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Suggest like this is why we have embassies here. this is why we have this military base here. the president, of course, let's remember, ran on a campaign of america first. he suggested many times that he wanted to reduce the american footprint across the world. suggesting that it was a waste of american resources, american money, perhaps american lives. and those in the pentagon suggested there are geo -- there are significant strategic reasons why we have to have all of this, why we have to have so many people. and the president came out of that meeting, he said publicly -- it was a very good...

Educating the president sort of america's role in the world. going through why it was important to project american influence and power globally. to suggest this is why we have embassies here, this is why we have this military base here. the president, of course, remember, ran on the campaign of america first. he's suggested many times that he wanted to reduce the american footprint across the world, suggesting that it was a waist of american resources, american money, perhaps american lives. and those in the pentagon suggested there are significant strategic reasons why we have to have all of...

We are killing terrorists. >> reporter: the new strategy won't be based on timelines but condition-based, no troop numbers were given but it is likely we will get the additional 4000 proposed, the new strategy puts pakistan unnoticed and asks india to shoulder more of the load and says it's victory will have a clear definition. the reaction was mixed. rand paul opposed to any troop increase but the mission in afghanistan has lost its purpose. 's fellow republican lindsey graham took the opposite view. >> i will fight senator paul tooth and nail to make sure we don't lose in afghanistan like we...

Steve bannon doesn't work here anymore. you'll notice over the course of that entire address he read from the teleprompter and didn't once use the phrase radical islamic terrorism even though whenever he had a chance to on the campaign trail, he said, unless you use those three magic words, the terrorists will win. he didn't use those three words tonight. instead, he spoke in a tone that sounded a lot more like mattis and a lot more like mcmaster than it sounded like bannon and steven miller. of course, he was reading off the teleprompter and whoever writes those words has a lot of sway. that ...

Troop increase, our numbers suggest, our sources suggest 4,000. the president did not say that. the plan is so obliterate isis, reduce taliban's influence, target terrorist networks, strengthen the afghan security forces, and pressure pakistan to fight terror. what it ydid you hear? >> honestly, a speech about troop withdrawals -- troop increases and time lines that had neither details of troop increases or time lines. i actually think donald trump used that speech los night in the prime time format of it to try to make right the damage done from charlotteville. i thought the first five minute...