. >> achievements for obama or al qaeda? terror groups make their way toward baghdad. what will cost america more? if we get involved or if we don't? >> plus their dream is becoming our costly nightmare. illegals are flying in and d.c. wants 2 billion more to deal with it. they enter the u.s. illegally but instead of blaming them perhaps we should be blaming the president for this surge. and then, remember when bill clinton made your head spin with quotes like this. >> it

. >> achievements for obama or al qaeda? terror groups make their way toward baghdad. what will cost america more? if we get involved or if we don't? >> plus their dream is becoming our costly nightmare. illegals are flying in and d.c. wants 2 billion more to deal with it. they enter the u.s. illegally but instead of blaming them perhaps we should be blaming the president for this surge. and then, remember when bill clinton made your head spin with quotes like this. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word is. >> well, hilary is redefining what broke means. >> we came out of the white house not only broke but in debt. >> the problem is the clintons raked in more than $12 million the year they left the oval office. cashin' ins starting right now. >> hey, everyone, i'm eric bolling. welcome to cashin' in. welcome everybody. the latest on the terrorist marching through iraq. first, a crisis of epic proportions on the southern beard, a wave of illegal immigrants, many of them children crossing into the u.s. the potential cost just to deal with them without fixing th

al qaeda. when president obama took office, he inherited policy or policies -- where leaders told him it was inisarray. if you asked any people on the ground in afghanistan in 2009, you would get five different answers. the president ran for office and made clear we would refocus on what was the clear mission, to go after those who attacked us on 9/11, and to be actually focused on that. he increased troop levels. pretty significantly. >> the surge. >> as part of that effort. the focus on al qaeda as opposed to a grander vision of trying to bring jeffersonian democracy to afghanistan, or to be the taliban, was the right policy to pursue and in the interest of the united states, and has been successful. we have done serious damage to core al qaeda in afghanistan. that is why we need to bring the war to an end. even as we leave. even as we focus our attention now on al qaeda affiliates elsewhere. >> the president seems to indicate that is the threat to national security. are you hopeful that somehow someway, whatever transpired, it was successful. the taliban got what they wanted. the united stat

clinton to president obama, has repeatedly underestimated the threats that are faced by america, has repeatedly underestimated our adversaries, whether that's russia, isis or al qaedaon to prevent bad things to happen. >> mitt romney resurfaces on this. the loss of the legendary voice of casey kasem. in his passing he leaves behind a modern family. >>> and the spurs prove they take the heat. the redemption match. this is "way too early." >>> hey, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. it's monday, june 16th. welcome to "way too early," the show that didn't stay up to watch the game of thrones finale. >>> our lead story the obama administration says it will consider military action in iraq only if the government there works to bring together the competing sides. but that's no easy task. especially with new claims over the weekend that militants executed 1700 soldiers. fighters from the sunni extremist group isis boasted online about the reported mass murd murders. videos claimed to show young men in maz graves. nbc news hasn't confirmed the

al qaeda ties. >> they knew from the get-go that al qaeda was involved in this attack. so the idea that the obama administration didn't know that early on or that they suspected it was something else entirely basically is willful mindness. >> in her new book, mrs. clinton claims the administration made new information available as soon as they got it and p writes, quote, every step of the way, it was quickly shared with congress and the american people. there is a difference between getting something wrong and committing wrong. and in response a reading lk who has seen the targeting memo is calling on the state department to declassify and release it. >> this is a document from military intelligence widely districted to the state department, the white house, the pentagon, the intelligence community. it should have been something that was put out immediately, not nearly two years after the fact. >> asked about the memo today, the state department appeared to rewrite history. >> we described the perpetrators as terrorists from the beginning. we have discussed this fact over and over again. >> but in the first week after the attack, the state

al-qaeda terrorist network. >> they knew from the get go that al-qaeda was involved in this attack. so the idea that the obama administration didn't know that early on orpected it was something else entirely, basically, is willful blindness. you have to look at the facts what did the intelligence say, and that was clear no al-qaeda personalities were involved in the attack from the get go. >> reporter: the memos are part of a growing body of evidence that the intelligence committee knew that benghazi was a direct assault and not linked to a protest. bill: why did it take almost two years for this document to go to congress, catherine? >> reporter: well, mrs. clinton claims the administration made information available as soon as possible: >> r eporter: and in response a leading republican is now asking the state department to declassify and release the africom memo. >> this is a document from military intelligence widely distributed to the state department, the white house, the pentagon, the intelligence community. you have president obama, you have secretary clinton both said and promised if new information became available, we'd share it with the ame

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al qaeda from forming been again. >> in response or in defense, president obama says that this shows america's commitment to leave no the battlefield. senator, your thoughts, and your response to liz? >> well, it's hard foe me to believe that anyone thinks we would be better off if the soldier were back in captivity, which is the position have you to take if you think this shouldn't have been done. i think it's a good thing that he is howe home. now, the israelis who no one would argue are soft on terrorists because they got to live -- to get back a single soldier, they sometimes release hundreds of palestinians. this sort of thing is not unmn. even by countries who have very substantial security concerns. the final thing i would say -- some people argue, chris, this is going to get the taliban more incentive to capture americans. anybody who thinks that the taliban is not going to already capture as many american soldiers as they possibly can is being a little bit naive. it's a tough situation. i think liz makes some decent points. i think it was the right thing to do. >> let's turn to the president's foreign polic

country have fallen into the huns of al qaeda linked militants known as isis now these red areas you can see are where you how this have full or partial control president obama said the troops will remain in iraq until the situation improves and to see it as more. the announced goals of these new u.s. troops are to protect u.s. embassy personnel and other american interests this is according to a statement from barack obama to congress made on monday this comes as the islamist militants al qaeda affiliated group isis increasingly spreads its wings on the ground now the statement released by the white house on monday says the troops would stay in iraq until the security situation gets better additionally a separate special forces mission which is yet to be officially approved by washington would focus on training iraqi troops on the ground this comes as last friday of course barack obama had reiterated the commitment to not send u.s. troops back into combat into iraq we will not be sending u.s. troops back into combat in iraq but i have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support iraq security forces according t

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obama has repeatedly underestimated threats by america. whether that is russia over a saw that or isys or al qaeda itself, it has not taken the nash -- the actionecessary to prevent bad things from happening. >> you only need to open up all the newspapers to see some of the pictures coming out from iraq. >> i hope that governor romney and our friends are listening when i say this. hillary clinton has a strong record when it comes to her tenure as secretary of state, whether it is supporting the rate against osama bin laden or in gaza or peace increasing american exports to improve our economy and create jobs. that is a record she is proud to defend. if she runs that will be something we are very proud to talk about. >> many are asking her what was the big win, what were the big winds that came out of the ?enure of secretary of state >> i just named three. it is about the hard work you do every day as america's top diplomat. certainly something she did was andestore our credibility our relations across the world that were so badly damaged. perhaps republicans want to go back to the bush years when our credibility was so damaged around the world.

al qaeda or back iran, no thanks. and richard in tennessee, e-mailed his definition of the obama doctrine, are you ready.n't want to do something, wait until it is too late to do anything. if you know you won't get permission, don't ask for it. the obama doctrine. keep your comments coming and e-mail us at lou at loudobbs.com and facebook. loudobbs.com. we thank you for being with >> neil: he lit the fire this is the moment. >> i am scared to death for our country as a man who grew up four for fixed incomes or retirees for the poverty-stricken. what he is doing is destroying the most reliable lowest cost power grid the world has ever seen. it is a human issue because my employees' lives are being destroyed. neil: it is not done the fallout from a very hot and bothered to ceos as ir

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as al qaeda-linked fighters consolidate their hold over cities in the north and set their sights on baghdad. three years after u.s. troops left iraq president obama considers his options. what should or't the u.s. do now? >>> chairman of the house foreign affairs committee congressman ed royce will join us live. >>> and in the last few months tens of thousands of children, mostly from central america, have been crossing into the u.s. alone, no parents in sight. now in limbo in holding centers, where will they go and who's to blame for what all sides are calling a humanitarian crisis? my conversation with republican senator jeff sessions, coming up. >>> and the shock waves are still reverberating across capitol hill and the political world after eric cantor's

both the bush and obama administrations have broadly interpreted that to allow attacks against al qaeda or associated forces. but isil is not al qaeda. nor is it an associated force. while it forged a temporary alliance with al qaeda in 2004, three years after 9/11, it is now an avowed enemy of al qaeda and it's viciously battling al qaeda in syrias a we speak. it woke a wholly unprecedented stretch to suggest that the 2001 awvment mf would justify action against isil in iraq. congress acted in 2002 to authorize military objection in iraq to topple the regime of saddam hussein. all combat operations ceased in 2011. and even the administration now maintains that the iraq aumf is now obsolete and repealed. clearly the 2002aumf would not support unilateral action against isil. in some instances a president relies upon a treaty, ratified by congress that required the u.s. to come to the military defense of an ally. but there is no such treaty obligating america to defend iraq in this instance. finally, madam president, there is not yet an imminent threat to the united states that would allow t

or ethical grounds are just not allowed. >>> president obama says he is considering different options to keep a terrorist group from taking over iraq. the al qaeda splinter group has seized control of several iraqi cities and they are now eyeing baghdad. the situation has grown so dire hundreds of americans are being evacuated while president obama says he may order air strikes he is refusing to send in american troops. >> we do have a stake in making sure that these jihaddists are not getting a permanent foothold in iraq or syria. >> nearly all american troops pulled out of iraq in december of 2011 after washington and baghdad refused to come to an agreement. security in iraq is driving up crude oil prices. right now it's selling for more than $106 a barrel. that is up almost $3 in the last 24 hours and it's the highest price in nine months. industry analysts say if all iraqi oil productions stops even temporarily, the price of crude could jump another $20 a barrel. those same experts say that could increase gas prices that we pay at pump by 10-cents a gallon very quickly. right now gas prices are slipping. the average price is $4.22 a gallon a

obama poses. >> the president of the united states should have been impeached four or five times by now. this guy is a greater threat to america than al qaeda. i have said it on many occasions. i'm sure if i am nominated i'm going to see it on the television. >> it's already on television. that's the problem for the gop. this could be a kit call night for the party's future. and for the country. joining me live from the mcdaniel campaign headquarters in hattiesburg, mississippi, nbc's casey hunt. in washington the national journal's michelle coddle. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, reverend. >> casey, does the mcdaniel camp expect a win tonight? >> i think at this point there is a little bit of nervousness, probably on both camps but definitely on the mcdaniel side. some of the facebook postings have fo cussed on the idea that liberals might elect the next republican nominee as a reference to what's going on with the cochrane campaign supporters essentially saying that democrats maybe in particular african-american democrats should go to the polls and vote for senator cochrane because he brought so much to the state over the past f

obama will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow on the situation from iraq, and meanwhile, they have repelled an attack by an al qaeda breakaway group, and gunmen from the islamic state in iraq or citytacked a prison in about 34 miles north of baghdad. 43 inmates were killed. uba on the map,q posing a grave threat to nuri all maladies since he took our in 2000 six. tonight on charlie rose, the president emeritus on the council of foreign relations talks about the escalating sectarian violence in iraq. a flawed, diverse state of kurds, sunni, and shiites, and you can keep them together ultimately only if each was more or less allowed to run its own affairs within. >> or you had some kind of strongman, likes to don hussein .- like saddam hussein >> yes, and with that gone, you have almost a state of permanent civil war. >> and you can watch the full interview with charlie rose tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. new york time am only on bloomberg television. it is 26 minutes past the hour. that means bloomberg television is on the markets. jonathan ferro is standing by with details. good afternoon. >> good afternoon to you, mr. crompton. the s&p, the dow, the nasdaq all whooshing high

the hands of al-qaeda-linked a-holes with the islamic state of iraq and syria or isis who have taken large swaths of the country and are now threatening baghdad. on friday president obama issued a statement on the situation. i wonder if we will be sending u.s. troops back to come back in iraq? >> we will not be sending u.s. troops back to combat in iraq. >> thanks. have you asked your national security team to prepare a range of other options? >> but i have asked my national security team to prepare a range of other options that could help support iraq security forces. i will be reviewing those options in the days ahead. >> got it. on thursday jay carney was still arguing that iraq and december mating al-qaeda -- obama is al-qaeda's top accomplishment. they say groups like isi are different in -- isis is different. >> december mating core -- decimating al-qaeda when al-qaeda is in control of major cities in the heart of iraq? >> within your question you have made the appropriate distinction which is core iraq based in afghanistan and pakistan. they have severely compromised and december mated. -- decimated. >> let's stop pronouncing al-qaeda right. it is irreverent. it

or whatever you want to call him and pushes him out which iran could do. but then iran controls iraq, not al qaeda. but, the fundamental thing is the obaman has lost control of foreign policy. see that in afghanistan crazy deal they made for bergdahl. now we see iraq going down the drain you just heard the border, that's a foreign policy issue. you just heard that they can't stop millions of people coming from the border and everybody knows it so it's out of control. >> bill, the root evil here is that after we won in iraq, defeated al qaeda, won and stabilized iraq for purely political reasons, president obama, withdrew all our forces, did not leave a small residual force. >> that's not quite fair. you know that maliki would not indemnify the u.s. troops. that what he wonted to keep them there you can't try that-ma'am that can cannot try to get a deal. >> are you sure he did not try to get a deal. >> i'm 100% sure that he did not try seriously to get a deal. he didn't. a small residual force left in iraq, things would be different in iraq, in syria, and iran. then, he made all these threats about -- against assad in the first year when

al qaeda and some americans believe the president, mr. obama murdered him. here now attorney and fox news analyst kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl, was it murder, wiehl. >> absolutely not. murder or lethal combat is okay under the law. when you have got an imminent threat as we did here. you have got. >> tell me what the threat was from al awlaki. >> well, cia and intel were telling the president. >> yes. >> and all his big guys, big government official. >> um. >>um that al al was involved in future crimes. >> he was a planner? >> had intel that said that because he was a threat to the united states, because he was plotting to kill us, we can wipe him out with a drone. are you buying it? >> yes, i do actually. i think it was justified. and the memo that was released specific just anwar al lackey who they believe operational leader of the enemy force. >> belief me this memo will give other presidents the power to kill people that they feel are. >> 4 o0 page memo. >> my last question on this and we have two other hot topics here. does this memo apply to television commentators who may be a danger to administrations? if so i will have to have more construction on my house here. >> y

obama saying he won't use military force in any way. he led a coalition but immediately came back from that. they said, look, he won't take that kind of action. you can't blame vladimir putin or al qaeda because there's nobody there, certainly not the united states, to stop them. >> monica, thank you. good to see you, as always. >>> forces have made the first arrest in the benghazi terror attack some 642 days after that deadly september 11th, 2012, assault. word coming as they went in-depth last evening with former secretary of state hillary clinton about what happened that night and the administration's response. good to have you here today. hello there. so much has happened in the last 24, 48 hours. you asked some very pointed questions to hillary clinton about what happened in benghazi. what stood out to you in terms of what we learned last night? >> a number of things. the interview was not the normal interview in that we split it up seven minutes, seven minutes. my section dealt with the new breaking news about abu khattala. he went through a tick tock of that night and decisions that were made. one of the interesting things that i think came out of that was a different answers f

al qaeda and some americans believe the president, mr. obama murdered him. here now attorney and fox news analyst kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl, was it murder, wiehl. >> absolutely not. murder or is okay under the law. when you have got an imminent threat as we did here. you have got. >> tell me what the threat was from al awlaki. and intel we telling the president. >> yes. >> and all his big guys big government official. >> um. >>um that al al was involved in future crimes. >> he was a planner? >> had intel that said that because he was a threat to the united states, because he was plotting to kill us, we can wipe him out with a drone. are you buying it? >> yes, i do actually. i think it was justified. and the memo that was released specific just anwar al lackey who they believe operational leader of the enemy force. >> belief me this memo will give other presidents the power to kill people that they feel are. >> 4 o0 page memo. >> my last question on this and we have two other hot topics here. does this memo apply to television commentators who may be a danger to administrations? if so i will have to have more construction on my house here. >> you can leave your house. >> pe

or honesty. what they did specifically -- there's a broader point. the edits they made is they edited out every reference to al qaeda and radical islamic terrorism. and the problem with the obama/clinton foreign policy -- you know, throughout this town hall, secretary clinton said everything was a hard choice. this was a hard choice. that was a hard choice. there's a reason everything appears to be a hard choice because -- >> yes, let me just make this point. i know neither i or you want to have a whole interview about benghazi, but al qaeda itself is a controversial term. maybe they took the words out because that took from directions from al qaeda to the pakistan border. there were reasons to take those terms out that made complete respect. >> with all respect, no, they didn't. they didn't just take out al qaeda, they took out any reference to radical islamic terrorism. the most consistent error of the clinton/obama presidency is the failure to understand the nature of our enemies. it is striking that neither president obama nor hillary clinton in this discussion tonight are willing to utter the words "radical islamic terrorists." they do not understand the radical religious

obama make. for him, first of all, to not say that this terrorist group must be stopped in its tracks, this has nothing to do with maliki or the sunni tribes. this has to do with al qaedaextremist, islamic extremist. if we grant them their own de facto country. this is like factor in colombia. 48 hours ago i would have hit them with drones. 24 hours ago i would hit them with drones. i would hit them with drones today. go to north dakota or whatever the heck he went and do the other thing. this is an emergency. you hit them now. you don't. >> what's wrong with dead al qaeda in the desert. >> there is nothing at all. >> let them have it. >> and get the shiite army time to catch its break. >> that will bolster them. if the iraqi army saw u.s. air power, that would bolster them. >> let me ask this question. how is that the baghdad embassy. the united states embassy in baghdad, the world's largest, 15,000 employees, how did they miss the intelligence that these al qaeda extremist implementing. >> they didn't miss it. >> then why didn't they tell the boss? >> they did. >> that's true. forget these other -- everything. even the v.a., fast and furious, irs. >> he knew. >> he h

obama doctrine --" he and his daughter liz wrote -- terrorists take control of more territory and resources than ever before in history and he goes golfing. he seems blithely unaware or indifferent to the fact that a resurgent al qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the united states of america. i don't even have to ask you a question, do i? >> well, actually, there really is something off the wall about what cheney is doing and saying here given his responsibility for this. i think the psychiatrist would call it projection. blaming president obama for this morass that we are in, largely of his and his colleagues' making. but bob is absolutely right here. you said about ten years. what's it going to look like ten years from now? we don't know but we need to start doing real reporting in this town about what the hell is going on and start to come up with a notion of how various institutions are addressing real problems in real time. we're not doing it. i mean if you look at everything we've seen on this show this morning, it is indicative of that. >> yeah. and if you look at the eric cantor loss, primary loss, ending his career as the house majority leader in a district in richmond that there should have been

as al qaeda-linked fighters consolidate their hold over cities in the north and set their sights on baghdad. three years after u.s. troops left iraq president obama considers his options. what should or shouldn't the u.s. do now? >>> chairman of the house foreign affairs committee congressman ed royce will join us live. >>> and in the last few months tens of thousands of children, mostly from central america, have been crossing into the u.s. alone, no parents in sight. now in limbo in holding centers, where will they go and who's to blame for what all sides are calling a humanitarian crisis? my conversation with republican senator jeff sessions, coming up. >>> and the shock waves are still reverberating across capitol hill and the political world after eric cantor's stunning loss to a little known challenger. what happened? cantor speaks out. >> i don't think there was any one particular reason why the outcome was what it was. >>> sergeant bowe bergdahl back home in the u.s. as new details emerge about his captivity and an upcoming military investigation into why he left his base. >>> plus, how does congress feel about pentagon chief chuck hagel's defense of the controversial swap? c

or so. want to hear what president obama has to say. iraqis know this is a difficult situation. that their army is fighting a militant group, that the militant group is not just a bunch of al qaeda radicals. that it has some support from sunni tribal elders, a lot of support from former baath party members, supporters of saddam hussein. that this country is risk -- is at risk of collapse. i was just out walking around talking to some people in this area and they were very hopeful that there is u.s. military intervention. they want to see air strikes. they don't want to see u.s. troops come back here, but they would like to see targeted strikes with the iraqi government against militants in mosul and tikrit and around baiji and a half dozen other cities in this country. because they fear if that doesn't happen, this war will develop on its own. already you see militias on the streets. shiite militias. they were called out in great numbers by their religious leaders. and they are still on the streets. so if this war continues and without western help or outside help, iraqis fear it will continue. you'll see a more military mobilization here in baghdad. a more militant shiite chara

obama defended the drone strikes saying they are effective. >> beginning with our actions effective. dozens of highly skilled al qaeda commanders, bomb makers and operatives have been taken off the battlefield. >> now a form ore the strikes are flawed and making the world more dangerous. we'll marry from her, next. >>> and a new reason for rob ford to dance this morning. we can't get enough of that. that's coming up next. she's still the one for you. and cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or any allergic reactions like rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficul

obama is talking climate change. terrorists taking control of more territory and resources than ever before in history and he goes golfing. he seems unaware or indifferent to the fact that a resurgent al qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the united states of america and takes issue with what he says the president said about al qaeda being decimated and america's enemies being decimated. he says president obama has taken america down a notch and only a fool, he says, would think about involving someone like iran in what's going on in iraq. but remember the president has really only talked about al qaeda leadership being decimated in afghanistan, and this administration has been defending itself, saying the response thus far to iraq has been robust over the past year, steadily increasing military aid to iraq. chris and kate. >> you can be sure that the white house will likely be asked and likely will be happy to respond to vice president dick cheney a little later this morning. michelle, thanks so much. >> dick cheney, rarely has a u.s. president been so wrong about so much at the expense of so many when talking about iraq. the administration is going to push back and say which pre

obama says american ground troops will not be returning to iraq, even though fighters linked to al qaeda have advanced within 60 miles of baghdad. instead, the president is considering the use of drones orroup, i.s.i.s., which has captured several cities and sent the iraqi army running. a new indication, i.s.i.s. claims to have killed half of the 4,000 iraqi soldiers captured in saddam hussein's hometown. >>> and here at home, the crisis in iraq is spiking a fuel crisis. some drivers could see a 5 cent to 10 cent increase in gas prices in the coming days. >>> extreme weather slamming parts of texas. one recorded tornado. and massive hail, bigger than baseballs, damaging homes and cars. one teenager is missing after being swept away in floodwaters near waco. >>> and look at this. a luxury home at the edge of this cliff in texas is being burned to the ground today. the owner has decided to destroy the house and clean up the debris before the entire property falls into that lake right there. he paid $700,000 for that home just two years ago. >>> and talk about a close call. look at this one. the driver of a horse-drawn carriage was nearly thrown off this bridge over the ohio river when she

obama, has repeatedly underestimated the threats that are faced by america. has repeatedly underestimated our adversaries and whether that is russia or al qaeda itself it has notary to prevent bad things from happening. >> welcome back to "morning joe." donny deutsche and mark halpern are still bus. joining the table is republican congressman ed royce of california who serves as chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. in washington, political director and host of "the daily rundown" chuck todd. we will get to the latest in iraq in a moment. first, we have a couple of other news stories to get to this morning. >>> as sergeant bowe bergdahl continues his recovery after five years in captivity, a two-star general will continue to investigate the circumstances that led to his capture. the taliban released bergdahl on may 31st in exchange for five prisoners held in guantanamo bay. the general will investigate why bergdahl walked off his post in 2009. >>> "the washington post" is reporting from personal writings in 2006 that bergdahl was, quote, a man who painted a port tr portrait of a fragile young man and the details put his fitness for duty before his d

or worse, was the ruling government in afghanistan, when the americans invaded. and the al qaeda, for whom there may be an argument for indefinite detention, which is what the obamafghan there at guantanamo. if they are found to be taliban, the question is, what will be the authority to keep them after the americans get out of the afghanistan invasion. >> david, as someone who was kidnapped, and who was held, looking at this now, and the arguments being made that there's some kind of -- not necessarily open season, i'm trying to think of the right terminology that a congressman used earlier in saying, this is now making commodities, currency, hostages. now he said this will be send up in a way that those enemies out there could say, let me go snatch an american soldier or service member, it's not easy to do, but still, this is something i can do and get something in exchange for it. does that concern you? >> i do think kidnapping is a tactic that has worked for al qaeda. it's not just the united states. we don't have a joint policy with our allies. israel traded 1,000 prisoners for one israeli soldier a few years ago. european governments paid over $100 million i

to president obama has repeatedly underestimated the threats that are faced by america, has repeatedly underestimated our adversaries. whether that's russia or assad or i.s.i.s. or al qaedavent bad things from happening. it has not used our influence to do what's necessary to protect our interests. >> in the case of iraq, what many republicans are saying is he should have negotiated agreement to leave residual troops on the ground that might have prevented this march of i.s.i.s. from moz sewell down to where they're trying to approach bagdad. how does the administration react? do they get into the substance or just say republican politics? >> a little bit of both. they expect anything on the president does there will be some instinctual republican criticism. on the actual policy they say rightly there simply was no agreement with the iraqis to keep american forces there. you can question whether that was the outcome the white house wanted, whether they pressed hard to actually keep forces there. the reality is at the end of 2011 we needed to have an agreement with the iraqis in order to keep american forces there and the iraqi government wouldn't sign it. >> he mentioned