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Stability that we need. anybody else? >> mr. president, is the syrian civil war spilling over into the iraq border -- >> i think that has been happening for some time. isil has been able to gain a foothold in syria. that is part of reason why we've been so concerned about it. that is part of the reason we've been supporting syrian opposition there. but it is a challenging problem. in iraq, the iraqi government which was initially resistant to some of our offers of help has come around to recognize that cooperation with us on some of these issues can be useful. obviously that is not the case in...

Create a islamic state. that's why it's a wicked problem. >> the u.s. has increased the number of surveillance drones it is flying over iraq at the request of the awki government. shee ate islamic leaders and bged are urging fighters to step up and defend the capital. >> live at the pentagon. we have more alarming information tonight this about a linkage with one of the taliban leaders released in the trade for american p.o.w. bowe bergdahl with the 9/11 attacks. we'll explain that. >> reporter: a review of the guantanamo military files in the 9/11 commission report suggests one of the taliban...

I thought it was a regional problem. i could not have predicted, however, the extent to which i.s.i.s. could be effective in seizing cities in iraq and trying to erase boundaries to create an islamic state. that's why it's a wicked problem. and it's a dreadful deteriorating situation. >> all right. welcome back to "morning joe." john heilemann, eugene robinson, sam stein still with us. joining us the president of the council on foreign relations richard haass who you saw interviewing hillary clinton there. and moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. thank you both for joining us this hou...

Now, they're going to be very careful to tiptoe around the idea of boots on the ground. but they have that upper hand. the liptarian wing which is actually not as isolationist as a lot of people like to paint it would engage more systemic i will. looking at the chinese menu and say what is our core strategic interest. that battle is going to play itself broadly. the problem is at the end of the day neither the bush administration nor this administration answered one fundamental question which is what does it look like when we leave. this is what it looks like. when you don't answer on the fron...

This is the problem because we're getting it way too late. now as a result we have a situation on our hands that is not okay, not acceptable. stay out of iraq. that is not what we do. you have to finish the job. if he listened to the commanders to begin with we wouldn't being in this position. he should have pressed the point at negotiating table when he had advantage to do so. >> you guys are make argument for the question i asked. maybe the president isn't telling us everything. maybe there is a secret mission over the weekend but we don't know. >> president obama didn't give any confidence ...