table all amount to the taliban surrendering at the same time it were ignoring. any opportunity to talk to the taliban we are not allowing them to talk to us we are disregarding any efforts they're making at talking and we know this now and it was clear that they were attempting to talk to us there was clear if you look at media reports from the period if you look at historical records now and if you look at i mean there's been things have come out over the last couple years about efforts by other countries efforts by other intermediaries one of the reasons why i resigned in protest in two thousand and nine from my position was the united states government's insistence on not negotiating i went there maybe it was very naive of me very maybe very foolhardy of me but i thought part of what my job as a political officer was to be was to help bring about an end of the war not. helped oversee an escalation of the war to bring about some kind of political victory for the present united states so that he could claim he could claim a victory so that we can withdraw our t

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a force of 20,000 drove the taliban out of helmand province.l ge >> did you think you would be >> i didn't. really didn't. left here in 2012 we knew the didn't think i would be back here, no.>> ts time his mission different. training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again, taliban held territory. because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this one of my positions. we can't give the location but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight do you think this is going to be? that fight will now be led by afghan brigadier general who stressed the urgent need for increased american support to defeat the taliban. this war is not just ours, he said, it is a war against international terrorism. we need america's advanced technology and more forces to fight with us. but general turner said marines' role is to train, advise and assist, the priority is to get afghans to do t

but rather taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and reconnected with a taliban and some of the others. there is concern that it's not just that presence that was blessed by the obama administration but things of operational concern as well. >> think and i yield back. hepatoma notes that. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york mr. zeldin for five minutes. >> thank you madam chairwoman. this question is for anyone who's able to answer. this qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? or maybe multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance or would you give us some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hamas? >> maybe i will start. the government of qatar does not see hamas as a terrorist organization. the violence hamas carries out is legitimate and continues to insist as this crisis has unfolded they do not agree with the definition of terrorism that their critics are using. again i see it as a poor defense. they know exactly how we view the problem and they are allies of the united states. they are hosting our

the area in southern afghanistan, is now controlled by the taliban. u.s.tly returned there after several years to help drive them out. charlie dagata visited the troops. >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then, brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. >> did you think you would be back here? >> no i didn't. really didn't. i left here in 2012. and we knew that the mission was going to end in, 2014. so, i, i didn't think i would be back here no. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again, taliban held territory. because not long after the swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this one of my positions. we can't give the location but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight do you think this is going to be? that fight

this was facilitated by the qataris and the taliban five are high-ranking taliban officials. operatives ultimately came to qatar as well. they augmented the presence that had already been there. since that time the concern has been not just that there has been an official presence of the taliban inside doha. but rather that also taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and they have reconnected with the taliban five and some of the others. there's concern that it's not just that presence that was first blessed by the obama administration, but that there have been some operational concerns as well. >> thank you and i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman of new york, mr. zeldin for five minutes. >> qatar, a question for anyone who is able to answer, does qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? >> or maybe a multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance? or would you give it some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hamas. >> i'll start. the government of qatar does not see ham

afghan officials assume they are being held captive by the taliban.erstand, there are airstrikes carried out for four hours of intense battles. units in a big numbers along with anti-taliban fighters are on the offensive and try to attack more bases. a very prevalent feature in this part of the military strategy. obviously, it is of the fighting season. both sides are upping the ante. and the taliban have wo won advantage -- from 2016 onward and have control of more ground and they are able to really target areas where previously the police and army could recruit from. we know it has been an increasing number of attacks in kabul, the capital. in terms of kandahar on how strong would you say that taliban's presence is at this point? >> what has surprised me, for example, a few years ago, kandahar was one of the most safest of promises in afghanistan. provinces,fferent all of these profits is are in and around as provinces are all in and around -- all these promises are in and around kandahar and it is mainly credited to the police chief of kandahar and

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you know if in a position of taliban leadership i would be extremely happy by this failure which taking place everywhere so definitely mr ranney the president will be in a very very difficult situation seeing his people his soldiers are must go by his friends that are american so it is it is appalling position to be honest a bill thanks for coming and giving us your thoughts here in r.t. international abdel bari atwan writer and commentator is my guest. i think. moving on to other news now while italy's been begging the e.u. for help in dealing with record influx of refugees austria's foreign minister is urged rome not to allow newcomers to make it to the mainland he declared that even if they are plucked from the sea they shouldn't get quote a ticket to central europe and that's as the mayor of palermo said that the indifference of some states in the block to the crisis equates to fascism. that europe will be on trial for genocide this will be a second nuremberg trial maybe not in the courts but in the history books because of this ongoing genocide in the mediterranean and it's all bec

the area in southern afghanistan is now controlled by the taliban. u.s. marines recently returned there after several years to help drive them out. charlie d'agata visited the troops. >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold in helmand province. back then brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. did you think you would be back here? yo no, i didn't. i didn't really. i left here, as we discussed, i left here in 2012 and we knew that the mission was going to end in 2014. so i didn't think i would be back here. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different, in command of just 300 marines training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again taliban-held territory. >> because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand recapturing territory, u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this was one of my positions. >> reporter: we can't give the location but this used to be

the taliban claimed responsibility.ead in march when gunmen attacked a military hospital. 150 killed by a truck bomb at the end of may. the people of afghanistan are bearing an insufferable burden, caught between the taliban and is, who sometimes claim responsibility for attacks, and an unpopular central government in kabul that doesn't control the whole country. remember, the afghan war goes back to 2001, so it's 16 years of unresolved conflict now. the british withdrew in 2014, the americans still have a presence. our diplomatic editor, mark urban, has been looking at the state of things. a fresh bomb attack in kabul, this time attacking government workers in a bus. it claimed dozens of lives, and it comes at a time when policy in washington is deadlocked and the afghan security situation worsening. the afghan national security forces are suffering completely unsustainable casualties in the war over the past year as well. they also simply can't sustain in terms of replacing lost troops or troops lost to casualties or

they deny to you they are arming the taliban?the issue was something that really concerned us as well. so no contacts would be made with non-state groups. >> another knnew agenda. >> so if the russians are doing this then why are there some who say their interest is to get the taliban to fight isis because russian sees isis to be a bigger threat and others who see a lot broader political gain here. lad a me putin perhaps he'd like to see some elements of history repeating itself by russians arming america's enemy as it struggles to maintain security. remember the soviets lost heavily to afghan rebels assisted by the united states. >> thanks so much. >> all right we do have breaking news, let's get straight to manu raju who has information on the former campaign chairman paul manafort. >> reporter: that's right. expected to testify behind closed doors with the senate intelligence committee this week. we are hearing from a source close to manafort that within the next 48 hours, he's expected to go behind closed doors for an intervi

in case the taliban wins ump. united states win. i think what we want to see out of the administration is a statement of commitment. we are there because we don't want afghanistan to once again become a safe haven for terrorists that could strike the united states. it could be the return after al qaeda but it could be the coming of the islamic state who's already been probing in afghanistan to see if they can find some ground. the last thing we want is for isis to move to afghanistan because we're not pushing back hard enough. >> this issue is on trump's desk right now. what will he do? >> well, i think -- >> what should he do? >> there's a big debate inside the white house between those who don't want him to touch this and who want to get us out of after g afghanistan and those who believe we've got to double down. i think the most important thing beyond the troop numbers is a strategy. you have to have a way to get the taliban to the table. the battlefield. >> it is said that mcmasters and mattis have influence

they've returned because so have the taliban. charlie d'agata is there. [gunfire] >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of an,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then brigadier general onger turner was a colonel. did you think you'd be back kere? >> no, i didn't. i didn't really. i left here, as we discussed, i left here in 2012, and we knew that the mission was going to end in 2014. so i didn't think i'd be back here. >> reporter: this time his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, thaining afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again taliban-held territory. necause not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand, focapturing territory u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this was one of my positions. n' reporter: we can't give the location, but this used to be a u.s. marine base. that fight will now be led by afghan brigadier general wali mohammed ahmedzai, who stresse

we recognised the taliban for wa kely supported the taliban. are one of three who recognise the taliban. we needed an administrative partner to deal with the afghan population we have in the country working as workers. we know that when us embassy cables were leaked in 2009 that the taliban related finance officials went to the uae to raise or move funds and there was even a suggestion of arms and procuring arms, at which you may be 110w procuring arms, at which you may be now on top of, the problem may have gone away, but it was a problem than. these problems never go away because you have to qamshili monitor and make sure. it is actually an effort to make sure you are on top of it. it is clear that the emirates, dubai and abu dhabi are pubs that bring people from the region together. and it is absolutely possible that someone met someone absolutely possible that someone met someone else in our territory to discuss those kinds of issues. i know through my own work and through the government's work that we are very, very focused on this. we are

the attack claimed by the taliban. backtracks president on an overhaul of his country's judiciary, we will be asking whether this is the end of the controversial move. it is 1:00 p.m. in paris. coming up, one of the hardest working countries on the planet experiments with staying home instead. tokyo's full distance work experiment in our business update. mom,up memories of their who happens to be one of the world's most famous women. reminiscences from princes william and harry of princess diana international newspaper review later on. this is live from paris. ♪ >> thanks for being with us. we start in the afghan capital kabul, were 35 people are reported dead after a suicide bombing this monday. it wasiban has claimed responsible. the attacks targeted a bus carrying workers from the mines and petroleum ministry. the taliban claimed the bus was in fact serve -- full of intelligent services officials. as happened just a matter of hours ago. what's the latest from the attack in kabul? it happened during the morning rush

but rather that also taliban officials. have come in and they have reconnected with the taliban and some of torse. >> there's concerned. but that there have been some operational concerns as well. >> thank you, and i yield back. >> the gentleman yield back. we recognize mr. zell don for five minutes. >> thank you, madam woman. >>. doesy tar view hamas as a terrorist organization rm? or i could maybe a multiple choice. where does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance? or would you give it some other characterization. how would you describe hamas. >> the government of qatar duh not see them as a terrorist organization. it seems the violence that hamas carries out will be legit man. and it continues overall that the critique has that been level. . they continue to say that they do not agree with the definition of terrorism. that their credits are using. -- intend. you have very poor defense. >> the problem and they are allies of the united states. they are hosting our air base. they know the twinchese. and they refuse to

they want to talk to the taliban.nkly, the taliban at this point seem to be winning to some degree. the leader is radical enough to claim his son took his own life in a suicide bombing last week in helmand. they could leave, that isn't a good option. that leaves afghanistan as a haven for extremists of terror. special forces to fight terrorism, trainers to assist the afghan security forces, that's kind of putting your finger in a dam to stop the leaks. there's no broad or long-term strategy here. that's why it's been going on 15 years, chris. >> nick, thank you for the reporting and explaining all the challenges that still kbiexist us. >>> back at home, jared kushner breaking his silence today, facing senate and house investigators. what do lawmakers want to know now having read his 11-page statement? what do they still not understand? we'll speak with a member of congress who is set to interview kushner next. ♪ if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer when heartburn hits fight back fast with new tums chewy bites. fast

after 16 years of war, the taliban controls 10% of the country and taliban controls 10% of the countryy and contests and other third, while islamic state and al-qaeda are also active. pull out and the insurgency will flourish which is why the american military has concluded that slowly strengthening afghan forces is the only real option. the hope is eventually they will be forced to —— able to force the taliban to the table. the question now is whether president trump agrees. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the world's first floating wind farm will soon be in place, off the coast of scotland. we take a look at how it got there. also on the programme: we look at a new film about china's hui people — the country's largest muslim community. mission control: you can see them coming down the ladder now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence

i mean, not least uae‘s support for the taliban. i don't think we ever supported the taliban.or a certain, for a clear reason. we were one of three who recognise the taliban — saudi arabia, pakistan, and the emirates. the reason we recognised the taliban was because we needed an administrative partner to deal with the large afghan population we have in the country working as workers. but we know that when us embassy cables were leaked in 2009 that taliban—related finance officials went to the uae to raise or move funds, and there was even a suggestion of arms, and procuring arms, which you may be now on top of, and the problem may have gone away, but was a problem then. i would say the these problems never go away because you have to continually monitor and continually make sure. it's actually an effort to make sure you are on top of it. it is very clear that the emirates, dubai and abu dhabi are hubs that bring people from the region together. and it is absolutely possible that someone met someone else on our territory to discuss those kinds of issues. but i know through my o

they've returned because so have the taliban.harlie d'agata is there. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the last time u.s. marines were here, a force of 20,000 all but drove the taliban out of their stronghold of helmand province. back then, brigadier general roger turner was a colonel. did you think he'd be back here? >> no, i didn't. i didn't really. i left here as we discussed. i left here in 2012, and we knew that the mission was going to end in 2014. so i didn't think i'd be back here. >> reporter: this time, his mission is dramatically different. in command of just 300 marines, training afghans to fight for themselves. we joined them as they flew over what is once again taliban-held territory. because not long after the marines pulled out, the taliban swept through helmand, recapturing territory u.s. forces fought and died for. with 349 american lives lost. >> this is one of my positions. >> reporter: we can't give the location, but this used to be a u.s. marine base. how hard of a fight you think this is going to be getting from --

. >> we both opposed the taliban. whether we were on the same side or not it's for history to decide. >> rose: when you look today, what does iran want? what role does it want to play in the world. >> iran is a country that has been able to survive despite pressure, despite war, despite sanctions. we've been able to make progress, to make scientific achievements. inspite of the fact that every restriction was imposed on our country and our people. even our students were prevented from studying physics and mechanics. we made advances for one reason. we're content with our size, with our geography, with our national resources. >> rose: and you have no global ambitions. >> we do not have global ambitions and most importantly, we rely on our own people. we do not rely on foreign aids for our independence, for our security, for our economic progress. we would love to work with the outside world. but we do not rely on them. we derive our security from our people. we derive our legitimacy from our people. just remember that

but rather taliban officials, taliban militants have come in and reconnected with a taliban and some of the others. there is concern that it's not just that presence that was blessed by the obama administration but things of operational concern as well. >> think and i yield back. hepatoma notes that. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new york mr. zeldin for five minutes. >> thank you madam chairwoman. this question is for anyone who's able to answer. this qatar view hamas as a terrorist organization? or maybe multiple choice. or does qatar view hamas as a legitimate resistance or would you give us some other characterization? how does the government of qatar view hamas? >> maybe i will start. the government of qatar does not see hamas as a terrorist organization. the violence hamas carries out is legitimate and continues to insist as this crisis has unfolded they do not agree with the definition of terrorism that their critics are using. again i see it as a poor defense. they know exactly how we view the problem and they are allies of the united states. they are hosting our

they tried talking to taliban. that seems unlikely. the taliban feel like they are winning.ee the same security forces train. the idea of peace in the long term seems far away. john? >> nick peyton walsh in kabul, the question, what would be different this time? >>> jared kushner is behind closed doors as we speak answering questions from senate investigators. no doubt, it will include the meeting set up by donald trump jr. and a lawyer. see what happens when cnn tries to talk with a man that set up the meeting. that's next. oss this house with water dripping from the ceiling. you never know when something like this will happen. so let the geico insurance agency help you with homeowners insurance and protect yourself from things like fire, theft, or in this case, water damage. cannonball! now if i had to guess, i'd say somewhere upstairs there's a broken pipe. let the geico insurance agency help you with homeowners insurance. call today to see how much you could save. her long day as anne. hair stylist starts with shoulder pain when... hey joanne, want to trade the all day r

but then the taliban would flourish. justin rowlatt, bbc news, kabul. than expected. that could see ocean levels rise and low—lying areas around the world affected by floods. 0ur science editor david shukman has been to greenland to look at what‘s happening. a vivid blue snakes across the greenland ice sheets. a beautiful sight, but when the ice here melts the oceans rise around the world. 0n the horizon, the ice sheet looms ahead of us. we‘ve joined a team of british scientists. they‘re trying to understand how the ice is changing. people are very worried about the possibility that the ice sheet might be melting faster and faster in the future. we touch down in one of the remotest corners of the planet. the first task is to set up camp — a home in an utterly barren wilderness. once it‘s level, i‘ll leave it to you to take the measurements. the scientists then get to work. they want hard facts about the ice. painstaking research, to measure how quickly it might vanish. from the air, all you can really see is what looks like a vast expanse of endless whi

the taliban have claimed responsibility. they were targeting intelligence officials on this bus. but afghan officials said the people on the bus were employees from the ministry of mines. let's show you these pictures from the aftermath. 42 people were injured — there are fears the number of casualties could rise. here's what one person caught up in the blast described. translation: two cars were burning, you could see bodies scattered. several shops were on fire. it was horrific, everyone was trying to run away, including women and people on their way to work. it comes less than two months after an even bigger attack in kabul that killed over 150 people. in fact, the united nations says that in the last six months, more than 1,600 civilian deaths have been confirmed in afghanistan. this is clearly a conflict that hasn't been resolved, and it's a complicated one. if you want background on who's involved, this is an article a colleague wrote back injanuary. world powers jostle in afghanistan's new "great game". one of the mos

taliban would flourish justin wrote out. bbc news cobol. very few good options that are in afghanistan right no. now the green and i sheet maybe melting faster than expected rising ocean levels more than previously though. as the consent of scientists who say warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow in the ice and docket surface. i matches because docker ice absorbs more of the sun's rays amounts more rapidly. our science editor david shipman has this exclusive report. the vivid blue snakes across the greenland ice sheet a beautiful sight when the ice here melts the oceans rise around the world. on the who released the ice sheet looms ahead of us. we've joined a team of british scientists. they're trying to understand how the ice is changing. we touch down in one of the remotest corners of the pla. the first task is to set up camp. the home in an awfully barren wilderness. from the yeah would you couldn't really see is what looks like a vast expanse of endless white but that isn't the whole story. because what's hard to grasp as i st

forces were all across the country getting into skirmishes with taliban forces now at the moment we're hearing a lot of different reports keep in mind two thousand u.s. troops have actually died in afghanistan and a number of them have died from friendly fire incidents like the one that just recently took place there was the famous incident where pat tillman the celebrity football player who had volunteered to fight in afghanistan was killed by friendly fire and now we're hearing words from john mccain about the situation in afghanistan that are rather pessimistic let's take a listen to what john mccain sad. we have no strategy and we are losing when you're not winning you're losing and the. the afghan national army is taking unacceptable losses and we're going to have a new strategy you know they're coming to us and asking for additional funds for additional people and additional missions now at this point there are eight thousand five hundred u.s. troops in afghanistan alongside five thousand other nato forces that are in the country and we're waiting to see what comes next but as th

forces were all across the country getting into skirmishes with taliban forces now at the moment we're hearing a lot of different reports keep in mind two thousand u.s. troops have actually died in afghanistan and a number of them have died from friendly fire incidents like the one that just recently took place there was the famous incident where pat tillman the celebrity football player who had volunteered to fight in afghanistan was killed by friendly fire now at this point there are eight thousand five hundred u.s. troops in afghanistan alongside five thousand other nato forces that are in the country and we are waiting to see what comes next but as the escalation of airstrikes continues more airstrikes are being carried out more munitions are being fired the risk for afghan security forces as well as for u.s. troops in the country is rising. because of the former pentagon official month joins me on the line welcome michael. the u.s. senate to chairman of the senate armed services committee john mccain saying that the you know if you stay there's no losing in afghanistan first of al

taxpayers bankroll the taliban. a few years ago i had the pleasure of meeting with douglas in my office here in d.c. to discuss his book. one of the analyses of this book by the publishers weekly, and i quote, funding the enemy is sober, sad, and important. it peels back the layers of american engagement in afghanistan to reveal its rotten core that united states dollars meant for that country's future instead fund the insurgency and support the taliban. it assures america's ultimate defeat and the book tells the story. mr. speaker, i am reminded of this book as we recently president trump talk about that he would allow general mattis to recommend troop levels increases in afghanistan. i'm disappointed for many reasons. i'm disappointed because congress deserves a debate and a vote. i'm disappointed because we continue to lose american lives. mr. speaker, i would like to remind the administration of comments that president trump made a few years ago regarding afghanistan. one, in august of 2011, he said that the uni

the taliban has claimed responsibility.e're seeing an uptick in violence in afghanistan with no signs of the taliban weakening there. president trump is considering sending more troops to the country. cnn's nick paton walsh reports from the front lines in kabul, afghanistan. >> reporter: here we are again, but it's been going on so long, these guys have left and then come back. afghanistan's helmand and america's marines. when does it end? a year ago the taliban were at the gates of this key city. now it's not good, but it's better because the marines, even though there is only 300 of them, have brought huge fire power with them. afghan troops just now retook one district, the marines not on the front but advising on basin stead and congratulating them indoors. but nothing lasts here except for the war and the triumph soon fades. a rocket just hit, landing about 20 meters from us outside. a total of three indiscriminate, an eight-year-old boy wounded in the attack. president trump is now weighing his first move in a war tha

in fact, the united states cleaned up the taliban after 9/11, as you know. mr. javad sharif: yes, but i am talking about saudi arabia and the united states initially made some run choices, too. we both opposed the taliban, whether we were on the same side or not, it's for history to decide. ♪ charlie: when you look today, what does iran want, what role does it want to play in the world? mr. javad sharif: iran is a country that has been able to survive despite pressure, despite a war, despite sanctions . we have been able to make progress. to make scientific achievements, in spite of the fact that every restriction was imposed on our country and our people, even our students who are prevented from studying physics and mechanics. at western universities. but we made advances for one reason. we are content with our size, our geography, and our national resources. charlie: and you have no global ambitions. mr. javad sharif: we do not have global ambitions, and most importantly rely on our own people. we do not rely on foreigners for our independence. for our securit

the taliban for the united states or her through them in 2011.audi arabia and uae were two of the three states. saudi arabia -- i don't want to engage in saudi bashing. i am talking about the united states accusing iran of supporting terrorism went its own allies have been on the record but now they are exposing each other about who was first in recognizing isis as a terrorist organization. >> let me clear up one thing. a question on the minds of many americans like think. do you believe that saudi arabia supports al qaeda? hasorts al-nusra, which it -- which has new names now? do you believe they support isis? a lot of saudiat money went to support these organizations. are children of saudi intelligence services. was aw that al qaeda child of saudi intelligence services during the fight with the soviets. which wasn government sponsoring al qaeda, was only recognized by three dates -- two of them were saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. >> what about pakistan? >> that is a neighbor. as a neighbor they have a problem. but for saudi arabia a

the latest death, a 19-year-old who died monday afternoon from taliban mortar fire.these deaths and all the money that has been spent there, the taliban still controls one-third of afghanistan. to try to change that a group of senators visited afghanistan to push for more military action. >> we need a strategy in the united states that defines our role in afghanistan. that defines our objective and explains how we are going to get from here to there. >> having more american forces with nato forces with more aggressive rules of engagement. utilization of american air power will turn a stalemate into success. dagen: the trump administration is thinking about sending in more troops putting the surge at 3,000 to 4,000 americans. here to discuss whether a true surge would do the job is buck sexton. what do you make of the idea we are going to send 3,000 to 4,000 more americans into afghanistan? >> it's not going to be enough. repeating the word strategy when it comes to afghanistan is not a strategy. to be fair to the administration, we should see. maybe they will come up