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Missions, the war against islamic state has been fought primarily from the air, and with very -- with less, much less of a u.s. presence on the ground but it's somewhat disingenuous for a way for the president to suggest this isn't a change in strategy at all. we have explicit statements from the president as recently as 2013, more recently than that, that he would not put any u.s. boots on the ground in syria. so there's a bit of disingenuousness there as well in suggest that this isn't a shift even for president obama. >> molly o'toole, thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you. coming u...

Large-scale, ground combat deployments that we saw in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and we'll be much more support i of more akin of what the obama administration has done, focus on counter terrorism operations, special forces for select missions, the war against islamic state has been fought primarily from the air, and with very -- with less, much less of a u.s. presence on the ground but it's somewhat disingenuous for a way for the president to suggest this isn't a change in strategy at all. we have explicit statements from the president as recently as 2013, more recently than that, that...

Shift, knick? nic? >> the state department is saying this isn't a shift at all. it sounds like a change in tone. a year and a half ago kerry was saying assad is no longer a legitimate leaders of his people he needs to step aside. but this really goes back to 2013 the geneva talks which were designed to bring sort of the rebel side and assad's government together in talks. those have stalled. you know back then they tried to get them going again early 2014 but, you know back in 20 -- early 2014 at those talks in geneva and there wasn't a willingness on other side. what secretary kerry is saying...

Somebody like scott walker herman cain. they never had to face somebody with that kind of krebltd with the conservative base. >> i agree. the immigration stuff is really tough. the other issue he was talked about was common core which is a big issue among the republican base. so i think it's tough. you know he's not going to win iowa. i think he has to have a strong showing there to prove he can win over conservative activists and that he's not going to be relying on new hampshire and praying for florida. >> let me say, i was on the romney campaign i was one of his spokes people. let me tell y...