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>> and expanding it. >> only if the president has a broader commitment to the region and to stabilizing iraq and syria, against adversaries like the islamic state and the islamic republic of iran. only then is it both moral and practical to try to train forces like this and send them into a fight, how can we as the united states train young men who say they want to fight and send them across the border -- often using chemical weapons we said we got rid of. only if there's a broader commitment to the entire region to stabilize it and protect our allies and defend our interests there should we b...

Speaking about naji's arrest the u.s. attorney had another disturbing statistic. >> isil has recruited upwards of 20,000 foreign fighters with some estimates being perhaps 50% more than that. >> reporter: the recent spike in isis-related arrests is partly attributed to increased vigilance surrounding a feared july 4th attack. law enforcement is also changing tactics. unlike al qaeda, isis is focused on smaller-scale terror attacks. that require quicker action. >> isil tends to operate more with a lone wolf approach. for that kind of a person you don't have as much indication of when they might...

Crossfire. and they really describe what sounded like a heavy battle that went on for hours. the egyptian military now says it is in control of the area after using its air force to carry out air strikes killing at least 100 militants, they say. 17 security forces killed but the death toll could be higher. and a lot of concern about what this means, if this is a new chapter in this insurgency that the egyptian military has been struggling to contain in the sinai over the past couple of years. alyson back to you. >> we'll be exploring that with our terrorism experts here. well, presidential c...

We're back with our terrorism experts. fran townsend you were the homeland security adviser under president bush. did you ever hear any talk or any sense that pakistan was actually aware of where osama bin laden was hiding out in pakistan that he was moved, that the pakistani government was on top of this situation? >> you know wolf the cooperation between the u.s. and pakistani intelligence services was always something of a frustration. look it would be one step forward and two steps back there is no question we would share information prior to conducting a joint operation with them. and it ...

How would you deal with the threats? could you bring democrats and republicans together to do the big things that need to be done? it's not enough just to beat on president obama. you you have to show what you would do. i have a good case. if i run i will say here's my record. >> which way are you leaning? >> more likely than not to run. >> you'll let us know? lindsey graham joining us in "the situation room." more on al qaeda's take yoefrp of an airport in yemen. will that help launch attacks on the united states? our terrorism experts are standing by. and an airport worker's panic when he fo...