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There, how long we were going to be there, what the end goal is. i think there are a lot of people who have been wondering about that with afghanistan specifically for a number of years. you know, i think that there are a lot of our members who had serious questions about what the last administration was doing in afghanistan. and so if we are going to launch into our 17th year, if the president is especially going the ask service members who have been carrying a greater burden than any other troops in generations past with less than 1% of the american population serving in these current wars, ...

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Heavenly as well on combatting international terrorism. chris? >> peter, thanks to you. i want to go to the pentagon and hans nichols. what is the situation on the ground in afghanistan they feel they need to address? >> in february it was a stalemate and since then throughout the spring and summer fighting season it appears the taliban is gaining ground. they've seized several districts. secretary mattis said we are not winning. the president himself in that closed door national security council meeting last month said that we are losing in afghanistan. the idea is to add additional troops. d...

Serious resolve and strategy. >> and so much, colonel jack, so much money and so many lives have been spent on this war. the u.s. started training troops in that country. that country's security forces back in 2002. most of the afghan military and police are still not at the readiness levels to even hold the stalemate. most of that fighting is done by special ops which i think the last number i saw makes it about 7% of afghan defense and security forces. what are you looking for tonight, jack? >> the likelihood is the special operations capability is going to be increased of the -- i've heard ...