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A large ground operation. that is our strategy today. >> reporter: you would acknowledge that the forces, less than 50 forces, could be in dangerous situations and could wind up in combat roles. how is that not a change in strategy? >> our strategy all along is focused on building the capacity of local forces to fight isil for themselves in their own country. our efforts to resupply them and reequip them and conduct air strikes in advance of their ground operations has improved their performance on the battlefield. that element has yielded progress and the president wants to intensify that ass...

Bravest fighters in the united states military. that's what we are doing. and that will improve their performance. >> reporter: they are in combat. i know it is not a mission but could find themselves in a combat situation just as we >> there ish:bñ no denying the . i am sure the department has contingency plans to keep them safe. it is a good reminder of the women in uniform. >> reporter: one more question. does the president have the authority to put forces in syria, the word not authorized and making the point it has to pass through congress. are you redoubling your efforts. >> that is the...

White house, answering a lot of questions of what exactly the mission is and goal in syria with the announcement that the president has approved sending less than 50 special operation forces to syria to advice and assist. at the heart of see many great questions from the from the white house press corps if we are going to war in syria. josh said it is important to know it is not a combat mission. there is a fine line in advice and assist and actuallyñi engagg in combat if you are in a dangerous situation with the raids and rescuing of hostages of kurdish forces assisted by the u.s. forces as ...

States was asked questions of what the president will have to do that president assad had to go. the president made the point he would not put boots on the ground to takedown the the president assad regime. that's the mistake the previous administration made in putting u.s. forces in a large scale comthe bat operation to takedown saddam hussein. we are still paying the price for that mistake. that is the quote is different. >> we heard him reiterate that multiple times that he would not put boots on the ground. >> you read one quote that to be fair is out of context. the separation that the pr...

Will have in the counter isil. >> you don't deny i will not be a part of this strategy on that. >> the only quote you read to me is a direct question on what we were prepared to do to insure our concerns about the ah sawed regime and need for regime change were9helk implemented. and the president said we will not implement a military strategy to takedown bashar assad. we want to build a capacity of local forces to make sure they can be focused on isil and that's the strategy that the president is focused on. and when the president talked about a combat situation, the president is clear. he doe...