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will not have a combat mission. as your commander-in-chief, i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> but yesterday, his defense secretary said we will be launching more ground operations. >> we won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against isil or conducting such missions directly. whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground. >> which is it, this military analyst has an answer, the white house isn't being straight with us. >> anybody in combat is boots on the ground. the white house has been trying to play politics here. and trying to convince everybody that special operations forces are not boots on the ground. >> this just in, the pentagon briefing today, colonel steve warren, the d.o.d. spokesperson for operation inherent resolve speaking from baghdad said in no uncertain terms, the u.s. forces
and he rushed to help them and made it possible for them to be effective. >> and the mission was a success. about 70 hostages were freed. it was the first time u.s. troops had become voched in direct ground combat in iraq since the start of the war against isis and wheel are wer e first u.s. combat death but the pentagon remains reluctant to say that this soldier died in combat because the president promised last year no combat, no ground troop ms in iraq. listen. >> i want to be clear, the american forces that have been deployed to iraq to not and will not have a combat mission. as your commander in chief, i will not commit you you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> a pentagon spokesman says it's important to realize u.s. military support does not represent a change in our policy. u.s. forces are not in iraq on a
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chinook to care rye the hostages out. kurdish special forces were in the lead. about two dozen elite u.s. commanders were on the ground. one american and army special operator was killed. shot in a gunfight. flown to erbil where he died of his wounds. the pentagon press secretary refused to call it combat and denied the operation violated the president's order mandating no u.s. boots on the ground. >> this was authorized by the secretary of defense. specifically under our operation inherent resolve mission. specifically the campaign to defeat isil to support to iraqi security forces, which includes the kurdish peshmerga forces. so it was within this operation they were acting. >> the american forces that have been deployed to iraq do not and will not have a combat mission. i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> it's notable brett that the
>> we must support the iraqi forces which have the will to win but not the means. >> we will increase our support to forces fighting these terrorists on the ground. >> we must give these forces the consistent advantage of american air power. >> we will conduct a systemic campaign of air strikes against these terrorists. >> the united states must engage with friends and allies and lead again in this vital region. >> america will be joined by a broad coalition of partners. >> we do not need and our friends don't ask for a major commitment of american combat forces. >> these american forces will not have a combat mission. we will not get dragged in to another ground war in iraq. >> only iraq shiites, sunnis and kurds will decide if they can live together and share power and resources in a way that will serve their interests. >> american power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for iraqis, what they must do for themselves.
defeat the islamic state. turns ou his ghost writer was president obama. >> we must support the iraqi forces which have the will to win but not the means. >> we will increase our support to forces fighting these terrorists on the ground. >> we must give these forces the consistent advantage of american air power. >> we will conduct a systemic campaign of air strikes against these terrorists. >> the united states must engage with friends and allies and lead again in this vital region. >> america will be joined by a broad coalition of partners. >> we do not need and our friends don't ask for a major commitment of american combat forces. >> these american forces will not have a combat mission. we will not get dragged in to another ground war in iraq. >> only iraq shiites, sunnis and kurds will decide if they can live together and share power and resources in a way that will serve their interests. >> american power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for iraqis, what they must do for themselves.
i and think people would like him over jeb bush because they want something different than a bush perhaps. >> he does have the advantage of not having the last name bush. but i don't think there is a lot of enthusiasm for a new war in iraq and ground troops. and politicians on both sides of the aisle have been pointing to the problems of iraq and syria as the problem without specifically saying what they would do about it. i think americans don't want the ground war in iraq. i don't care that is going to win the primary. >> and but just more constructive. people get mad about bernie sanders and he's a senator and serious. clearly not running as a front runner. he identify with that and in doing so allows the type of
anti-american ideology. they are asking to kill american soldiers. so we are creating an enormous mess. this battle in tikrit there wasn't a single u.s. warplane bombing isis. we had not a single u.s. equipped team nor that location. an iranian master spy, a terrorist, described by david petraeus as a truly evil figure is running the ground war in iraq. this is an enemy in the united states. >> howard dean, how do you sort this snout >> it's very difficult now. we'll see what happens when they take over tikrit completely. these are shia, and historically they've killed as many sunni as they can. the reason was isis was successful is we created this power vacuum by going into iraq. and two, the sunnis figured they were not as bad as the shia government, which may or may not
>> and this curtails with assad's regime from day one. the u.s. and the zionists and the saudis are responsible for the rise of al qaeda. so listen to the rhetoric. these shia militia groups, the ideology that is funding them, fouling them, this is an anti-american ideology. they are asking to kill american soldiers. so we are creating an enormous mess. this battle in tikrit, there wasn't a single u.s. warplane bombing isis. we had not a single u.s. equipped team nor that location. an iranian master spy, a terrorist, described by david petraeus as a truly evil figure, is running the ground war in iraq. this is an enemy in the united states. >> howard dean, how do you sort this snout >> it's very difficult now. we'll see what happens when they take over tikrit completely. these are shia, and
rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. >> reporter: in a packed gym at mcdill air force base in florida, the president told troops that the u.s. cannot wage the iraqis' battle against the extremist group that's taken hold of a large swath of the northern part of that country. >> this is not and will not be america's fight alone. >> reporter: president obama received a briefing on isis from top military officials after the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff seemed to open the door to more u.s. involvement in iraq if air strikes are not enough. >> if we reach the point where i believe our advisers should accompany iraq troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i'll recommend that to the president. >> reporter: right now the 1,700 u.s. troops in iraq are at a command center in the northern city of erbil or u.s. facilities in baghdad. adding american military to iraqi embeds would be a significant step, one that's not being ruled out by the administration. secretary of state john kerry was on capitol hill trying to make the case that the u.s. is pulling together a coalition of international partners to fight