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Through them. so it's clear to see why isis would choose to make this part of mosul its last stand in the city. caught the in this battle zone in mosul are thousands of families. many now escaping its isis of terror, its draconian laws and public beheadings. this man saying he was reborn, thanking everyone he saw, even us.. in a mosque not far from here three years ago, isis leader abu al bagdadi announced the creation of its so-called state, caliphate. last week, iraqi forces raised their flag on the spot. >> what does that mean for the war against isis? >> it's a setback for isis. >> just a ...

That was dropped in afghanistan against these isis targets he said the u.s. military over the past eight weeks has shown a tremendous difference much more effect than the u.s. military over the past eight years. he was pretty specific on that. he's got a much greater renewed confidence on the u.s. military right now. >> first of all, the u.s. military is the most capable military in the world regardless of president. i think it serves his narrative to say he's turn the page, there's a new sheriff in town and the military is being more aggressive. that being said, let's face it, president obama...

To send a message elsewhere including north korea? >> it's hard to know but i doubt it. i think that the generals who were designing the operation here would have been focused on the main thing, which was how do we get at the terrorists who are hiding out in eastern afghanistan. i don't think that north korea would have been in the front of their minds in choosing to use this bomb at this time. i don't know that for sure but that would be my judgment based on my knowledge of the pentagon and military decision making. in terms of whether or not north korea pays attention to this, i think they l...

Afghanistan. we had troops all over the country up to 100,000 at one point, so the use of special operations forces and conventional ground forces to rouse the taliban and al qaeda and other terrorists from positions was an option more available. now, the air weapon is basically the key weapon that we are using to go after these types of tunnel complex. >> so did the u.s. military from your perspective make the right call in dropping this mother of all bombs? >> we don't know enough to be sure yet about the circumstances of the operation but it certainly would appear this was an appropriate us...