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Zone for refugees we can send 3,500 troops into syria and they can make a substantial difference we had david ignatius on talking about that for quite some time. we have learned to do a lot with a smaller footprint, much like we had in afghanistan. >> yes, what you're saying is we failed at counterinsurgency, we could not help the afghans win a civil war against a really strategic and brutal insurgency, but we do know how to do counterterrorism, that's what joe biden was pushing for 12 years ago when he was president obama's vice president and said let's leave behind a small footprint of count...

Leaders on the ground are talking about the greater and growing threat of isis there, and we need counterterrorism troops. we need a bigger and better strategy, and that's what the president understands and is trying to get to. gillian: congressman, thanks for joining us. we appreciate your perspective. >> good to be here. leland: thousands in in the bam has are still searching for loved ones. water and food is squares. conditions for those still alive desperate. ellison barber live in nassau where the rescue effort's being coordinated from. hi, ellison. >> reporter: hey, leland. we made it ye...

Germany fears russia is planning to interfere in its upcoming election to defeat angela merkel. what do you suppose germans are thinking about that? >> i think the european allies, whether or not they're prepared to say it, are highly concerned, agitated and worried. you have an alliance that is imperfect, but has worked remarkably well over the years. article five has only been invoked once, that's in the wake of 9/11. quite contrary to mr. trump's claims that nato is not involved at all in counterterrorism, deploy troops to afghanistan, a counterterrorism center in tunisia, helping to train ...

The lighter footprint. >> they adjusted that. remember they were going to pull out faster, more troops. they've agreed to keep about as many troops as their military advisers wanted to. i do think there's a kind of adjustment. i don't know what they do in places like yemen where they're literally falling out and had to pull out their counterterrorism troops. they are adjusting and the footprint is getting a little less light. >> george, i was also struck by president obama's statement this week about the terror attack in kenya. he condemns a terror attack quote, where innocent men and women we...

The lighter footprint. >> they adjusted that. remember they were going to pull out faster, more troops. they've agreed to keep about as many troops as their military advisers wanted to. i do think there's a kind of adjustment. i don't know what they do in places like yemen where they're literally falling out and had to pull out their counterterrorism troops. they are adjusting and the footprint is getting a little less light. >> george, i was also struck by president obama's statement this week about the terror attack in kenya. he condemns a terror attack quote, where innocent men and women we...