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The white house justifying this turn? >> good morning, well, it was increasingly apparent that the situation on the ground in syria was spiraling out of control. and that's what really caused the white house to make an adjustment here. now, the number is small, 50 commandos, but the commandos can partner with moderate groups on the ground, groups that have a proven track record of combating isis and give the united states and our allies a best opportunity at trying to procure a more secure situation there in syria. it will be -- it remains to be seen. i covered capitol hill daily. i went aroun...

That's a lot of angst in congress that perhaps the administration should have an aumf for this specific campaign. so the other role here is to combat what russia has done. russia has moved into syria. has propped up the president assad. the united states now propping up proxy groups that are going against assad, also against isis. it's messy, it's complicated. but you're starting to see a u.s. show of force to go against putin a little bit here in syria. >> luke, you mentioned that there was reaction on the hill and that people were commenting on their opinions about this. was anybody surprise...

If you're just joining us, a russian airliner with more than 200 people on board has crashed in sinai peninsula. it took off from sharm el sheikh at the southern tip of the sinai, headed for st. petersburg, russia, just before 6:00 a.m. local time. it disappeared from radar 23 minutes after takeoff. an egyptian aviation official said that the pilot had reported technical difficulties before losing contact with air traffic controllers. search and rescue teams are at the scene in central sinai. also, this developing news, the american commitment in the war against isis is taking a new turn. th...

-and-a-half new information now on a major development in the war on terror. a military airstrike took out an al-qaeda strategist in syria, he was a member of the corazon group which our national intelligence director once said posed as big of a threat to the homeland as isis. joining us now, senior editor of the longmore journal which we encourage everybody to read. tom, great to talk to you about this topic because you've been talking about not taking our eye off al-qaeda when the focus is on isis. how big of a deal is it that this guy is dead? >> well, i think this guy was a big deal within...

Ground don't come in contact with each other. that contact is started illustrating the need for the countries to work with each other. >> matthew chance in moscow. thank you. president obama and putin facing off in u.n. speeches outlining different visions how to fight terror. putin calling it a mistake to refuse to cooperate with the assad regime. promise blaming bashar al assad for the power vacuum that allowed isis to spread. >> we are told that such retrenchment is required to beat back disorder. that it is the only way to stamp out terrorism or prevent foreign meddling. in accordance wi...