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>> i think the name of the game militarily will be empowering a legitimate military, indigenous military on the ground. >> they don't want to fight if they think they are helping maliki. >> the precursor is political reconciliation of government that truly represents all the parties. >> you don't see military action soon. seems to me the people i'm talking to, the president doesn't want to rush in and try to decapitate isis. if he strengthens maliki, if maliki is part of the problem. >> we want to put pressure on and if possible decapitate isis if we have the opportunity. we can't do that with...

A terror organization billed by many as a clear and present danger to the united states, as a terrorist actor. do you see that? >> i look at it on a personal basis. i ask, do i want to send my son or your son to regain mosul. yes, these are nasty terrorists, we should want to kill them. who should want to stop them more? maybe the people that live there. should not the shiites, maliki, shouldn't they stand up. if they are ripping their uniforms off and fleeing, if they don't think mosul is worth saving, how am i going to convince my son and your son to die for mosul. they are bad terrorist. i'...

At this point. the government doesn't seem to have the ability right now, centralized government doesn't seem to have the ability. a lot of people argue they are the government of maliki, responsible for getting us to this point. what should the u.s. be doing? what can the government do to rein in that. >> secretary and president are right on targ. they are insisting the iraquis come together and decide their future. we have to encourage that. we must support that we need to make sure that the iraquis understand we want to see the end of sectarian violence but also religious freedoms, respect ...

These isis elements that exist, wherever they exist, that that not only stabilizes the region but then takes away and eliminates the threat to the homeland. >> do you agree, then, with how the president is forcing it so far. >> way back having residual forces, maliki mismanaged the way he dealt with sunnis, didn't include them in the political process. i think it's time for maliki to go and have a new minister in iraq we can work with. the president needs to be more heavily engaged in the process to find a diplomatic solution. that's what i would urge the white house and talk to them, i think ...