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Progressives party, many see him as a military answer to a military problem. cnn, atlanta. hundreds of people died in violence that followed the election back in 2011. president jonathan is urging supporters to avoid a repeat by accepting these result peacefully. >> yeah, he issued a statement saying, i'm quoting, "nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any nigerian. the unity, stability, and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else. a hostage crisis in istanbul came to a tragic end on tuesday. [ gunfire ] >> to give you context of what you're hearing, a prosecuto...

There. what does this say about the united states ability to actually project force? is this a military problem that they can't target these places? or the political will to take the fight to the enemy not there? >> it's all about time and will. time and will are on the enemy's side. remember, the military philosopher once said war is ultimately a test of will, not a test of material and the enemy owns the high ground in both. they own what they call the caliphate caliphate, which is the territory they own in syria and iraq. and we and the iraqis have done very little to take it back. but more...

A graduate of west point, general shinseki served two combat tours in vietnam where he lost part of his foot and was awarded two purple hearts and three bronze stars. throughout his nearly four decades in the united states army, he won the respect and admiration of our men and women in uniform because they have always been his highest priority. >> you can tell from no gray hair. that was 5 1/2 years ago. president obama nominating eric shinseki to be secretary of veterans affairs. president spent most of that speech talking about general shinseki's four decades in the u.s. army. he was a gener...

Man with an excellent military record. he was needed to fix what was seen as a military problem. well today, exactly one month after general shinseki resigned, in the midst of a continuing crisis of confidence in the va and a scandal not just about veterans' access to care about the va, but the va covering up the problem that veterans were not getting access to care. today president obama announced he was tapping a new choice for va secretary. his name is robert mcdonald. he's a man with a limited military background, but a very robust and polished big business background. >> what especially m...

This almost strictly as a military problem, but there's also a humanitarian crisis going on. there have been at least 1 million noncombatant iraqis who have been displaced because of this fighting. and i wonder, should we be thinking about how we can help the noncombatants who are caught up in this, especially as that could go a long way toward making america look better in the region. >> well, when the u.s. is looking at this conflict, the main strategic interest is to make sure that baghdad doesn't get overrun by this group. and there are some serious constraints to the group being able to a...