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>> and jose, the reason for all this is not very complicated. it's pretty simple. after more than a year of nearly 8,000 air strikes, there had been advances against isil but they're a long way. and senior military officials just don't see the opportunity to destroy and defeat isil which is, in fact, president obama's goal in all of this. they're training and equipment, training and equipping friendly syrian forces, but even they are not in the position to overwhelm the isis enemy forces in iraq and syria. so they're look forg a game changer and hoping that providing more support including spe...

Forces would actually be based in syria. they will probably be based outside that area and brought in for specific operations alongside the kurds. there maybe an adviser here and adviser there, but in terms of those combat operations, those would be on a per call basis. >> and richard engel, let's talk about the -- and you mentioned this in our chat just a few minutes ago, about how this could be perceived among american allies in iraq and in other countries in the middle east that are having to deal with this crisis not only in syria but in iraq. are these numbers enough to convince others th...

There is such a large population of sunni arab there's, if we move there, the trouble then shou do we keep control of that area when there will be a local population of perhaps don't like having us there? >> what a complicated situation f you wou . if you would, i want to go to robert ford. he joins bus by phone. ambassador, thank you for being with me. you're hearing the news that the united states is surely going to announce stepping up air strikes in syria but also some boots on the ground. now being based in syria but going and mobilizing in the northern area of syria. how complicated is t...

The syrian regime had troops there, too. they were firing artillery. the kurds who are called the ypg were coordinating against isis in that battle. if the u.s. is sending in, as we know they plan to, some limited boots on the ground in that area and they are going to be coordinating with the kurds there, then they're infecti ief coordinating with a force, with damascus and president assad's government. that's where it gets very, very difficult because this is such a complex civil war. every time you make a move, all the pieces change. >> and then if the ypg is in cahoots with the syrian regim...

The war on isis was always billed as a war that would not involve troops in direct combat. we saw last week that american forces have been at least on one occasion involved in direct combat with isis and already won american soldier lost his life in that direct combat. it was also a fight where they were not supposed to be american boots on the ground. as ron just outlined, there are three announce ments that we're expected to hear today. a small number of soft force lbz operating in syria, working with local partners. they'll be going in and out of syria. i don't think you're going to hear th...