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Always other options he could decide upon. intelligence sharing morks weapons shipments to iraq. let's say it was air strikes. what we're now being told is there are a number of challenges to develop a target set against these fighters, these so-called isis fighters. u.s. officials are telling us it starts with the basic concept that the targeting problem is a lack of intelligence, the lack of credible, specific u.s. intelligence on the ground. who are these people? where are they located? how do you target them? if you don't have the intelligence on the ground, you can't go against them. they...

All over the countries. and it makes the targeting problem, the technical targeting problem much more difficult. so you can't do it at 24, maybe it's now going to take 48. maybe it's going to take 72 hours. initially it was going to be a strike and restrike. now maybe it's a restrike to the restrike. and then it goes on and on and on, heather. pretty soon, we're going to find ourselves either in a campaign that comes up short and subjectives or a campaign that's extended in order to achieve the on theives. >> we continue to hear from the administration. this is not iraq. this is not afghanista...

Coordinates, gps coordinates, just like in your car. so they have to have a specific spot programmed in. if that artillery piece is moving around, they're going to have to keep reprogramming the new location, the new location, and keep doing it. now, the military tells us they know very well how to do this. they keep satellites overhead. that is public knowledge. and they keep a very close watch on what the syrian regime is up to. but you know, they're going to -- i mean, the more the days go on, the more retargeting you do, the more he hides his things, possibly as chemical weapons, possibly ...