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On the ground. >> about 67% are in favor. >> there are estimates that it would take 30,000 to 40,000 troops, boots on the ground. people, not just boots, people to get rid of isis. that's the private assessment. they say 30,000 to 40,000. somebody has to come up with those troops. who is it supposed to be. the answer is if you decide to do it, it will be the united states. >> assess what you heard on the policy front, michael lighter. what did you hear from governor bush that you would say what do you think he got right and wrong? >> i think two key points, one assad remains the core of this p...

Because what he has seen is what happens when you go after donald trump. >> there is a large portion of the republican electorate that doesn't want to put boots on the ground. >> i play both sides, and it's 67% in our favor. >> there is something about the era of discussion. it would take 30,000 to 40,000 troops, people, to get rid of isis. that's the private assessment of the government. they're good at assessing. >> they say 30,000 to 40,000. >> no. somebody's got to come up with those troops and who is it supposed to be? the answer is if you decide to do it it will be the united states. >> ...

Much the charges against ben carson as they are saying, well, we know the media can't be trusted. >> dana? >> it might be a little bit of that. ben carson was dealt a hand he should have expected. it looked like they didn't expect it. i think that the hand he was dealt, he played very well. and it's not just about the fund raising. for him to be able to say wait a second this is 40, 50 years ago. you talked to nine people. politico had to walk back his story. i think he played the hand he was dealt very well. i don't think he has that much more to clear up. his bigger challenges have to do wit...

Pretty flat for the second half of the debate. he got his zingers in the first hour and then seemed to lose energy, in his own words, right? i think what was so interesting is that fiorina had a great debate. jeb had some strong moments. and a lot of the times, what was so fascinating, is they were keying off insults donald trump had hurled weeks ago and finally got their lines down on that front. i think it gave voters a lot to consider. and i think that many voters are waiting to hear a little bit more from donald trump on the policy front. he keeps saying, couple weeks, couple weeks. it's c...

Officials are talking about what would happen if there's no deal. >> and the fall out if there's no deal politically does that put the president in a stronger position domestically? >> well it could. you have the democrats and some allies andize -- more broadly with so many other problems on the policy front the white house sees this as the legacy. that's why they were so angry of the opposition. they wants this badly. do they want it too badly? they have the limits on the program, and they have not violated them we're told. during the negotiations all bets are off and they can do what they wa...