the army infantry battalion. these guys went into the part of the war called the surge. they were there for 15 months in a lousy neighborhood in east

wo >> it is the designation for this infantry battalion. they all have numbers and identifiers. it is all part of the first infantry division. then you just go down the hill from there with more and more numbers until you can identify the unit. >> here is the video. >> ok. turn tickets, bandages, ammunition and grenades. all of them carry an assault rifle. they go with one foot in front of the other so with a roadside bomb goes off, they lose one foot instead of two. everyday, they get in the humvee and off they go. route -- theyul are along the road, driving at 10 miles an hour. almost there, the first one turn to write-off the main road. you can see it in the distance right now. there it goes. and then -- >> why did we do that? knowing that these humvees would be blown up? >> they were trying to get from here to there to carry out their corner of the war. along the way, in this part of , in thta part -- that part of baghdad, the shiite area, the weapon of choice was an improvised explosive device, efp. can i take a second to describe it? >> sure. >> to be simple about it, it is

it's the designation for this infantry battalion. hey have numbers and identifiers. it's just what this one is called. t's all part of the first infantry division. then you go down the hill from there with more and more numbers the unit. identify >> here's the video. >> okay. tourniquets, bandages, 240 rounds of ammunition and carry an all of them assault rifle, some carry good luck charms. some sit in one foot in front of the other so if a roadside bomb went off, they might lose one two.instead of sometimes they joke about what the last words would be. would get in, they the humvees and off they would go. this day, it was from one base eastern baghdad to another. a long road. they drove at 10 miles per hour, increase chances of finding a bomb before it went off. finally, almost there, the first turn right off of the main road. you can see it in the distance right now. goes.it and then -- >> this might be a nonquestion, but why did we do that? humvees wouldhese be blown up? >> well, well they were trying to et from here to there carry out their corner of the war, righ

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whether to add infantry battalions, more than 1,000 people have been killed in a week of fighting. the u.n. noted its resources are stretched thin. >> i'm determined to ensure that unmiss has the means to carry out its essential task of protecting civilians. i'll be sending most of today -- i'll be spending most of today calling regional leaders and others to bolster military support for unmiss, as well as political backing for efforts to defuse the crisis. >> haru matassa is in juba. >> peter riat said he was attacked by people carrying machetes. young people with no apparent loyalties to either side, started to attack with blades that looked like m machetes. >> i don't know what's happening. of the two to three hours i was just in the hospital. >> reporter: and more people are expected to get hurt. president salva kiir says, currently control by rebels. >> the army's duty is to protect the citizens in the republic of south sudan. bring them under the control of the government of south sudan. the army concentrations are on their way. >> things could get worse. that's why this woma

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david finkel follows the man from the second battalion's 16th infantry. -- at 8:00.:00 and >> "washingtonournal" continues. host: paul singer is the politics editor of "usa today." thank you for being with us. let's talk about the legislative week because it is a busy week for washington. the only time the house and senate are in session, what can you expect? the first thing we can hope for is a budget deal, particularly between paul ryan and patty murray in the senate. there is every signal that we could get a two-year budget he'll that would allow all of us to no longer worry about shutdowns in january. host: there have been some talk that some of the big-ticket items, medicare, medicaid, social security, would be part of this agreement. there will be a little bit more -- basically trying to get rid of the sequester funding cuts. there will be a little bit more order in the spending levels. i think the major victory here is buying two years of stability and sanity. that is what the real victory for both sides will be. we'll patty murray have senate democrats on board? he doesn't need th

david finkel follows the battalion of the 16th industry -- 16th infantry sunday night on c-span's "q&." , this iso the v.a. now the last panel. this is about 45 minutes. >> this'll be our final count today. we welcome mr. tom murphy, director compensation service the veterans benefit administration, all so this sub one of the regional office. we also welcome sondra mccauley, deputy assistant general for audit evaluations of the office of inspector general department of veterans affairs. ms. mccauley is accompanied that mr. brent arronte, director of san diego benefit inspections division. we appreciate your attendance today. complete amid statements will be in the hearing record. mr. murphy, you're now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman runyan, ranking member tightness, thank you for providing me the opportunity to discuss va policies and procedures for adjudicating complex disability claims. the company today by ms. edna macdonald of the regional office. the vba continues to express an increasing number complexity number complexity of regional issues you between 2011 and 2013,