive. it is a deterrent. that deterrence has failed in the middle east. why? because of the total lack of leadership. tucker, we've now got russia back in the middle east where they've not been since 1973. this is a repeat of the carter administration on steroids, and it's leaving us very weak in the area. >> yeah, and yet, every time i hear a debate in washington from the obama administration about the military, it's always about how do we make the military more inclusive to previously excluded populations. how do we integrate women into combat unit...

Negotiations and the deal, the head of the nsa said he has not seen iran step back from its use of cyber against u.s. financial institutions. bret? >> catherine, thank you. a marine corps study finds all male combat units consistently outperform teams that include women. the report says the all-male units are faster, stronger, more lethal and less susceptible to injuries. the obama administration has ordered all military specialties open to women beginning next year. scientists say there is a new member of the family tonight. the pre-human family. and while its discovery is new, this long ...