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Further stoked when the u.s. army's 101st airborne division crosses the border into iraq and establishes two refueling stations in the iraqi desert. the army names the two desert outposts after exxon and shell, unbeknownst to the companies, themselves. >> presumably some colonel in the planning cell thought that this would be an easy designation for american soldiers flying helicopters through dust storms to bear in mind, find on a map, but it did kind of undermine the pr campaign. >> as coalition forces roll into baghdad and topple saddam, the general selected by the bent gone to stabilize th...

Crosses the border into iraq and establishes two refueling stations in the iraqi desert. the army names the two desert outposts after exxon and shell, unbeknownst to the companies, themselves. >> presumably some colonel in the planning cell thought that this would be an easy designation for american soldiers flying helicopters through dust storms to bear in mind, find on a map, but it did kind of undermine the pr campaign. >> as coalition forces roll into baghdad and topple saddam, the general selected by the pentagon to stabilize the situation and quickly turn over power to the iraqis finds h...

Establishes two refueling stations in the iraqi desert. the army names the two desert outposts after exxon and shell, unbeknownst to the companies, themselves. >> presumably some colonel in the planning cell thought that this would be an easy designation for american soldiers flying helicopters through dust storms to bear in mind, find on a map, but it did kind of undermine the pr campaign. >> as coalition forces roll into baghdad and topple saddam, the general selected by the pentagon to stabilize the situation and quickly turn over power to the iraqis finds his mission has changed. >> i did ...

Ration that has implications for the united states, its allies and destabilized the region opening wounds we haven't seen since the iraq war. so the irony of it is that two years from when this conflict started, and the united states wanting to not interfere in an internal syrian matter, it is now not an internal matter. it's a regional one. >> there are 200 united states troops to help contain violence along the syrian border. the "associated press" reports it is met with protest. what if the reaction in the middle east if people in boots start arriving on the ground in large numbers? >> well...

Some of it. >> julie: national correspondent jennifer griffin joining us now. hi, jennifer. >> we might get the first on camera reaction from general mattis, in a press briefing today, pentagon officials could give no timeline for when the troops would be in place, but they did announce they will be standing up a new planning cell. it will be manned 24/7 and the dhs gave some hints on what they might do along the border. >> the national guard's efforts will include aviation, engineering, surveillance, communication, vehicle maintenance, and logistical support. these national guard members will...