is evenly split. 44% say it's balm's fault, 43% say it's bush's. >> and the war in iraq was unwise. >> president obamathe iraq war from the start. and when he ran for president in 2008, he made an important pledge. >> when i am commander in chief, i will set a new goal on day one. i will end this war. >> less than four years later, a little slower than he had originally hoped, the last american combat soldier left iraq. bush administration under secretary of defense says obama's withdrawal bolstered both iran and isis. >> the thing that gave them the greatest opportunity was when president obama decided to quit. and we killed our influence in the country. >> obama official says there's a slight hitch in the argument. it wasn't obama who set the withdrawal. >> in 2008, president bush negotiated a status of forces agreement with the government of iraq. and it provided that the%e6"óñr leave iraq by the end of 2011. >> many of the participants in this process say the obama administration didn't try hard enough because at the end of the day president obama just wanted to get out. >> at the end of the day,

so my point is that iraq obama, i think he's going to be serious in using the bully pulpit. and we are studying, my class from slavery to michael brown. and yesterday we read a book called they left their marks on us. about testimonies of racial violence and i have had students present, to white students, he said in my presentation i must admit that it may be a shame to be white. i don't want them to be a shame to be white but to be ashamed of some of the things done in the name of the whiteness that has been ascribed to them and i want them to grapple with the historical impediments in a democratic nation. then we emphasize with the other. the problem that white folks made is that they put this behind them, black survival was dependent on knowing how white folks acted. we know how they react. we know how to placate them and then behind its like hey, what is going on. on the other hand they said white folks don't know anything about the culture and as a result of that it's part of it. if the president can invite that , that is what it is about. >> each one going around, you

agreement that president bush did about what the -- what the pullout of american troops would be in iraq. obama adhered to that same time line. unfortunately, the leader in iraq, nouriel maliki decimated the troops and that caused the rise of isis. she's going to have a very, very comprehensive plan on how to deal with isis going forward here at home and online. and i'm sure you're going to hear about that tonight. it'll be interesting to hear what the other candidates say about this, as well. she's obviously got a bit of an advantage as you noted because of her foreign policy experience of secretary of state. no doubt all of this subject will be high on the list of moderator questions. >> it would also be viewed as a disadvantage because some could point out that there has been this rise of isis, part of which happened while she was secretary of state. can you tell me something specifically that she has pointed out that she would do differently than the current administration on this front. >> yeah. really, it's the arming of the syrian rebels. having an armed force that would counter the rise

. >> sending more troops into iraq, the obama administration responds after baghdad said no more boots on the ground. >> the top cop in chicago is out. protestors want more after the police killing of a black teenager. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i am passed debate happening now in the british parliament as the nation considers launching airstrikes against isil in syria. prime minister david cameron is using some strong language to make his case. he says britain is in danger from terrorists plotting to kill and radicalize british children. stiff opposition is coming from lawmakers who want more details on the plan. >> there's a time when already too many aircraft of facing too few targets. what concerns many of us is the lack of a comprehensive strategy, both military and non-military, including an exit strategy. >> dana lewis is live in london. how is prime minister cameron trying to make the case for conducting airstrikes in syria? >> he's making it in very vivid materials. that is essentially to say we either hit them there or they hit us here, and that is

amy: president obama's comments come amid a quietly expanding u.s. military presence in iraqand syria. just last month, obama broke a pledge of no troops on the ground by ordering the deployment of around 50 special forces to syria. earlier this month, the u.s. said it was deploying another team of less than 100 special forces to iraq. and last week, the pentagon said for the first time it's ready to send u.s. advisers to help the iraqi government retake ramadi from isil. in his remarks, president obama acknowledged that with isil's continued control of large parts of iraq and syria and recent terrorist attacks abroad, progress "needs to keep coming faster." and in an implicit rebuke of middle eastern allies such as saudi arabia and turkey, obama did not mention any of them among the nations assisting the u.s.-led coalition. instead, obama said the "others" he did not name should do more in the fight. >> we recognize that progress needs to keep coming faster. no one knows that more than the countless syrians and iraqis living -- living every day under as well as those in san

. >> sending more troops into iraq, the obama administration responds after baghdad said no more boots on the ground. >> the top cop in chicago is out. protestors want more after the police killing of a black teenager.

iraq main the precarious position it is in now? was it the beginning, bush's invasion, or the end, obama's withdrawal? e are here today because of the disastrous blunder of the bush/cheney policies that got us into iraq that gave us the can of worms that we are are trying to deal with right now. >> and when it comes to iraq the person i blame is president obama and not president bush. >> when it comes to blame, 50% say it is president bush, and 50% say it is president obama's. president obama said he was against the war from the start, and when he ran for president he made an important pledge. when i am commander in chief, i will set a new goal on day one. i will end this war. >> less than four years later, and a little slower than he had originally hoped, the last american combat soldier left iraq. >> bush administration und undersecretary of defense douglas feith. >> the thing that gave them the greatest opportunity was when president obama decided to quit. and we killed our influence in the country. >> obama official anthony blinken says there is a slight hitch in feith's argument, it was not obama

iraq. president obama also has been trying to cajole and twist the arm of vladimir putin to focus russian airstrikes on the fight against isil and not many of the groups opposed to the assad regime. here's a little more of president obama at that press conference. >> first of all on mr. putin, i don't expect that you're going to see a 180 turn on their strategy over the next several weeks. they have invested four years now in keeping assad in power. their presence there is predicated on propping him up, and so that's going to take some time for them to change how they think about the issue. >> very interesting comment there from the president, stephanie, essentially conceding that all of the talking and that he's been doing, negotiating with russia and vladimir putin has not borne any fruit and it's not likely to bear any fruit for the foreseeable future. >> mike, that you can. >> the tensions between turkey and russia and the fight against isil are also on the agenda in brussels. that is where fortune ministers are meeting at nato headquarters. turkey is a nato member. the secretary general has sai

more special forces will be sent to fight the armed group in both iraq an syria. obama has expressed that the ground troop mission will be carried out alongside continued diplomatic efforts. >> reporter: the united states is intensifying the war in iraq and syria in the hope that it will eventually lead to talk of peace. >>> next, in full coordination with the government of iraq we're deploying a special targeting force to assist iraqi and peshmerga forces and putting more pressure on i.s.i.l. these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture i.s.i.l. leaders. that creates a virtuous cycle of better intelligence, which generates more targets, more raids, more momentum. >> reporter: the military says when they find an i.s.i.l. leader the teams will go into syria to get him and get out. more special forces will be sent into the region as they find local forces capable of fighting and more military hardware is moving into the syrian conflict and they will come painted with a new flag. germany's cabinet has agree

ambassador to iraq says he thinks the obama strategy in iraq is starting to show progress. >> any victory is significant. this shows the united states is capable of changing its strategy, which is similar to going after the al-qaeda people earlier. secondly, we can mobilize sunni arabs, at least in that province, and thirdly that government forces can do the job without the involvement of the much hated and fears shia militias that we have seen. >>> the ambassador saying that what the pentagon toeld jamie mcintyre, that there still needs to be ground forces. >>> jason van dike pleading not guilty to charges of first degree murder. dash cam video showing him shooting mcdonald 16 times as he was veering away from officers. andy rosegen is life is chicago. what happened today in court. >> reporter: this was a quick court appearance. he didn't say a word. his attorney offered the not guilty plea for him. afterwards the attorney came out and said he wants the whole world to see jason van dyke's story. the attorney also wants a change in venue, because he says that van dyke can't get a fair tri

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iraq. the obama administration has been talking for days about accelerating the fight against the militant oup. >>> the french army released new i have owe today showing air strikes against isis in iraq. it shows fighter jets taking off from a base in an undisclosed location. the jets fired cruise missiles against an isis command center near iraq's border with syria. france stepped up its strikes after isis claimed responsibility for the terror attacks in paris last month that left 130 people dead. >> we're still about 10 degrees above average for time of the year. but we are tracking heavy rain. it's been relatively dry around here. a weekend cold blast the only cold air of the whole month of decemb december. that includes the rest of the month because we'll be seeing some christmas records, especially christmas eve. we have a light east wind. 51 in allentown despite the clouds, 52 in salem and mount holly. in wilmington, 51 atlantic city and millville. the farther south you go the thicker the clouds so temperatures fairly uniform across the area and look at these numbers. we are way ahead

iraq. the obama administration for political reasons refuses to arm them to cut it would displease act that. -- baghad. our focus should be on the --ding isis and the kurdish for congress and that effort. that, we should also include the jordanian and egyptian military's in which the united states has made significant investment in past decades. then, above and beyond that, we should do whatever is necessary and required to defeat isis. of the the course political campaign has focused on the question of american boots on the ground. that is getting the deployment of military forces -- this is not a game of risk or politicians move armies around to demonstrate their machismo. instead, you need a commander in chief with a objective of the feeding isis and rely on the tools necessary to carry out that objective, including overwhelming military power and arming the kurds and whatever ground troops are necessary to kill the terrorists, and then come home. howevere of isis is only one piece of a complex geopolitical landscape of the middle east. i will like to turn out that we productively approa

strategically they have spread since 2010 the terror group's expansion has president obama sending more soldiers to iraq and syria. at the same time as the u-s steps up its involvement... president obama is warning russia not to get bogged down in syria's civil war... polo sandoval has the story. more u-s special forces are heading to iraq and syria. u-s defense secretary ash carter broke the news during his testimony on capitol hill tuesday. : "we're sending, on president obama's orders, and the chairman's and my advice, special operations forces personnel to syria to support the fight against isil." carter says the newly- deployed troops will add to the less than 50 special forces sent to northern syria last month. disclosing how many will be part of this new wave, they are expected to be on the ground, playing a very active role. : "these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders."the pentagon continues to focus on small, mobile special forces and not large-scale troop deployments. the obama administration has come under so

. >> sending troops into iraq - the president obama administrator responding after baghdad said no more troops on the ground >>> the top cop in chicago is out. protesters want more. coal and climate. why some minors say clean power will run them out of business. e

from the beginning, the obama administration misunderstood and underestimated the threat posed by al qaeda and its isis offshoot in iraq. president obama allowed short term political considerations to trump long term national security interests when he abruptly ended the u.s. military presence in iraq in december of 2011. that deprived the iraqi government of intelligence, military training, counterterrorism, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that allowed isis to grow in a much more per missive environment. the administration downplayed the progress of isis last year with the president famously telling a reporter that isis was the jv team. after this complacent disdain was exposed as wishful thinking, isis took a large city in 2015, the white house carried out measures in a piecemeal fashion. it initially committed security advisors to retrain the shattered iraqi army. gradually it's increased the number of these advisors to about 3,500. but the overall effort to combat isis remains underresourced. this ad hoc, incremental approach is no way to win a war. it didn't work in vietnam and it is not working in iraq an

. >> douglas olivant joining us, former director for iraq in both the bush and obama administrations. douglas pleasure to have you. >> pleasure adam. >> trying ostart this microand building to the big picture and the future. let's start with what's happening there on the ground in ramadi. what do you make, how do you assess the reports that the iraqi security forces are now closing in on the middle on the center of that city? what does that really mean? >> well, we do seem to have unanimous consent, everyone agrees that the iraqi forces are progressing into the city center of ramadi after crossing the rivers that isolate the city center from essentially the suburbs. what we just don't know is how long it's going to take. it's been described as inevitable and that seems to be case. there are literally thousands of iraqi security forces now surrounding the city and we think only a few hundred i.s.i.l. fighters in the center. but whether they've really pushed through the rest of it and now they're just cleaning up or whether there's going to be dedicated resistance in the center that wil

>> my father was sent to war iraq afghanistan and during the obama and i've seen many people come back with ptsd. office myself. mr. bush: what are you running for? >> state representative. man?bush: how old are you, >> 18. mr. bush: go for it. [applause] [applause]. >> i'm running on the promise to take care of our veterans. i'm wondering what you would do to take care of the veterans at va. mr. bush: first of all, go get them. that's fantastic. secondly, you're going to have to work with the new president to do this because this is a federal government responsibility. the state has a role to play. veteran's operation in every department, in every state. but ultimately, to reform the president d a committed to it. here's the things that we laid out in our plan. need career civil service reform. it should not be about the economic interest of the 340,000 employees of the veterans administration. it ought to be about the veterans. and right now, it's about their economic interest. i don't know if you saw recently, there was a hearing in guy had the this gaul to say i didn't know you saw

iraq. what president obama said was what we did in iraq is the foundation of what we're seeing now. it's important for him and for democrats broadly and the american people he's making his case that we should be toning down the rhetoric and not talking in these very extreme ways about carrying guns and hurting and pushing muslims out and being vigilant in ways that are not constructive. i think it's very important that he said that and he leaned into that a lot more than i thought he would but in and of itself is a good thing. but time, what happened in colorado and the attacks in san bernardino and gun control and putting it on congress for them to take action was incredibly important. these visas particularly for these fiancee visas, where this young woman came into the country and the visas, of countries that do not require visas. >> the visa waiver program. >> that's an important policy he raised and we'll see what happens there. >> that he says it should be repealed. let's listen to what he had to say about gun control? >> congress should act to make sure no one on a no-fly lis

iraq. u.s. president barack obama welcomed 9 parliament decisi. he said britain has been one of the most valued partners in fighting the militants. many british people are wary of getting involved in a conflict in the middle east after the country's previous war in iraq. but one recent poll shows 48% of respondents approve of air strikes in syria while 31% don't. >>> the islamic state has renewed its threats against russia. it's released a video of a russian man referred to as a spy. the man you see here is the militant wielding a knife off camera. he said russia has begun a war it cannot win and that no place is safe for its citizens. his victim wearing an orange jumpsuit kneels before him. in the video he says he's from chechnya and sent by russian military services. the militant then executes the man. russia began air strikes in syria in september. president putin said last week that the strikes will continue. he said he aims to punish the militant group for its attack on the russian aircraft in egypt. >>> police in southern california are inve

iraq. he's talking about obama's plan to take outisis. he will be -- takeout isis. >>the terror alert system is about to change. homeland security secretary jay johnson says the alerts need to be available to people more quickly. he detailed that new system within the last hour. the current system replaced the old color coded system in 2011 but has never been activated because it requires specific and credible threats. these changes are meant to reflect when the public needs to be more aware even if a specific and credible threat doesn't exist. >>> here's a live look at capitol hill. leaders have reached a tentative dill deal on a budget. the deal would end the threat of a government shut down through the end of the year. paul ryan told gop leaders that a deal was reached. >>> will your adjustable rate mortgages and credit cards be going up? we should know by 2:00 p.m. if the fed will be raising short-term interest rates. economist leave they will go up a -- believe they will go up a quarter of a point. . >>> pandemonium, it is real in d.c. baybay is set to make his

from the beginning, the obama administration is understood and underestimated the threat posed by al qaeda and its isis offshoot in iraq. allowedt obama short-term political considerations to trump long-term national security interests and he abruptly ended the u.s. military presence in iraq in december 2011. that deprives the iraqi government of intelligence, military training, counterterrorism, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that allow isis to grow and a much more progressive -- permissive environment. the administration downplayed the threat of isis laster when the president told a new yorker reporter that isis was the jv team. after this complacent disdain was exposed as wishful thinking when isis took muzzle, iraq's second-largest city in june, the white house reacted with a series of half measures that were carried out in a piecemeal fashion. they initially committed a few military advisers to retrain the iraqi army. gradually they have increased the number of advisers to about 3500. combat remains under resourced. this is no way to win a war. indid not like -- worked vietnam, and it is not working in ir

iraq. president obama has already sent a small number of special operations forces to syria. >>> these solar panels on top of the wilson building have been here for a few years as part of a pilot program, but today mayor muriel bowser announced she's expanding that program to more than 50 buildings across the district. she says by the time it's done at the end of next year, it will increase the amount of solar power generated here in the district by 70%. it will create nearly 100 new jobs and over the course of 20 years it will save d.c. taxpayers nearly $30 million. bowser is sending a team to paris for the climate change conference where the district is up for a coveted award for being one of the greenest cities in the nation. from the roof of the wilson building, mark segraves, news 4. >>> for a fifth straight day, beijing is engulfed in a wave of smog and it's choking china's capital. the smog is so thick it's erasing the city's skyline and breaking records. the pollution level is now 35 times higher than what experts consider safe to breathe. schools are keeping students indoors. people

happening now president obama assure americans we can win in the fight against isis the president says us led coalition s making progress against islam tuck state militants in iraq and syria. president obama traveling to the pentagon today. flanked by vice-president joe biden and defense secretary ash carter to develop remarks about fighting the terror organizati organization. this follows an oval office address earlier this morning after the deadly terror tax in san bernardino, california. republicans criticized that speech to defeat the militant group. the president says we're doing more to defeat isis. >> we are hitting isil harder than ever. coalition aircraft, our fighte fighters, bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of their strikes. nearly 9,000 as of today. last month, in november, we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. >> on thursday, president obama will travel to the national counter terrorism center in virginia. security officials there will brief him on threat assessments by intelligence and security agencies. >>> it has been very difficult day for students at a bucks county school. they g

iraq? last night, president obama defended his approach and insisted, u.s. air strikes are taking out i.s.i.l. leaders, along with their heavy weapons tanks and infrastructure. ground fighting i.s.i.l. he hinted at ceasefires and a political resolution to syria's civil war that would allow all involved including russia to focus on the common goal of destroying i.s.i.l. the president though ruled out sending in full u.s. combat forces. watch. >> the strategy that we are using now, air strikes, special forces and working with local forces, who are fighting to regain control of their own country, that is how we'll achieve a more sustainable victory. and it won't require us sending a new generation of americans overseas to fight and die for another decade on foreign soil. >> that kind of rhetoric invoking the fatigue americans feel after all the lives and treasure spent on inconclusive wars in afghanistan and iraq, invited an litany of objection from the right. lindsay graham said i.s.i.l. would be destroyed if u.s. has a ground strike against it. hillary clinto

continue looking at the threat posed by isis -- earlier this week president obama ordered the deployment of 200 special ops forces to iraqria. president obama defended his current strategy and said that the deployment will not lead to an iraq-style invasion. >> we've been able to push back isil from territory then taken had taken both in iraq and in syria. we are developing partnerships, although they are not as strong as we want yet with local tribes and sunnis were willing to fight. what i have said is we are going to continually modify and adjust our strategy based on those things that work and those things that may not work . charlie rose: i'm pleased to have mike back at the table, welcome. mike: always good to be here. charlie rose: tell me what questions we ought to be asking based on the information we know on san bernardino. mike: we really don't know the motivation. we don't know if it was a workplace violence or al qaeda, isis or some combination of the two. it's absolutely clear they give -- that given the amount of weapons that he had, the tactical gear he had he was planning to do something. it is possible

from the beginning, the obama administration is understood and underestimated the threat posed by al qaeda and its isis offshoot in iraq. president obama allowed short-term political considerations to trump long-term national security interests and he abruptly ended the u.s. military presence in iraq in december 2011. that deprives the iraqi government of intelligence, military training, counterterrorism, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets that allow isis to grow and a much more permissive environment. the administration downplayed the threat of isis laster when the president told a new yorker reporter that isis was the jv team. after this complacent disdain was exposed as wishful thinking when isis took muzzle, iraq's second-largest city in june, the white house reacted with a series of half measures that were carried out in a piecemeal fashion. they initially committed a few military advisers to retrain the iraqi army. gradually they have increased the number of advisers to about 3500. the overall combat remains under resourced. this is no way to win a war. it did not work in vietnam, and it is not working in ir

iraq and syria. ot president obama / no super needed :30-:35) "as we squeeze its heart, it will make it harder for isil to pump its terror and propaganda to the rest of the world." but since october 31st, ... the group claimed credit for bombing a russian passenger jet ... the stunning, coordinated attacks in paris ... and t t isis-inspired rampage in san bernardino. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows nearly a third of americans fear a loved one will fall victim to a terror attack. (sot richard haass / council on foreign relations :54-1:02) "terrorism is not the sort of thing that can be eliminated or eradicated. it's always going to be present, whether it's outside our borders or inside our borders." a war with the united states in (two second pause) audio outcue: "brian mooar, nbc news, washington." >> if you get a drone under the tree this christmas, you will need to register it with the government. the federal aviation administration is now requiring all drone owners to register their device on an f-a-a website. the new law is expected to take effect on december 21- st. owners must

is planning to send many more special ops forces into syria and iraq. >>> republicans battle president obamamate change while china chokes on record levels of smog. then thieves are keeping an eye on those just-delivered christmas packages. a frightening collision between a deer and a police cruiser, and the countdown to the big tree lighting. "first look" starts right now.

iraq. >>> republicans battle president obama on climate change while china chokes on record levels of smog. then thieves are keeping an eye on those just-delivered christmas packages. a frightening collision between a deer and a police cruiser, and the countdown to the big tree lighting. "first look" starts right now. good morning, everyone. i'm shiba russell. chicago's mayor has fired city's top cop following back lash from the release of the laquan mcdonald shooting video. police superintendent garry mccarthy has been criticized for the investigation into the shooting. his leadership and credibility have also recently come into question. nbc's chris clack up has more. >> reporter: ever since last week's release of the video showing officer jason van dyke's shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald calls for chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy's resignation have been constant. the latest from the chicago sun-times. >> the public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken. >> reporter: mayor rahm emanuel made it official tuesday.formal resignation. he has become

. >> said that he thinks the obama strategy in iraq is starting to show signs of progress. >> any victory, is significant. this is a significant one, because first of all, it shows that the united states is capability of changing its strategy. which was basically very similar to going after the al quaida people. earlier. secondly we can mobilize, and thirdly, that government forces can do the job without the involvement of the much hated and feared shia militias that we have seen, so these three areas, these are all successes, whether we can apply this to the much bigger pattles we will have to wait and see. >> still maintains there needs to be a grouped presence. turning now to the case against a former police officer, implicated in the shooting death of la kwan mcdonald, jason van dyke was arrange add short time ago, he pleaded not if the to treeing murder mcdonald was armed with a knife when he was shot and killed andy, take us back, what happened today? >> welt, dell, jason vandyke didn't say a word in court today. it was a very brief court appearance, and then afterwards we ask them

this is major escalation to fight isis in iraq and syria. president obama made it clear he believes the u.s. is on the winning side of the fight. tonight we are taking a in depth look at the war on terror. joining us now for the discussion is senior political reporter scott thuman from brussels. you are part of the discussion, and the interesting thing that brussels as a backdrop, that place is put on the alert for the u.s. military over there. stay in place shelter order. what was that about? >> the highest alert level that the city has seen. an attack is imminent. scott: the subways are open again but nonetheless we walked down the street for two days answer the soldiers are armed and military on every street corner regarding the hotel, shooting center and christmas decorations areas, the market here that is a popular destination that is a ghost town. jonathan: a lot of raids took place where you are now. why did it become a hot bed for terrorist as far as staging area? scott: because three or four attackers were linked to brussels. belgium for example is

at >> mark: congress has yet to officially declare war on isis. ignored president obama's request for use of force in iraq and syria. president obama escalated his bombing campaign, president obama and dozens of lawmakers say a new authorization for war would underscore the u.s. commitment to destroy isis. congressman joe kennedy is among those calling for a vote. >> if we are going to ask our men and women in uniform, and their families, to bear the cost of another war, in another middle eastern country, then the least congress can do is try to understand the strategy, debate it, and vote on it. >> vanessa: house speaker paul ryan says he's open to having a vote to authorize use of force, if the president submits a more comprehensive plan to fight isis. >> mark: disturbing crimes taking place in a philadelphia mosque. a served pig's head was thrown at the building. take a look at the video. you can see a truck pull up and the pig's head being thrown in front of the mosque. it happened at the islamic center sunday night. the city's arab american development corporation says the act sends a very clear mess

troops back here nobody would be over there fighting, there are some republicans who sported obama leaving iraqor isil not george w. bush the surge did work, al-qaida, iraq on knees when they left came back. >> using this opportunity to push gun control. >> yeah, yeah. maria: he said that again last night a big part that was big part of the speech also, the political correctness about muslim americans a big part. >> muslim americans are the -- are our friends not our enemy i agree with the president there how do you win this war. >> this is a long struggling you build a small schoolhouse a small premium of afghanistan to give a young girl a voice about children, will do more damage than a bomb, we are bill buildings up others as we kill terrorists all approach engaged state department engaged usid program to you offer a hopeful right to complete with glorious death people in republican party is layingsists. >> we didn't have one soldier in afghanistan that didn't absolve us this is a religious war you have to build up others military force smaerlt but it is about helping people to reject ideolo

president obama: tonight, i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. adam: that was five years ago, the last time president obama gave a nationally televised address from the oval office. tonight he' ll do it again, , refocusing on the terrorist threat from an unstable middle east. but in the wake of the terror-linked mass shooting in california, there is increasing division over what to do. speaking to news 9 this weekend, republican presidential candidate lindsey graham zeroed in on isis. >> i am convinced if the caliphate were on the run, if we were smashing isil in syria, then a lot of this recruitment would go down and people would be less enamored with isil' s cause because they would be losers not winners. adam: appearing on on "close-up sunday morning," democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders called for more gun laws. >> virtually everybody knows we have to strengthen the instant background check. who believes that guns should fall into the hands of people that should not have them, mentally ill people? adam: on abc' s "this week," hill

conservative democrats and it feels to have wave after wave of lost and to withdraw our troops iraq and that obama comes into give away our victory. [applause] none of this had to happen it is the results of the kennedy immigration act otherwise it is very different from the '70s immigrants. and the 20 year about your grandfather. that is what got up obama elected in the first place without the 1965 immigration act romney blood have one a bigger victory dash and reagan did against carter. probably some of you were as surprised as i was at 3:00 in the morning election night. we will say that a lot more. by copy would win that. what happened? how did we get obamacare? al franken was the 51st vote he cheated that is how he won but he would not have been within shouting distance except for the 100,000 somalis living in minnesota that was instructed to vote for al franken. we would not have a justice of the soda -- justice taken or justice sotomayor all of these did not have to have been. it is not even now i get the sense because they have gone too far and gay marriage i have to vote republican but th

iraq could be an important move. let's hope it's genuinely followed up and it's serious and not just more of the drip, drip, drip, incrementalism we've seen of the obama administration for more than a year now. lou: correct me if my memory fails, but as i recall, there was a huge number in the thousands, tens of thousands of troops in iraq during the surge. and the special operations force were what is in a customary if not traditional role in support of those troops providing all sorts of irregular combat opportunities and taking advantage of those opportunities. this sounds like somebody forgot to send the tens of thousands of troops. >> it's a huge -- >> what i'm getting to, john, to be clear. asking a lot of special operations, special forces guys, and they're the best in the world, but to put the nations on their back without resources, without support or security, i have to tell you, i'm troubled by it. >> yeah, you're right, it's dramatically different than iraq where they were the tip of the sword but backed up by a huge u.s. land force. i think the idea here is more like what happened in afghanistan, fighting the taliban, relying on special o

governor bush: those of the lessons learned in iraq under my brother and president obama. you have to have a secure situation before you leave you can' t allow another void to be created. if you' re looking for a divider in chief, anthony, i am not your guy. announcer: all' s -- wall street gary: you have all of this experience and all of the specific things you put you have a blueprint for a 4% growth story for the unit estates. you held office and had a spectacular record as a governor. and raised significant amounts of money early on, which many thought would sort of fortify the game plan to get to the election. governor bush: i never thought it would be easy. and i have been right. this is a time of deep disaffection. the outsiders are the ones that have garnered the attention principally. i am viewed as the non-outsider, even though i have had 32 years in the protector. anthony: despite that there were two bush is ahead of you. is it a help or hindrance? governor bush: it is a help because i have had a front row seat watching history unfold. it is a help because i don

obama? >> no. >> i always thought watching her position on the iraq war over the years, hillary not more than obama. it doesn't mean she's hau kish, it means she's further over than him. >> hillary clinton is a political animal. with the country feeling an, about terrorist and isis and that sort of thing i think she'll tack a bit to the right and take a slightly more aggressive tone there. again, she's stuck with the same dilemma every other sensible person is stuck with here which is what exactly do you do about the situation? there's no easy answer. as far as the optics for her, though, i don't think too many people think of her as a big softy. >> i think watching her in the room or anywhere else. here's the view. journalistically, the morning after the 2016 election, i like to think ahead to type in what's going to happen. if hillary clinton wens the presidency, which i think she has an edge it will say something like she's able to convince voters. she will be something. that gave them confidence. she'll have to fill in the blanks there. >> she would be as much of a, a word that people use

investigators looking into whether the killers were inspired by islamic state of iraq and the levant. obama telling america he has a strategy to defeat the group. >> the threat is real but we will overcome it. >> reporter: having a difficulty convincing, 72% say the effort is going badly. and 60% say it's time to send more troops into iraq and syria. his strategy is also facing serious criticism from republican presidential candidates. >> so for god sakes mr. president change our strategy, come up with a ground force to go in and destroy the caliphate before we get hit here at home. >> reporter: the president had his own criticism for the u.s. congress saying it's time for new gun control legislation. that is unlikely. just last week, the senate voted down a bill that would have kept people on the no-fly list from buying weapons. president obama also urged americans not to frame this as a war against islam. >> that too is what groups like i.s.i.l. want. i.s.i.l. does not speak for islam. they are thugs and killers, part of a cult of death. and they account for a tiny fraction of a more than

there's obamacare upheld, gay marriage voiced on us, obama withdraws our troops from iraq, i'm a ferocious supporter andiable obama comes in and gives away our victory, i hate him for that more than for obamacare. [applause] >> none of this had to happen, it is all the result of teddy kennedy's 1965 immigration act. without the 1965 immigration act the post 1970 immigrant very different from the pre1970's immigrant. so i don't want to hear any weeping about your grandfathers, but we will get back to that. the post 1970 immigrant is what got him elected without the post 1970 immigrant. without the 1965 immigration act romney would have won a bigger victory against obama than reagan did against carter in 1980. probably some of you were surprised as i was the day at 3:00 a.m. a.m. election night. i thought he was going to win that. get used to say that, i thought we were going to win that. how did we get obamacare. how did he win? , well, he cheated but he wouldn't have been within shouting distance of cheating but for 100,000somali's in minnesota who were instructed by the congressmen you mu

president obama announces he's sending more u.s. special forces into iraq. but what about the its sis threat here to the homeland? former head of the defense intelligence agency's here with some alarming candor. >>> chicago's mayor fired chicago's top cop, saying trust in the force has been eroding saying it took 400 days to release the tape of the murder of laquan mcdonald shot 16 times. >>> plus, putting his rubber stamp on the race, ted cruz says there's no republican war against birth control. proof? condom vending machines. good afternoon, welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. dramatic, new mission in the u.s.-led war against isis. ash carter making the announcement hours ago, send elite troops to battle isis jihadys in iraq, rescuing hostages, gathering much-needed intelligence on the terrorist group. right to barbara starr at the pentagon. the pentagon not saying how many troops will be ai part of the mission or when deployed. >> reporter: very much so. perhaps a surprise was that defense secretary ash carter put it all out in public. there is a sen

this comes a day after president obama authorize the congress to use actions already underway in iraq and syria. no -- there was no evidence the san bernardino shooters were connected to a broader plots. president obama: many americans are asking if we are confronted with a cancer that has no immediate care. here is what i want you to know. the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it. >> the president has asked that there be a review of the fiancee visa program the female shooter used to enter the country. >> he is also called for measures that many that the massachusetts delegation support. >> we need to be focused to make sure dangerous people on the terrorist watchlist do not have easy access to weapons. >> i cannot imagine anyone who wants to defend the ability of people on the terrorist watch list to buy guns. >> senator warren said that there are things that can be done to keep americans safer. emily: thousands of san back to work today for the first time since last week' s deadly attack at an office holiday party. it comes as we learn more about the backgrounds o