let's bring in our correspondent rosiland jordan. it was interesting to watch that exchange between the center and mr. dempsey over the question of what exactly would define victory for the united states? there seemed to be earlier comments from the u.s. defense secretary. it does sound like their are preparing for the concept of a much longer military engagement. >> they have been very explicit about that, sammy. chairman dempsey who is the top ranking military officer in the united states military, said that this is a generation's long challenge. this is not something that is going to be dealt with in a matter of months or even several years. they are looking at a very lo - lock -- long-term fight. and we just heard that the funding requests are going to be

rosiland jordan speaking to us from washington, d.c. leader of the houthi fighters says his rebels with stay in the capitol. they took over large parts of sana'a on sunday. the country's president has warned of civil war across the country. he says a foreign plot was behind the capture. but the rebel leader says he wants to make sure an appropriate government is formed. >> translator: today we have a new form of government based on national participation, competency and integrity. such movement will be able to serve the people better. this new form also includes a significant package of measures on all economic security and military levels. >> let's get more on developments on the ground, now. mohammed joins us from the capitol sana'a. i guess the peace deal is out now that the houthi rebels say they are not leaving the capitol. >> this happened at a moment at the end of those three-days deadline when a new prime should have been announced today. it's very interesting to notice that the peace deal has been shattered even before the firs

. >> let's go to rosiland jordan life in washington, d.c.t is the feeling ros, that this is the best the u.s. could have hoped for? or that the afghan forces trained and beefed up by 12.5,000? >> certainly the u.s. military wants to see the afghan military stand on its own and be fully capable. but this has been an expensive training mission for the u.s. military, and they are dealing with a military that does not have the centuries of professionalism the u.s. military itself had to develop. so they know this is a long-term project. however, just as with the nato status of forces agreement, the bsa is only going to last for about two years, and it really does beg the question, will that be enough to make a critical, fundamental psychological change in the afghan military, so when u.s. forces do leave the country, they will be able to defend the afghan people from the taliban and other outside threats and provide basic military security. >> how open is the united states administration to -- let's put it this way -- an invitation to come back

rosiland jordan reports. >> reporter: this painting evokes the art of diplomacy. also diplomacy. the swirls, lines and pigments of the imagination. this painting is permanently on view at the u.s. embassy in berlin thanks to the efforts of the foundation for art and preservation in embassies, or fape. >> reporter: for nearly 30 years, fape has asked artists to create original works in more than 140 countries. the roster includes roy, chuck, close, and more. all of the work is paid for through private donations, key in a time of fiscal constraint. the artist michael singer designed a sculpture garden for the u.s. embassy in athens. >> once you enter the public realm, you take a different responsibility. >> reporter: for the u.s. embassy in kingston, fape asked the artist to create a painter honoring colin powell. >> it is nighttime sky on the night that he was born in the bronx, but it's the nighttime sky over jamaica on april the 5th, 1937. >> these artists give their works to us. so we're not buying the work. they are giving of their time and inspiration and tale

. >> let's talk about this more with rosiland jordan in washington, d.c. for us.are starting to get a clearer picture of what is expected and that the u.s. is already part of a combat mission. >> that's right. the u.s. is saying it is involved in a war against members of isil and as well as against members of al-qaeda, and coming on the president's comments from nearly a week ago, that 500 more military advisors will be going to iraq to assist the iraqi military as well as the peshmerga in their efforts to fight isil. about 150 of those members will be taking part in what had been known as an assessment team and it is now turning to an assist and advise team. much more hands on. another 225 members of the military will be stationed in bagdad as well as around the country, again, to help coordinate and share intelligence with the iraqi military. it's a significant ramping up of efforts. it comes after we hear in the last 24 hours that the u.s. military targeted isil forces southwest of bagdad which is far and away from where most of the air strikes to date have bee

. >> rosiland jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: one point which the obama administrationnow clearer on it is going to be sending in more u.s. troops to help the iraqi army and the peshmerga fight members of isil. what it is not clear on is how it is going to provide more support to members of the free syrian army as well as to those moderate syrians who are not affiliated with the fsa. that is a problem for some members of the committee, one of the major advice and consent bodies here in the u.s. government. they want to know how it is that the u.s. is going to be able to fight the spread of a group which it considers a fundamental security threat without actually taking the opportunity to try to push back against the government of president bashar al-assad. assad has been in a civil war for nearly three years with members of he opposition who do not want him to be in power anymore. they have been suffering great losses at the syrian army's hands. these members of the u.s. senate believe that the obama administration should do more than simply ask for money to provide wea

rosiland jordan, al jazeera, capitol hill. >>> health workers are scrambling to prevent a health crisisere flooding. the government has sent doctors some areas to provide medical help. nicole johnston sent this update. >> reporter: this huge tide of flood waters moving south through pakistan is in the southern region. in the next 24 hours it is expected to peter out, so no major disaster for that area. but it's a very different situation here. all of these areas have had hundreds of villages under water, and here the main road, the main highway right behind us has been cut. army engineers have come in. they have blown up the road so the flood waters could spread out over agricultural land and villages and try to save the major cities. but millions of people have been affected by the floods. hundreds of thousands of people are homeless, living in tents. some say they have enough food but not enough protection from the sun, and they are calling on the government to do more. >> for more on this, we are joined by the pakistani red crescent. you have just returned from the area. tell us how

. >> that's rosiland jordan. >>> at the u.n.s prime minister praised president obama in taking a fight against isil. >> reporter: a hard-hitting speech from the israeli prime minister, speaking in the second week of the general assembly. during his speech, he attacked president abbas, and the iran regime, but his main point was the threat of militant islam. >> leading states increasingly recognize that together we and they face many of the same dangers, and principally this means a nuclear-armed iran, and militant islamist movements gaining ground in the sunni world. our challenge is to transform these common interests, to create a productive partnership, one that would build a more secure, peaceful and prosperous middle east. >> reporter: earlier isil was mentioned by the syrian deputy prime minister and foreign minister when he spoke to the general assembly. in his speech, he didn't make much mention of those u.s. air strikes that have been taking place for over a week now on syrian soil, but he did say this: >> translator: we

. >> rosiland jordan joins me now.h men there stressing the importance that there is a need for a global effort against isil and that this effort will be a long-time commitment. >> they say it is a very long time commitment because it is going to take a lot of time to not only train syrian opposition fighters who are still in the process of being vetted but they need to boost the numbers to 15,000. they also are trying to continue their work in shoring up the capabilities and end strength of iraqi forces. we of course know that iraqi forces in the north and northwestern part of the country basically cut and run when they were overrun by isil fighters earlier this year, so the u.s. military knows that strengthening the iraqi military is going to be key towards defeating isil. >> and rosiland, now we know that there is a long-term commitment that is needed to fight against isil what has been the reaction from the american public? >> the american public is still very much in support of this air campaign, but there hasn't