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About getting this done he needs to take off the hindrances from the pentagon and let them do their jobs. >> do you agree with former defense secretary chuck hagel eases cessment that in addition to that, to add that on to what you're recommending, this administration should shift its focus from president bashar assad to isis? has there been priorities misplaced, if you will? >> yeah. and i think it's time for the people in washington to have that discussion. you know, right now our objective is to not only defeat isis but to remove bashar al-assad. i don't think you can do both simultaneously...

Scrutinize the coalition's response to isis. aaron, let me come back to you here. you know, more broadly speaking. when you look at the isis threat and what it means to europe as it is played out nine days ago in paris, how do european authorities respond to that? how did they now set up the urban spaces to preventing? like this happening again? >> well, the europeans, belgium, paris, they need to have an honest look at their capabilities, as far as their police is concerned. their internal intelligence gathering methods. they need to make sure that they have excellent relationships with mi-6,...

Given the situation that has played out in paris in the past nine days. the president's response to isis has come under increasing scrutiny in recent days. especially given comments he made ahead of the paris attack that isis had been somewhat contained. that comment has been scrutinized and criticized and now the white house administration is some would say on the defensive. and having to explain the way they have handled the isis threat to date. the president saying they have a strategy. it is working. it will go off to isis. they will defeat them. the many saying the strategy to date is not...

Raqqah, syria. senior international correspondent nick paton walsh gets gets close to the isis headquarters. >> air strikes can repeatedly pound raqqah but it's here that any ground offensive by the kurds towards the capital of isis' self declared caliphate would have to begin and a sense of stalemate. ultimate goal of raqqah visible in the good day in the far distance. this base at times in the past few days hit by isis mortars. >> don't miss nick's full exclusive report from syria monday morning on "new day" at 6:00 a.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. if you're in london. next on "cnn newsroom" l.a.,...

When the syrian refugees are going to start pouring in to this country we don't know if they're isis, we don't know if it's a trojan horse. i want a database and other checks and balances. >> reporter: the comments haven't seem to hurt trump or carson's standing. in fact, more half of the surveys oppose taking in refugees from syria. and despite the paris attacks, the economy still tops the list of issues most important to voters. followed closely by terrorism. and among republicans polled, the most important attribute they want in a candidate is someone who can change washington. that's a mea...