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Haven't chosen yet. if they really wanted to upscale attacks and efforts to short circuit al qaeda and isis, what else could they do they're not doing now? >> well, from a u.s. foreign policy perspective, and the u.s. war against extremism, it's actually more comforting to think that this was al qaeda. because you can write it off as, this was al qaeda trying to reassert itself, and we all know that al qaeda is capable of big, spectacular attacks. if, in fact, it is isis, it's just that the u.s. strategy against isis, the u.s. war against isis, which is now centerpiece of american foreign poli...

Despite the joint efforts we're seeing a real uptick in the violence that so far neither side has an answer in how to combat it. >> it has been striking to see the number of groups that have pledged allegiance to or alliance with isis. thank you so much for joining us. well as molly points out, the number of isis sympathizers around the globe and here in the united states is growing. for insight and analysis tom rogan, foreign policy columnist with "the national review." i appreciate you joining us. for so long we were worried about al qaeda. they had these big, spectacular attacks, 9/11 the...

Attack. what we saw today at the washington navy yard, the massive and overwhelming police response has all the billions of dollars been spent since 9/11 mean that agencies are really able to respond effectively in the face of some kind of attack? >> absolutely. we had not seen that before. what you saw was an extraordinary response. you had air assets sea assets ground assets local and county police state police and federal law enforcement agencies come together within minutes, coordinate an effective teamwork effort to secure that base. >> very interesting. as you look at it in terms of the ...