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Passage through the strait is an international legal position. >> i meant the marshall islands. who can forget the falkans. >> that's true. >> ambassador it's good to hear from you, thank you. kidnappers are demanding $100,000 to release a hostage. the gunman dragged the worker from his car in eastern iraq. meantime about two hours to the west of there, forces are fighting to retake anbar province from the islamic state. that includes the city of fallujah where u.s. troops sought heavy fighting during the real iraq war. there has been some progress in that area but a commander warns the troo...

>> this is a pattern. we saw this in afghanistan. 30 years ago. we saw it in egypt. the other day, these insurgencies fighting the entrenched dictatorships in these countries. >> but we're not going to take out assad. we're only going to do a pinprick in syria. we're not going to contain the chemical weapons. obama has said that. >> we're not. the saudis, all the gulf states, i mean, they are pressing to take out assad. >> but we're not going to contain the chemical weapons. the obama administration leaked to the "new york times" that was subsequently hacked by syria and we know that we're not...

>> this is a pattern. we saw this in afghanistan. 30 years ago. we saw it in egypt. the other day, these insurgencies fighting the entrenched dictatorships in these countries. >> but we're not going to take out assad. we're only going to do a pinprick in syria. we're not going to contain the chemical weapons. obama has said that. >> we're not. the saudis, all the gulf states, i mean, they are pressing to take out assad. >> but we're not going to contain the chemical weapons. the obama administration leaked to the "new york times" that was subsequently hacked by syria and we know that we're not...

"zero dark thirty." he took time to explore real life learning to fully appreciate the troops fighting in iraq. >> i feel like some people think they are disposable. people are something. they just don't pay attention to this. >> reporter: because he paid attention he hoped his public would too. and then in a way like the character with whom he'll always be identified his time ended suddenly. a black screen out of nowhere. the series tony soprano is over. an unforgettable character. and now the actor who made him that way. that was nbc's mike taibbi on james gandolfini. checking the news fee...

President, he said this. he said, i longed in many respects to actually be in vietnam and be representing our country there. in some ways, it was frustrating to feel like i wasn't there as part of the troops fighting in vietnam. so when he was draft eligible, he got four deferments. in 1994, he says it was not his desire to serve in vietnam. but by 2007, he says he had longed in many respects to fight in that war. this is not about changing your viewpoint on the war over time, which pretty much the whole country did. this isn't even about getting deferments or volunteering to serve. it's about...