he is an iraq vet and he said he would go back in a heartbeat. aq would crash when we left. bonnie and middleton new jersey democratic caller bunny or up. >> caller: good morning. i remember a lot of reasons that we were given as the american public for invading iraq in and one of them was aluminum tubes and mushroom clouds and there were u.n. inspectors on the ground and you are right there were no threats of nuclear weapons. we knew that there were chemical weapons because donald rumsfeld made an exchange with saddam hussein and gave them those weapons at the u.n. inspectors were there saying that those were destroyed as well. the real reason i'm convinced was the contract for a new america and 9/11 was our catastrophe. most of those people responsible for the events of 9/11 were saudi's and someone from the united emirates too but iraq had nothing to do with this. they were no threat. we went in there and depleted uranium and phosphorus bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of people so was the humanitarian reason for us invading and occupyin

a crisis that could lead to a civil war. >> the situation in iraq prompted an extraordinary response from the iranian government. president hasan rouhani is willing to help if the u.s. does not intervene. >> we said that our countries must combat terrorism. in iraq we have not seen the americans make a decision. if we see the u.s. engage in operation against terrorist groups then one can think about cooperation, but we are not seeing anything. >> the u.s. has not requested any assistance from iran but there is late word that the an aircraft carrier is headed to iraq. the president made it clear that the u.s. is not going to solve the conflict for the iraqi government. joining us live from washington is randall pinkston. randall, good afternoon to you, and thank you so much for being here with us. first up, what military option after president obama said there would be no boots on the ground? >> certainly the announcement that the group led by the carrier. there could be launched aircraft bombing runs from the uss george w. bush, or guided missile crews, and they have tomahawk missiles

the iraq war gets short handed now as an intelligence failure. u.s. policymakers were just acting on bad information. that is not what the iraq war was. it was a deception. and this is important. it was the deliberate manipulation of intelligence in order to deceive, and it worked. and a decade later we owe it to ourselves to not only learn from our mistakes as a nation so we do not repeat them, we owe it to ourselves as a nation to hold to account and treat aaccordi acca the voice that snookered us into the war in the first place since they're trying to drag us back in. investigative reporter michael isikoff and "mother jones'" david corn authored a book named "hubris." how intelligence was purposely distorted to make the case for war. the case for war wasn't wrong. it was a lie. what you're about to see tonight is based on their reporting. all of a sudden it's back in the middle of the current fight in our nation now over what we should do next. >> the people of the united states and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regi

iraq, is the country started to unravel? i spoke with enron in baghdad. thank you for joining us, for people who are just trying to get an idea of what's going in iraq, let's begin with what the is amick state of iraq and the lavant is. >> fighting on both sides of the border, after the situation in syria deteriorated, they were part of another group that was split into two, and decided to take not only in syria, but also across the border in iraq. but really, it goes beyond that, back to 2006, when they were really at their height. back then, they were the official al qaeda group in iraq, and they were the islamic state in iraq. they were led by and he did want beheads, live, and eventually, he was killed by the troops. the americans needed to have a group to fight back against him. and they formed a group, a sunni group, americans trained and arms paid for, and they had a tremendous amount of success, and they were able to defeat them in iraq for a number of years, and since 2011, any al qaeda groups in iraq, but as the situation deteriorates, and they brought the jihad, the holy war to iraq. that's where it comes from

ahead i'm talk to iraq's ambassador to the united states and an iraq combat veteran who serves in congress. plus syria's civil war is now impossible to untangle from the escalating war in iraq. hillary clinton tells cynthia mcfadden why she and the president disagreed on syria. >> and competition heats up for the number three leadership spot. and are the tea party conservatives just going to let him walk in to the spot? >> this is "the daily rundown." let's start with my first read of the morning and the nightmare in iraq. tens of thousands of now in control of huge parts in the country and are moving towards baghdad. they seized two more towns near the border of iran. inside towns like mosul, sharia law has been put into place. embassy personnel in baghdad is staying put for now. the prime minister of iraq, nuri al maliki, called on the towhit house to consider air strikes. the president said all options are on the table. >> i don't rule out anything because we do have a stake in making sure the jihadists are not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria for that matter. >> ira

the iraqi government needs to seek an inclusive political solution, and called this a wake up call for the government. but 2 1/2 years after american troops left iraq, it's clearly a challenging wakeup call for the united states too. >> at this point, with an ineffective national army in the field, and the militias the u.s. pressure to stand down, getting ready to rejoin the fight, what's washington's next move? that's the inside story. joining us for that conversation. senior fellow at the center for american progress, senior fellow and editor of the long war journal, at the foundation for the defense of democracies. and lathe kuba, senior director at the national endowment for middle east and north africa section, he was a spokesman for the iraqi government. does this army, this irregular force heading toward baghdad, represent a serious threat. both to the city and to the national government. may also introduced serious bombing attacks. it already has a presence and impact there. both the army is the police will react to this, the key thing to watch is whether it is a unified reaction from the iraqi government, or if it is more irregulars like t

they do not want to see an extremist movement takeover iraq. iran does not want to see an unstable iraq as its neighbor. that could happen. if it getson, exacerbated, the country could plunge into civil war or move towards a breakup. we are not at that point yet. kind of those are the threats that loom on the horizon if the situation is not contained and stabilized. >> what if anything like the iranians do? assistancee her ride -- they may provide assistance to iraqi forces. there has been some discussion may -- they may send in their revolutionary guard forces. i suspect they have agents there. whether they are fighting on the side of the iraqi government, that would have to be demonstrated. quickly mention the syrians and uranium. what about the saudis? >> i bet they have mixed minds. they are leery of the iraqi government. they have never particularly liked malaki. they think he is kind of an iranian surrogate, even though he is not. at the same time, i think they would not want to see a sunni extremist movement takeover the country. generall

iraq. it is clear. it is an an iraq crisis. the prime minister as you suggested, laura, asked the parliament to a state of emergency. one fact, iraq has been in a state of emergency. he's been managing and ruling iraq unilaterally and there is ail enyags among the communities. it is>> highly extremist organize. the ironny is they are waging two battles at the same time. one in iraq and one in syria. it is not united. they are trying to create a contiguous road and supplies between syria and iraq and telling you about the strategic thinking behind the attacks they have been waging. >> i have to jump in, to go to the state of emergency for a minute, we have the parliament reconvening on thursday, it is a broken political system in iraq and do you think he's going to push this through? >> well, i don't think so. but after all, if we really, i mean, examine the record of the prime minister he really doesn't pay attention to what the political leaders have been saying in the past years. you are talking about a strong man and a syste

are thinking and there's a sharing of information to people are not making mistakes. >> reporter: an iraq war veteran says the president needs to do more. >> i appreciate his thoughtfulness. the warning signs have been years in the making. pumping the breaks after the insurgency has been halfway across the country, we have leaders for a reason and take action. while it is being assessed people are losing their lives. coalition forces and iraqis are being lost. >> in 2011 u.s. troops told al jazeera, they thought iraqis had the tools to defend the country by themselves. now the u.s. is going back. it's something that obama never planned to have on his agenda. >>> according to the syrian-run newsagency a car bombing in central syria killed 34, and wounded more than 50 others. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is due to make a major speech on the fighting in syria, suggesting ways to end out the conflict. he'll lay out a 6-point plan in new york before an asia society. the country is accused of fuelling the conflict, to play a more active role. the 4-year long conflingt resulted in huma

involvement in iraq. >> reporter: killeen, texas, paid an awful price on the far-off battlefields of iraq. for killeen is home to ft. hood, and more than 500 soldiers posted here made the ultimate sacrifice. more combat deaths than any other base in the nation. >> i love them. i didn't die, so i love them all. my heart goes out to every last one of them families. >> reporter: it is to blades where those still serving and those who served come for a trim and camaraderie. >> make it nice and crisp. >> reporter: like every barber, tyrone murphy cuts and listens. >> as barbers, we counsel. they tell us their problems and we kind of soothe them as we cut their hair. there are a lot of broken people coming home. >> reporter: before cutting hair, dewayne spent a year fighting in iraq. he still has trouble talking about it. >> i was just a soldier, actually. just a number, a pawn, disposable. luckily, i wasn't disposed. >> reporter: and as iraqi cities fall and armed militants gain momentum, he's dead set against any further u.s. involvement. >> i don't think we should go back. we found out w

iraq. but then as i say the situation in syria did he tear yates and it becomes a jihad and suddenly you have an for a group like isil to come out and say that we are now fighting a jihad and brought their jihad, their holy war here to iraq. so that's really where a group like isil comes from it doesn't come from nowhere, although it feels like that's exactly what happened. but there is a history to this. this group is much more active in iraq than syria now. >> now they are in control of mosul and that would be a big deal under any circumstances. one of the largest cities in iraq. but is it even more significant given mosul's geography, its ethnic and religious make up? >> absolutely. it was a key target for them always. it was in the north. it's a disputed city. not sure whether it's part of iraq proper. it's a city ripe for taking over for somebody like the leader of the isil. he knows he goes in toy city toy like, which isth nikolai missed and the curds will have to get involved in it. the kurdish military forces are on stand by to come in and they are negotiating with the iraqis, it's one o

iraq. does that mean he's declare an independent kurdistan, and that it will end the possibility of an iraq. >> it doesn't quite end the possibility of an iraq, but it symbols that he is moving in that direction, and a direction of independence, he has not taken that step and laid the ground work. and in the future... >> ambassador, great to have you insights. >> turning to the struggle of freedom overseas to struggle for the freedom of the press. protests continue in relation to the prison sentences for three al jazeera in egypt. pressure is building, backing a law that would protect confidential sources: one was approved last year, but yet to get to the floor. a democratic congressman, a passionate liberal, offered another. i'm joined by the congressman. good to have you with us. >> thanks. >> your language would block prosecutors from forcing prosecutors to give up sources to the government. you got a quarter of governments to vote, us would have gotten more if it hadn't been an amendment to a spending bill. support. >> 175 democrats, 53 republicans, it's a strange vote count you can fin

over the past decade, american troops have made extraordinary sacrifices to get iraq ease an opportunity to claim their own future. unfortunately, iraq he readers have been unable to overcome too often the mistrust sectarian differences that has long been simmering there. and that is created vulnerabilities within the iraqi government well as the to 30 forces. >> unnamed u.s. officials told "the washington post" obama administration is now considering sending drones to iraq. the uss george h.w. bush aircraft carrier has recently arrived in the persian gulf. the carrier is accompanied by the uss philippine sea guided missile cruiser and uss truxtun also guided missile the story her, both of which carry tomahawk souls that can reach iraq. the united states has also begun evacuating some employees them its massive embassy in baghdad. >> over the weekend, militants from isis, the islamic state of iraq and syria, seized the northern town of tal afar after a fierce fight. shiite militias are now fighting alongside the iraqi army in an effort to retake cities from isis control. this comes as is

believe somebody said we would be greeted as liberators. >> we made a choice both in afghanistan an iraq to go to war. in both cases wes wer taking out big enemies of iran, no friends with the taliban and islam. on the iraq side, the consequences have been dire because it's empowered and enabled iran inside iraq, and that was true when we were there with 160,000 troops. >> i'm sorry, do we also push iran to kill 160,000 people? have we also pushed them to develop a nuclear weapon? >> open up the space for iran to conduct -- >> may i do something on ghaf of your audience. every time i come here we have this incredibly dry conversation about whether bush was right or wrong in iraq. i think we could argue that until the cows come home. but in the interest of talking about the problem that faces us today in iraq, let's talk about what it is we need to do there. >> i can agree with that. whether we went in or how we got out, that date is not useful to how we got there today. >> it's arguing over how you got pregnant. >> you know what with, i'm going to take you up on your offer. we're going t

. ♪ ♪ >> the battle lines are becoming clearer in iraq. and any of sunni radicals are head east to baghdad where sunni fighters are preparing for a fight. and meanwhile, the u.s. is wondering if it's time to talk to a new player in iraq. iran. it's "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. over the weekend, iraq stayed isis posted pictures on the web that shot around the world. captured soldiers from the iraqi national army, restrained, led to a field and executed in a shallow trench. isis said that it has killed 1700 soldiers that way, and the army says it's a lot less, but either way, it's a symbol of the cold murder that isis said it's prepared to use in a drive to take as much territory as possible in a drive for a sunni state on both sides of the border. iraqis president is under pressure and scrutiny. maliki was voted in in the last round of voting but the territory in which he is charge is shrinking. the u.s. has ruled out sending the u.s. military back into iraq, but the country is examining the options and one of those is talking to iran

an exit from iraq and now an exit from afghanistan without a strategy and without victory. so drastic measures need to be taken. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is one who has gone along with this policy for a long time. we need a new chairman. we need a new national security advisor. we need a new team. we need a new team that knows what america's national security interests are and are more interested in national security than they are in politics. so, mr. president, i -- i come to this floor today with great sadness because all of this could have been avoided. there is no inevitability about what is taking place in iraq today. and iraq is a faraway place, but ask any intelligence leader in this country, and that leader will tell you that this poses a takeover of iraq in the iraq-syria area which is now the largest concentration of al qaeda in history, is a direct threat to the united states of america. our director of national intelligence, general clapper, has said in open testimony that this concentration of al qaeda-oriented and al qaeda-affiliated groups wi

but also increasing the pressure on the country's prime minister, as he tries to save an iraq in turmoil. also tonight, we look at online cruelty, making its way across campus. digital insulteds so nasty, it nearly sent the principal packing. >> i left at the end of the day, drained emotionally drained i said to myself maybe this is a time for me to retire. it's a whole new world. >> correspondent on how a similar app brought a high school to a standstill. and why the reaction to yikcad on this campus is yuck. >> and the journey to redemption. >> and then suddenly, they saw the great valley below them. the vick yards, the orchards, the great flat valley green and beautiful. >> marking the anniversary of the extraordinary image of american life, and hardship in the great depression. the california sign beck chronicled and the life of the modern day tom goad. good evening thank you for joining us. is that american forces won't be sent back into combat, as he announced some inching forward of the presence there. the president will send 300 military advisers to help train iraqi securities to

the last time iraq had an election, we should point out that iraq has had a parliamentary election, the last time they had one in 2010, he basically ran neck and neck the american leaders certainly would have preferred who is a shia. an attempt to work out a power sharing agreement, maliki blocked every possible path. needs to be said, so did others. that would have made alliances to make it possibility, so it showed even at a time when america had 50,000 troops they had leverage, it still wasn't really able to do all that much to shape the political mind, that in the end will be up to the iraqis. what does iran have under maliki? >> if i can point out some irony, the thing that the president said he would do today, is send 300 advisers is exactly what president ragan did 30 years ago when iraq was with fighting a war against iran, at that time the u.s. was on the side of osama bin laden against the itoll la, now it is on the side of the people who overthrew sudan, and possibly working with the iranians. so it is a delicious little piece of historical irony, now to go back to your quest

but also increasing the pressure on the country's prime minister, as he tries to save an iraq in turmoil. also tonight, we look at online cruelty, making its way across campus. digital insulteds so nasty, it nearly sent the principal packing. >> i left at the end of the day, drained emotionally drained i said to myself maybe this is a time for me to retire.

in our homeland and they in their homeland about the emergence of this isis group. >> iran wants an iraq that tilts to iran. we want an independent iraq. >> did the alignment of -- it's right here. see you all a little later. what do you think? should the u.s. get back approximate into the wlikt in iraq? join the conversation on facebook with other fns viewers. up next, an unprecedented defeat as house majority leader eric cantor loses a primary it his tea party backed challenger. what does the loss mean for the gop? we'll talk with two house republican leaders on opposite side of the split. wondering what that is? that, my friends, is everything. and with the quicksilver card from capital one, you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you purchase. not just "everything at the hardware store." not "everything, until you hit your cash back limit." quicksilver can earn you unlimited 1.5% cash back on everything you could possibly imagine. say it with me -- everything. one more time, everything! and with that in mind... what's in your wallet? >> washington insiders with house majority

iraq. how they might collaborate is an open question, but iran has strongly denounced the violence. [ foreign dialogue ] >> interpreter: as the government of iran, we won't tolerate this violence. >> in iraq, the sunni surgeries, led by the state of iraq and iso, continues to take territory. the latest is the shi'ite town, on saturday, is is posted graphic material online, showing the massacre of dozens of iraqi soldiers. they claim they have killed hundreds of troops so far, but the claim has not been independently verdict. thousands of iraqi shiites have volunteered to serve the iraqi military at the front lines, vowing to win against the insurgents. >> i come to defend and fight side by side with them to defend our homeland, and god willing, we will achieve victory. >> an air operation targeting isis hideouts, and the iraqi military has vowed to retake every mace. >> we are vowing to defeat them, and for all of those who stood by the iraqi people. we started to march toward them and there will be no place for them to hide. >> maliki has asked the united states for help in the fight, with d

in our homeland and they in their homeland about the emergence of this isis group. >> iran wants an iraq that tilts to iran. we want an independent iraq. >> did the alignment of -- it's right here. see you all a little later. what do you think? should the u.s. get back approximate into the wlikt in iraq? join the conversation on facebook with other fns viewers. up next, an unprecedented defeat as house majority leader eric cantor loses a primary it his tea party backed challenger. what does the loss mean for the gop? we'll talk with two house republican leaders on opposite side of the split. upgrade to the philips norelco shaver series 8000 for the most advanced shaving experience. with gyroflex 3d technology, you can get to those hard to reach places for the ultimate shave wet or dry. guaranteed. visit philips.com/fathersday now to save $50. >> washington insiders with house majority leader eric cantor lost tea party favorite david. it's the only time a majority leader, the second most powerful member of the house, has been defeated in a primary. joining us now to discuss the power stru

new developments in the crisis in iraq, as you just heard, during an nbc news special report, president obama says united states will send up to 300 mill advisers to iraq and set up joint operation centers. but he reiterated the u.s. will not extend ground troops into the country. >> i want to emphasize, though, that the best and most effective response to a threat like isil will ultimately involve partnerships where local forces, like iraqis, take the lead. finally, the united states will lead a diplomatic effort to work with iraqi leaders and the countries in the region to support stability in iraq. at my direction, secretary kerry will depart this weekend for meetings in the middle east and europe, where he'll be able to consult with our allies and partners. >> in the meantime, iraqi soldiers and helicopter gunships battled sunni militants for a third day over iraq's largest oil refinery. a top iraqi security official and one of the militants says the government still has control of the refinery. iraq has asked the u.s. for air strikes, targeting the militants who have taken large ar

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a decent sense of what it means to be iraqis and to keep an iraq strong and healthy and peaceful thank you sir and just law professor at georgetown and attorney and former deputy general counsel at the world bank that would carolla thank you for your time sir now new sanctions have been issued against seven anti kiev separatists by the u.s. the u.s. claims there is new evidence that shows russia is amassing more. weapons and munitions near the ukrainian border the kremlin has confirmed that it hasn't deed increased its military forces along the border but claims that it's always for security purposes and that this measure was approved by european leaders this as ukrainian president petro poroshenko and russian president vladimir putin hash out peace talks to end the month old conflict the peace deal may include creating a six mile buffer zone between the two countries and a centralized power from kiev into smaller regional governments ukraine's foreign minister has also announced a temporary ceasefire until june twenty seventh with more from the region here's artie's roman coaster up o

. >> reporter: and ceasar, an iraq war vet who the ladies love.omen. >> i tried a one night stand and felt so bad. >> they're likable, cool, three dimensional guys that i had written off in my mind. i thought it was dirty, greasy, drugged out, probably the guys were kind of ambiguous sexually and that isn't the case at all. >> reporter: it's a little greasy. >> but in a good way. >> reporter: backstage -- are you decent? this is not what i expected. >> this is where the fantasy doesn't happen. >> reporter: you see how greasy and unglamorous this life can be for a guy like ceasar who found stripping after two tours of duty in afghanistan. the things i've seen. the costumes may not be very big, but the cost come straight out of the bottom line. >> i have a doctor act and a boy scout act i do. >> reporter: if they don't make any tips shaking it, they don't get paid. so if you don't get a tip, you make no money. does it become degrading? >> only if you allow it to. >> it'sman opinion there's no such thing as male justification. men don't care why you

and this is what i think we have always continued to stress that there need to be an iraq-led plan toth the crisis. and this is why i get back to the need for all the political leaders of the country to come together and unite behind such a plan. if that plan exists. >> reporter: the region should support it and the international security should support it and i insure you that the united nations will work very intensely to handle the political and humanitarian consequences of the crisis. >>> british prime minister says the isil fight nurse iraq are the biggest threat to britain's security. he made these comments at a joint news conference that he held with the visiting chinese premier. >> there ought not to be any doubt that what we see in syria and now in iraq, in terms of isis. is the most serious threat to britain's security that there is today. the number of foreign fight nurse that area, the number of foreign fighters including those from the u.k. who could try to return to the u.k. this is a real threat to our country. and we will do everything that we can to keep our people sa

reporter: he returned this week with two generations at his side, his grandson matt alexander is an iraqeteran. >> i felt like i needed to see it to put it in perspective and changed my perspective of what my grand dad went through. >> reporter: he was a sharp shooter, the big red one. their mission to take omaha beach, where the famous scene in "saving private ryan" captured the epic bloodshed and violence of that morning. few of mcdonald's friends survived and on his way up the beach, a piece of sharp neil pierced him. what was it like to get hit? >> it was red hot. it was like someone hit me with a hot poker. but it didn't hurt. >> oh, come on. >> it might have hurt a little bit, but i could still move. >> reporter: the army wanted him to stay on but he had had enough. >> i had said i've done all the killing i'm going to do. i'm going to go to medical school, become a doctor and start saving lives instead of taking them. >> reporter: back home, tommy mcdonald became known as d tommy, an obgny. they gave all. >> reporter: this journey back to normandy was closing a chapter and with the