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>> well, of course it's impossible to predict. but secretary of state kerry did in two years what people thought could never happen with iran. we have real conflict rez looegs lugs and we're on the road to real realignment with that country. these things can be done. there was conflict resolution in the neighbor of syria, lebanon. they also experience aid civil war. it was resolved. we had conflict resolution incredibly tough places before. this can happen here and i think the one silver lining is that secretary of state kerry is working and seemingly lock step with the russian foreign ministe...

But secretary of state kerry did in two years what people thought could never happen with iran. we have real conflict rez looegs lugs and we're on the road to real realignment with that country. these things can be done. there was conflict resolution in the neighbor of syria, lebanon. they also experience aid civil war. it was resolved. we had conflict resolution incredibly tough places before. this can happen here and i think the one silver lining is that secretary of state kerry is working and seemingly lock step with the russian foreign minister. i think over the next few weeks we may see s...

Strategic approach we have adopted to drive isil from syrian and iraqi territory. including the introduction of a significant foreign ground force. hypothetically international. but including u.s. forces. while we have the capability to furnish a u.s. component to such a ground force, we have not recommended this course of action. by seeming to americanize the conflicts in iraq and syria, we could well turn those fighting isil or those inclined to resist their rule into fighting us instead. >> joining us now, hillary levert, middle east specialist under president's george w. bush and president...

Assort of franchise spores of the people in san bernardino and people in paris, are they going to go away simply because you have a -- you take raqa and have a military defeat in syria and iraq? i'm not sure. >> hillary, address that point. what do you think at this point? is the connection or the need for a connection, if any, direct connection between what we saw happen and san bernardino and what's happening on the ground with the islamic state? >> well, what we know is that putting more military force into these conflicts, whether it's 1,000 troops or 2,000 troops or more than 100,000 troo...

That 3,000 u.s. troops will solve the problem temperature for airly. but it will solve the problem temporarily. and also whether you have the assort of franchise spores of the people in san bernardino and people in paris, are they going to go away simply because you have a -- you take raqa and have a military defeat in syria and iraq? i'm not sure. >> hillary, address that point. what do you think at this point? is the connection or the need for a connection, if any, direct connection between what we saw happen and san bernardino and what's happening on the ground with the islamic state? >> we...