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Relationship. i think broadly speaking this is a campaign promise in search of a strategic rationale, and the question remains whether questionable security gains come at an unacceptable strategic cost. i think they do. not only undermines relationships around the world, it feeds into extremist narratives of this intractable war between the west and the islamic world, and here at home, it undermines the relationship between the government and immigration communities that will be fundamental to finding to much people that infiltrate into the united states but people that are radicalized in plac...

Trying to figure out if they have method any travel to places that are deemed terrorist safe havens. always also fair to opinion out we're talking about tens of millions of people that come here every year as part of the program, but 20 million people in fact are per midsted to travel to the u.s. under the program, which includes 38 countries, partners, including places like belgium and france and the u.k. now, white house press secretary josh earnest says the latest layer is a positive step forward to add security to the homeland. >> it means individuals are subjected to some scrutiny and to ...

>> well, yes. and to ape your question directly. do i think there is some urgency we you a on the news conference because you had the president saying look, he is basically reversing a campaign promise, at least in the short-term, not the long term. for the next year is he is going to keep more u.s. troops on the ground in afghanistan. he realizes perhaps it was a mistake in iraq to pull everyone out and not leave some behind. he has said that was maliki's fault. the iraqi prime minister. that battle has been had. if the administration has leander lesson from iraq and is leaving troops behind ...

Reason why they didn't leave u.s. troops behind in iraq is there was not a status of forces agreement that maliki would agree to that would, among other things, free u.s. troops of any liability if iraqi civilians would be killed. bottom line, in afghanistan the president has signaled he's going to leave behind at least 9800 u.s. troops. at least he's trying to leave some u.s. troops behind to lock in some security gains. but think about what the statements we've heard from white house officials. "the washington post" has a blistering you would to have y'all quoting dennis mcdonough, the white...

Warning that isa was planning this. they have taken over the city of falluja which was rescued from insurgents decades ago. the u.s. once declared that it had al qaeda and iraq on the run and commanders publicly stating that iraq's security forces could maintain, quote, the security gains. many blame prime minister nuri al maliki's gournment saying that he caused the nation's sectarian to grow. after american boots left iraqi soil. a terrorist group considered more merciless and brutal than al qaeda and iraq is gaining power and control. >> arwa, the whole situation -- >> reporter: and wolf --...