we need awe topmy as a part of the strong iraq. the hierarchy constitution i want to be clear, i want to keep iraq as unified. and to always follow the constitution of iraq. the articles under our institution are 119, 120, and 121. these articles explain how the provinces in iraq become a region. we just want to know what our constitution intended for people of a providence. the awe autonomy must be in two sense. remember these words of the iraq institution when you hear anybody or anything from anybody believing that i want iraq. i believe authority in iraq should be lifted up, but not iraq itself. we need to have a balance in power and authorities in iraq, which would have a double effect. there are sunni and kurds and also protect minorities such as other minority groups. i believe this autonomy will strengthen the unity of iraq. first, geographically by referendum in the province the geographic autonomy the province will be at least -- would have at least fewer effects. this would give the community its own autonomy with its own

. >>> the secretary has strong criticism for iraq's military saying iraq's soldiers shows no will tofight. blames iraq's military for the loss of -- but they chose to withdraw instead of standing their ground and defending the key city. he added quote we can give them training, we can give them equipment, we obviously can't give them the will to fight. the head of iraq's defense and security committee calls his insecurities baseless. >>> the magnitude 5.3 weak was centered in the suburbs of tokyo. it shook buildings and briefly shut down rail lines. no serious damage and no major injuries were reported. officials are warning people to be prepared for aftershock. >>> it's been one month since the first of two deadly earthquakes in nepal. survivors say they have yet to receive any government aid. the nepalese government estimates it will cost $7 billion for the country to rebuild. >>> dozens of people that love to dance came out to support sean o'brien. he is the so-called dancing man. o'brien shot up to near celebrity status. on saturday organizers threw a massive party in l.a. to cel

i think we have an interest on a strong, independent iraq.e have an interest in not having an islamic state dominate syria and iraq and continue to expand in de-stabilize saudi arabia, north africa, and expand into other parts of the world as we see them doing now. this is a threat to the homeland of the u.s., destabilize the region, have an impact on oil and economy. as senator mccain said, there is a humanitarian aspect. there have been 300,000 civilians killed in syria. this is a brutal regime of her epic proportion's. i think the american people have been -- we had the responsibility to assist and bolster the people in the region that need leadership to help them address this dangerous area. host: larry is next from massachusetts. republican line. caller: i want to remind all americans. the reason why isis has taken up -- we gave the iraqi army all kind of training. army vehicles. the reason why isis has taken up is because these soldiers ran like cowards. i do not think -- we have trained them. give them arms. everything so they can defe

iraq than we were before. for example, isis is more of an aberration than hussein was. so you have this radical brand of jihad, a radical brand of islam that is strongwing stronger because of the failed state that iraq is. the same thing going on in libya. this is a valid debate. we have to have this debate not only in the republican primary, but the general as to whether or not it's a good idea. is intervention always a good idea or does it lead to unintended consequences? >> you laid out in your book your foreign policy, a peace through strength foreign policy. saying, you know what? intervention, making a strong case against intervention that intervention over the years is only served to create more problems than it was designed to stop. i guess, let me ask you this, would you consider going after a country that was trying to put together a nuclear weapons program? that was the reason to go into iraq as far as george w. bush was concerned. that's a reason we might have to have that military option on the table with iran. is that a viable reason to go to war, to stop another country from starting a nuclear weapons program? >> we have to have the t

who hold that it should be united and more important, it is the failure of building strong military institution iraq, after the invasion of the united states, more than 13 years there's a serious building of building which can defend the country, not the small minority and, now what we are witnessing, is actually, the real, the military is failing to deliver, and you get people who already have been seen as a enemy of the iraqis, and i think they complicated it, any efforts will not be helpful. >>> we did see the video of the forces fleeing ramadi, during that fall, why did they leave? >>> i think that the pressure was mounting. if you look at them, there there -- isis fighters and, they were able to withstand and, it was way too strong and you see them and they don't trust them, they are not trusting them in a sunny environment. >>> but they were able to take some part of of the country. >>> there was a -- it talk them weeks, to capture and with sunni support, of the tribe and that took weeks to do. >>> ramadi is a lot more difficult, the heartland of what is sunni iraq. and a lot of the shiites sa

we need autonomy as a part of a strong federal iraq. i want to be clear. i want to keep iraq as a unified country. and to always follow the constitution of iraq. the articles under our constitution our 119 120 and 121. these articles explain how the provinces in iraq becoming region. we just want to undertake what our constitution expressly intended, the people of the province have the right to do. the autonomy must be in two states. first, geographical for nineveh province, and second regional. remember these words of the iraq constitution when you hear anybody or anything from anybody alleging that it want to split up iraq. believe authority in iraq should be split up, but not iraq itself. we need to have a balance in our which will have a double effect. the many dimensions of shia-sunni and also protect minorities such as -- pergamon and other minority groups. i believe this autonomy will strengthen the unity of iraq first geographically in nineveh province, the geographic economy in nineveh province will be at least, will have at least three effects. t

the only force perhaps strong enough in iraq, to confront isil right now is the -- the shia parliamentary forces. can they alone do this. >> we have some evidence on this, in the recent fighting and so far the answer has been known primarily with iranian reinforcements. have not been able to see. aside from that. >> the regular forces. the sustained bases. in which the militaries may be deployed will protecting baghdad and of course hezbollah and those towns and cities further south be their priority, and will that then come at the expend of ramadi. >> i think that's a correct reading just because of the capability limitations. that they will focus on trying to protect the shiite major shiite cities. even if they try to rely on it that will feed into this narrative of a shiite sunni confrontation, in which they are defending from the shiite threats in syria and in iraq so it could be counter productive particularly if the iranians participate. >> good to get your analysis, appreciate your time from washington d.c., director of the center of political military analysis. thank you for havin

by hillary clinton's advice from counsel on this regard to move the united states out of a strong position in iraq. largely i believe for political reasons, to fulfill promises made by this president in the primary all the way back to 2008. thas not what the military rivered required at the time. we've seen the islamic state that puts us in a much more destablized situation throughout the region and around the world. >> the reauthorization of the patriot act, you have chris christie saying you can't enjoy your civil liberties if you're in a coffin and rand paul on the other side promising to filibuster any promise to extend the patriots acts. where are you, governor walker? >> i think we need to have access to information. that's a reflection of this administration particularly when this issue first came up and we saw the challenges the other entities out there having the ability to collect information that can be used under the constitution used legally to go after people who may be connected to enemy combatants. it's vitally important. we see problems around the world and in the middle east and

i think secretary carter was talking about the will of the government of iraq to be strong enough to kinds of leadership and the kinds of internal cohesion that's necessary here. >> we have heard the president. we have heard the secretary of state say that the iraqis have to step up. but see what we are seeing, is there the sense of frustration that the u.s. has to do more and the white house is closing the door on doing more? >> yes. i think anybody watching this has to feel frustrated because it seems the answer is, if anything is going to change americans have to be more involved in it and most americans don't want that. so we're in this catch-22 position. we look at it and say should there be even the people already over there should they be, the president said they can't be in any combat role. should they be. >> unleashed. >> stepping into some sort of combat role it seems painfully obvious that nothing is going to change without that at the same time because we are so beleeringed about war and american people don't really want americans being involved in another ground in iraq,

who looks like the strong horse in iraq today? not only have they withstood the best of barack obama's best shot our bombing campaign they are advancing under that. they've taken ramadi. they're right outside baghdad. and john mclaughlin this former career cia official pointed out today and the "washington post" presciently said they can use that as a base to start launching bombings in baghdad. and guess what it's already starting to happen. >> and that is a real nightmare. they cannot lose baghdad. i mean that is just -- you know we've spoken with the bishop of baghdad, and that just can't happen. mark thank you. >> thanks megyn. >> but what are we going to do about it? joining me now with his perspective, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum who just announced he is running for president. senator, good to see you again. so congratulations on your announcement. let's start there. >> thank you. >> he doesn't seem to want to go in. baghdad now may be in the crosshairs. we can't lose baghdad, can we? >> well of course not. we

iraq. but the obama administration insists what it's doing is working. alan fisher reports from washington d.c. >> reporter: strongticism for its plan for iraq. a day before isil fighters swept in the city the u.s. killed an isil command never syria. that's part of the strategy to degrade and destroy isil. providing training and equipment to iraqi army. but former republican presidential candidate john mccain a senior senator says the loss of romadi is a significant defeat. >> the obama administration seems unwilling or unable to grasp the strategic significance as isil terrorists ran sacked ramadi by the way the pentagon's news page ran a story with the headline, quote strategy to defeat isil is working. >> reporter: the state department insists things are improving. >> in a conflict like this you have ebbs and flows on the battlefield and what matters ultimately is if we can get back on track, get the iraqi army back on track and help them retake ramadi. >> reporter: you are not degrade to this ex-at the end where they can't launch major offensive to retake a major city. >> we have degraded their capabilities we

bush went in for wrong reasons, we know what we know now, back then i was a strong supporter of the iraqgreat that -- regret, that the point is you have to pick up the pieces and go on, you have to be clear, with arab nations nations it is their duty to stop isis, if they can't maybe we should help them. neil: maybe more boots on the ground for that? in end even with flip-flops ma mark corubiomarco rubio was going on, in the en he said that world is better off without pseudoephedrine. >> it is -- saddam hussein, but does it mean we need more troops in there again? i don't think so, we have talked many months ago about fact that we're devoting 3 to 5% of our air power of navy and air force to fighting isis. if we were serious it would be 70%, we could wipe them out in a long afternoon if we wanted to, do you do we want to? do we need to risk people to do it? maybe not. neil: i don't think that the app tiedappetite is there. >> clearly not. >> thank you good seeing you again. neil: all right apple already has a good gps to my dealing how did apple buy a gps starts up. i know that the compa

clinton's advice from counsel in this regard to move -- to move the united states out of a strong position in iraq. largely, i believe, for political reasons to fulfill promises made by this president in the primary, all the way back 2008. that's not what the -- that's knot what the military required at the time and we see in the last few days major portions of iraq falling to control of isis and the islamic state, which just puts us in a much more destabilized position, not just in iraq, but throughout that region and around the world. >> today, hillary clinton headquarter said this about the fall of ramadi. >> the united states is doing what it can, but ultimately, the has to be a struggle that the iraqi government and the iraqi people are determined to win for themselves. and we can provide support, but they're going to have to do it. >> joining us now david axelrod, msnbc senior political analyst and former obama senior adviser. phyllis, from the institute of policy studies and joy reid msnbc national corespondent. david, hillary clinton has been down this road before on the issue of how she v

iraq. shia fighters are some 30 kilometers east of isil's new strong hold ramadi. plan to recapture territory from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> translator: we're announcing that the popular mobilization forces are getting ready to take back anbar. people asked for our help about a month ago, but the government was resistant. >> reporter: the council is not representative of all shia tribes. many preferred arms to they could wage the battle alone. officials are insisting that the fighters are no longer militias and plight under the government. they are trying to calm sunni fears. even the u.s. has expressed concerns but now it says it backs the government's decision. some don't agree. they say the paramilitary troops are stronger than the state, but at the time they are the only force capable of fighting isil. despite training regular forces weren't able to hold their ground. isil is still on the offensive. people in the contested town here are on the move. the armed group targeted security forces in the town east of ramadi. the fighting has already

. >> reporter: shocked the white house and provoked strong criticism of its plan for iraq just a dayore i.s.i.l. fighters swept into the city the u.s. killed a u.s. commander in syria, part of the obama strategy to degrade and destroy i.s.i.l. and providing training and equipment to the iraqi army and former republic president john mccain a senior senator said the loss of ramadi is a defeat. >> unwilling or unable to grasp the strategic significance as i.s.i.l. ransack ramadi by the way the pentagon's news page ran a story with the headline quote strategy to defeat i.s.i.l. is working. >> reporter: state department insists things are improving. >> in a conflict like this you have evidence flows on the battlefield and what matters ultimately is if we can get back on track, get the iraqi army back on track and help them retake ramadi. >> they cannot relaunch offenses to retake a strategic city. >> this is a process to degrade them and degraded them in a number of areas and cutoff their main source of funding and having an impact and taking fighters off the battlefield everyday. >> repo

invasion of iraq relations between russia and baghdad were strong. kim vinnell has more on the efforts to rebuild the relationship. >> reporter: with the fall of saddam hussein and the withdrawal of u.s. troops the relationship between iraq and russia had to be rebuilt. they are working to become partners when it comes to energy, defense and trade. russia has a right to lucrative oil fields oil and gas 90% of russia's income. russia is a major developer of the oil fields and started production. it's thought to contain 43,000 barrels of oil, one big cash cow. baghdad spend a decent amount on arms. in 2012, baghdad concerned with arms uprisings, it signed an arms contract with moscow. russia provide bilateral trade is bilateral trade is returning to pre-saddam levels turn over $2 billion. there's a renewed focus on agriculture, transport and infrastructure. and baghdad and moscow can benefit >>> correspondent rory challands is covering the meeting for us. why has haider al-abadi come to russia? >> well the main issue that the countries are talking about

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. >> reporter: they are contested and much of iraq's largest province is under i.s.i.l. control and the armed group was strong it pushed iraq out 11 months ago and now the government wants to recapture the province before it takes the fight against i.s.i.l. to the northern city of mosul and many say it will be a hard battle to win. >> translator: the fight here will be much harder than expected in mosul, and they have support of the people and i.s.i.l. cannot use and anbar is last line of defense and for mosul they need to control anbar. >> reporter: to control anbar tribal support is needed and some are backing the government fighting i.s.i.l. many others are not and tribes that play an important role in fighting al-qaeda years ago and say government leaders never recognized their help and left them without any political power. there are real fears that the city of ramadi will soon fall to i.s.i.l., officials have down played the significance of the city in the over all fight against the armed group but many disall i.s.i.l. will not only be able to control the capitol of the sunni heart land, it will be able

before isil's takeover of much of "the sun"ni hartland last june, the islamic state of iraq in the leaf ant was stronganbar and there were proceedtestsvant was strong in anbar and there were protests. making demands for the government not to marginalize them. there was a lot of hatred and, at the end of the day, if these two sides do not reconcil, the decision to send in shia malitias will only exacerbate and inflame sectarian tensions. we have heard some warn that they will consider this an iranian occupation. it is a very delicate time in iraq, but isil making gains not noble ramadi but across the anbar province and the regular forces, iraqi armies just two weak and the government is refusing or is reluctant to provide weapons to sunni drives to wage this fight alone. now with the decision to send in shia malitias will inflame tensions in the country. >> zeina chase khodr. kimberly halkett has been monitor the impact on the battle for ramadi. >> reporter: an intense 24 hours for the u.s.-led coalition. multiple airstrikes at a variety of locations in syria as well as iraq using bomber attack as well

. >> much of iraq's largest province is under i.s.i.l.'s control. the armed group was strongefore it pushed out of central iraq 11 months ago. now government wans to recapture the province before it goes to the sprofs against i.s.i.l. >> the fight for ramadi will be much harder than the fight against i.s.i.l anbar is the last defense of mosul. to are defend mosul they have to control anbar. >> many others are not. the tribes did play an important role in fighting al qaeda years ago, but say government leaders never recognized their help and left them with any political power. >> there are fears that the city of ramadi may soon fall to i.s.i.l. officials have down played the significance of the city in the overall fight against the group but many others disagree. i.s.i.l. with it will not only able to control the sunni heart land. victory in a strategically important province that controls i.s.i.l. protected territory in syria. for now the government doesn't have a clear strategy to rye purr anbar. that is what iraq needs defeat i.s.i.l, zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> a

and we need more american forces in iraq to help rebuild the iraqi security forces and if the shia militia are relied upon to deliberate anbar that gives iran a strong hand in iraq and i worry about a bloodbath in the process of liberating ra maud to have the shia militia do it. shows how failed the strategy is. >> senator, stand by. a lot more to discuss including a disaster in the anbar province unfolding. much more with senator lindsey graham, right after this. ♪ ♪virgin islands nice♪ ♪so nice♪ ♪so nice, so nice♪ book five nights to get one free. and $500 toward activities shopping and dining. that's virgin islands nice. ♪so nice, so nice♪ [ male announcer ] after john huntsman was diagnosed with cancer, he founded huntsman cancer institute. to fight cancer in new and different ways like combining 300 years of family histories with health records to treat, predict and in many cases, prevent, cancer. with the vital understanding that cancer moves fast. and we have to move faster. to learn more or support the cause, go to huntsmancancer.org. >>> we're back with republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina member of the armed services committ

secretary carter was talking about the will of government of iraq to show strong leadership and internal cohesion that is necessary here. new weapons are not going to i can mat difference. >> meantime ramadi's stunning fall raising big concerns that the military sophistication of isis is growing. iraqi and former u.s. officials tell "the wall street journal" that isis commanders dodged surveillance and airstrikes to bring reinforcements to its front lines in western iraq. the group creating formidable new weapons turning captured u.s. armored vehicles into megabombs. okay, yesterday, greg, president obama gave a speech memorial day and he seemed to be proud of the fact that u.s. has not been engaging any ground war. as much as we sit and discuss whether or not we need a new strategy, it doesn't seem like the white house will put any u.s. troops boots on the ground or even changing the strategy. >> when he talks about whether iraq or afghanistan never uses objective terms we use, winning and losing. it is always about ending. he said yesterday it was about ending conflicts in afghanistan.

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iraq. sunni isis militants maintain their strong hold on the city of ramadi. word that iraqi shiite allies are trying to retake that city. this is brand new video out of ramadi. terrorists torched cars and buildings. you see all that smoke. the streets are essentially bear. according to the un25000 people have fled the city. an estimated 500 people have been killed since friday. and isis is reportedly going door to door searching for policemen and pro-government fighters. the united states continues to support iraqi forces through airstrikes and military advice. >> this is new, the u.s. state department is asking for more time to release the e-mails that hillary clinton center on a private server while she headed that department. state filed the court motion late last night. officials say they need to review 55,000 pages before determining which portions can be made public. might not be able to do that until next year. clinton who has launched a 2016 presidential bid says she wants the e-mails made public as soon as possible. clinton's use of a private account

but a strong dollar and news that iraq will increase oil production could put a dent in the price of crude. some of the cheaper oil is viewed as a negative for the entire market. yet there are whole groups of stocks we used to like before they got clubbed by herer gasoline and jet fuel. i'm talking about restaurants and retailers and airlines. we know the airlines have been in a world of hurt lately. it's hard to resist if oil has truly paeked and headed back down. it's another negative that's actually a huge positive for a sizeable chunk of the market if we would just open our eyes and not be so negative. let's say the fed is going to tighten and will slow the economy. do you think that bad news is -- for the industrials is bad news for the recession-resistant health care stocks? do you really want to sell those stocks bet against the hospitals, phrmas, when they outperform during a slow down? these health care names are what you want to buy, not sell here. use some common sense. now i'm not such a pollyanna to say we should be looking forward to a rate hike. no. it's been so long s

iraq. the main isis strong holds are the syrian city of raqqa and mosul. there is a major gas build in homes in syria. the terror group gets a large amount of funding from oil and gas sales on the black market. activists say the group also captured the last border crossing into iraq that was held by syrian soldiers. >>> one of the group's richest new prizes is the ancient syrian city of palmyra. the ruins date back to millennia and soon could be levelled by isis. ivan watson shows us what's at stake. >> reporter: a 2,000-year-old city remarkably preserved in the middle of the desert and now in the hands of isis. the agonysyria's three-year war just got worse. many of its residence will likely flee interer to escape the public executions that the group directs against its opponent. in addition to the human cost of this conflict, there are now fears isis may unleash its wrath on the nearby ruins of palmyra. i viced in 2007 as a tourist on a bus. it is ancient greco roman columns, arches, temples an an amphitheater. this caravan town had been an important sto

strong bones. ensure. take life in. >> today iraq is ramping up the fight against isis.bjective to drive isis out of the an bar isis is taking over the capitol of ramadi. and tom with the national review and telegraph. nice to have you back tom, on the program. last week iraqi security forces leaving and this week ash carter said the iraqis don't have the will to fight and now the iraqis are reengaging in ramadi? >> what is going on. >> you see the administration trying to play catch up now that the narrative and strategy was working and now they are backing away from that and see new urgency to deal with the situation in ramadi. but the problem is if you look at battle space that exist in ramadi, the iraqi military lack of theability and confidence to carry out operations that they need to. there will be heavy reli apt on shiite militia and a a h. power drilling sunni citizens. >> glad you mentioned that. we say time and time for hours and hours on the news iraqi forces are going back to ramadi that's not accurate. what we are saying iranian back militias are going back

i think we have an interest on a strong, independent iraq. we have an interest in not having an islamic state dominate syria and iraq and continue to expand in de-stabilize saudi arabia, north africa, and expand into other parts of the world as we see them doing now. this is a threat to the homeland of the u.s., destabilize the region, have an impact on oil and economy. as senator mccain said, there is a humanitarian aspect. there have been 300,000 civilians killed in syria. this is a brutal regime of her epic proportion's. i think the american people have been -- we had the responsibility to assist and bolster the people in the region that need leadership to help them address this dangerous area. host: larry is next from massachusetts. republican line. caller: i want to remind all americans. the reason why isis has taken up -- we gave the iraqi army all kind of training. army vehicles. the reason why isis has taken up is because these soldiers ran like cowards. i do not think -- we have trained them. give them arms. everything so they can de

charlie: how strong are they on the ground in iraq? ambassador power: when tribes come together and the forces are mobilized, you will see them rolled back. charlie: there is a delay until iraqi forces come together. investor power: unsatisfying know it is for those of us watching isil from far away the fact is national governments and actors are going to have to take responsibility. that is a slower process than we would like. i wish we could put this whole thing on steroids so suddenly you would have a big sunni movement ready to take on isil. the recruitment is there, the tribes are coming forward. we need to make sure they are paid every they have the weapons that the central government trust's is a better deal for them. then to expect the center to be able to send everything off from there. trust has been in short supply. charlie: is there a timeline on this? investor power: the president has said we are in it for at least three years. a lot depends on how quickly the iraqis move to make the sunni feel part of the population. ther

. >> sunni isis militants still have a strong hold on ramadi but that is word that iraq shiite allies preparing an attempt to try to retake the city. this is brand new video from ramadi. terrorists torched cars and buildings. streets are essentially bear. according to the un25000 people have fled the city. an estimated 500 people have been killed since friday. and isis is reportedly going door to door searching for policemen and pro government fighters. the united states continues to support iraqi forces through airstrikes and military advice. >> 5:36 now. a police official in waco, texas, says biker groups are now making threats against law enforcement. authorities are on alert for any retaliatory attacks following the deadly shootout between rival biker gangs on sunday. police say five gangs had gathered at a restaurant to settle differences. nine bikers were killed in the brawl, several more were injured and 170 bikers were charged with engaging in organized crime. their bail is set at $1 million each. the fbi is calling these outlaw biker groups a serious national threat. good mor

iraq and a full fledged ground war began. once again, president obama did little. finally, the conflict threatened kurdistan, a strongrican ally in the northern part of iraq. that situation forced mr. obama to step up bombing the isis savages who were also taunting the u.s.a. and the world by beheading captured westerners on camera the. but despite all the carnage president obama and the pentagon did not develop any cohesive plan to defeat isis. >> why is there no coordinated strategy to defeat the jihad after all this time? teddy roosevelt's basic philosophy was speak softly and carry a big stick. with the obama administration, we basically have speak incessantly and carry nothing. the american people deserve to know the truth about president obama campaign to defeat i didn't harassment the truth is there is no campaign. >> and to this day there is no campaign. today, tens of thousands of refugees in iraq are creating chaos as they march toward baghdad. isis has captured the city of ramadi, just 70 miles away from the iraqi capital shades of vietnam. this is a catastrophe. yet, the obama administration still doesn't

strong hold on the coast. in syria's palmyra, the islamic state of iraq and the levant is widening its control. photos show a glimpse of one of syrias notorious prisons. tens of inmates were moved by government forces before they fled. further south a war of attrition is taking place. fighting is not over in the mountain range. hezbollah has announced it made big gains in the area on the border with lebanon two weeks ago, but with fighters carrying out hit and run attacks more than 40 hezbollah fighters are said to have been killed since fighting started earlier this month. it's crucial for hezbollah and the syrian government. it's where both sides get weapons and reinforcements. fighting in syrias multiple battle fronts continue to intensify. too many warring factions with different agendas are battling themselves and government forces. it's not clear who will win the final battle. >>> iraq's army is continuing efforts to retake the city of ramadi in anbar province around 85,000 have fled ramadi since it fell to isil forces. the united nations say iraqi forces are preventing many people from r

strong enough. u.s. is not sending troops back into iraq in a large way. i think secretary kerry is right.cially and in certain places. but quite clearly the ground game still looks a little shaky including in places like iraq. in syria, it looks even more pessimistic at this stage. >> mark, what about sayyaf the isis deputy official that we killed over the weekend. how integral do you think he was and how irreplaceable is he? >> well, he's certainly replaceable. he certainly wasn't a household name to the extent that there are household names in isis, but he wasn't a well-known figure even among people who track this. that doesn't mean he wasn't important to the organization. any intelligence collected at the site might not be valuable especially if he had information connected to financial matters on isis. it still remains to be seen not only what the impact of that raid is, but whether it could lead to feature operations against isis because of any intelligence that was picked up. but it's right to point out that the bigger issue here is, you know, whether isis not only in syria and ira

when we toppled secular strong men and dictators, we got chaos. iraqroops in iraq iran is much stronger now with hussain good. so i think really the objective evidence on the ground shows that toppling hussain made us less safe as a country and the same as hilary's war in libya. toppling goaddafi made it less safe. >> they said the united states made them better with dictators in place but hindsight is 20/20 and for you to say it was a mistake at the time and would have advocate add different decision at the time is a difference between you and jeb bush and chris christie that says he believes jeb bush made the best decision he could at the time. do you disagree with that? >> i think it's been a consistent mistake and if we don't learn from history, we're making another error and will continue to make errors. yes, i think it was a mistake because i think hussain was a counter balance to iran and even at the time even if he did have weapons, he had used weapons on his neighbors pref ss previously. he used chemical weapons on his neighbors. i don't think

iraq. >> pretty amazing. i saw her as like a really strong soldier. >> but something had her terrified at home. >> i'm just scared. i don't feel safe. >> a desperate call to police. and then she vanished. something made her pretty scared. >> yes. >> there's nothing that says what that was. >> right. >> what had happened to this beautiful army sergeant? that question would launch a spell binding mystery. >> you got a roommate. you got a boyfriend who she's maybe about to dump. you got an ex-boyfriend who is suddenly back in her life. >> there were a number of potential suspects absolutely. >> was a killer out there? >> she was in danger. >> could police catch him? they'd hatch a plan of virtual genius. >> one of the detectives said you're not going to believe this. >> i'm lester holt and this is "dateline." here's "mystery in orange county". >>> orange county california. on tv it's a place of sun, fun and privilege. it's where the real housewives first aired their dirty laundry. >> what's wrong? >> nothing's wrong with me. it's you. >> it's where the kids from the o.c. showed us all what temperature cool really wa

strong hold on the coast. and syria's a palmyra, the islamic state of iraq and the levant is widening its control. these photos show a glimpse of one offer is -- syrias notorious prisons. further south, a war of attrition is taking place. fighting between the two sides is not over in the mountain range. hezbollah has announced it made big gains in the area on the border with lebanon two weeks ago, but with the fighters kraring out hit and run attacks more than 40 hezbollah fighters have said to have been killed since fighting starter earlier month. this is where both sides get we will -- weapons and reinforcements. fighting continues to intensify, too many warring factions with different agendas are battle themselves and government forces. it is not clear who will win the final battle. >>> still ahead on the program, iraq's army battles to retake ramadi from fighters in anbar province. we'll take a closer look at why the city is so strategically important. and the u.n. stopped short of listing the great barrier reef as being in danger but raises concerns about its future. ♪ >>> hello again, a remi

iraq. >> you think that's a strong arm argument. >> he likes to put two false choices up and say he is the one in the middle. i think the one in the middle right now is saying what do we need to do to embolden the iraqi territory where it exists and arm the perb myrrh tkpwau and sunnis. they have a 600-mile border with isis as it exists today and they are struggling to maintain their own territory and it's a complicated battle. >> what do you make of what congressman saying there, he is okay with 10,000 troops going in there, and you know this deployment after deployment and it's breaking military families across the country on the memorial day weekend, and it may not be the news they want to hear and congress calling for more troops. >> it's important for us to focus on what our mission and goal should be which is defeating isis. let's look back several years ago where we had over 100,000 troops there training the iraqi security forces and after the united states pulled out you saw how these iraqi security forces lasted and they cut and ran and dropped their weapons when they were faced w

iraq and syria. january demonstrations have remained strong. neave barker, al jazeera paris. >> two countries signed an agreement that will strengthen their ties. al jazeera america is partially funded by the government of qatar. >>> jean louis la penn remarks he made minimizing the holocaust and praising a nazi collaborator. in response, le pen his daughter is vying to be trance's next president. >> dozens of others were injured for more than a week, police have been fighting with protestors. now, rallies began after the president announced he would begin a race for another term of office. >> to mourn the lives of those protesters killed last week but monday's protests were the greatest so far. there were more in three provinces outside the capital. so there's no sign of things calming down any time soon. meanwhile in the rural areas the u.n. says over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and the democratic republic of congo and threatened for either opposing the third term or because of their ethnicity. a lot of people in the communi

senator john mccain senator of the armed services committee, cited the experience in iraq and afghanistan calling him a strong choice as we confront threats to stability and peace in both countries and throughout the region. dunford comes on amid the ongoing terror threat grown in both intensity and geography on the president's watch. a strategic failure that experts say he's perfectly suited to correct. >> he will speak his mind he will stand on principle and i think will add a great deal to the policy discussions that lead the president to make the decisions that he makes. >> it's a testament that general dunford is somebody who doesn't just talk the talk but walks the walk. >> reporter: his approach could help the white house as it braces for a series of major policy decisions, including sequestration cuts to military spending and ambitions in russia and how to combat the spread of extremist groups from around the world. today, john kerry became the first u.s. secretary of state to visit somalia, hoping to send a strong signal to the al shabaab terror group. >> my brief visit confirm what is diplomats have

the armed group was strong in anbar even before it pushed the iraq key army out of cities and towns acrossentral iraq 11 months ago. now the government wants to recapture the province before it takes the fight against isil to mosul. many say it will be a hard battle to win. >> the fight in ramadi will be much harder than the battle in mosul. anbar is the last line of defense for mosul. they need to control anbar to take mosul. >> some tribes back the government in fighting isil, many others are not. the tribes that play an important role in fighting al-qaeda years ago but say government leaders never recognized their help and left them without political power. >> there are real fears that the city of ramadi may fall to isil. officials have down played the significance of the city in the overall fight against the armed group. isil will not only control the capitol of the sunni heartland it will be able to claim victory in a strategically important province that shares a long border with isil controlled territory in syria. >> for in our the iraqi government doesn't have a clear strategy to c

i've seen it in iraq across the board, how christians and standing strong and helping all, helping theazidis. we had a case. there was a group of yazidis that found a local church, and that church was providing care for them, providing a home for them. this is what they're doing. they're struggling but giving everything that they have. so thank you. rep. royce: we go to mr. william keating of massachusetts. rep. keating: thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing. thank you, as witnesses. i want to let you know, we all share your commitment to saving living, saving religious and cultural heritages and artifacts, and stopping human trafficking. i also want to acknowledge, as dr. hanson has, the legislation of chairman royce. i want to focus on one thing. i believe that we can do more of in the u.s. to stop this -- these terrible actions by isil. and that's to look at an issue that time and time again has come to my attention as ranking member on terrorism, straight, and nonproliferation and this committee as well as counterterrorism and homeland security and that's the issue wher

strong production from all of the countries. anyone who can increase volume is doing so. saudi arabia, iraq. massive loading.he intention to ship oil is on the rise. from that angle, opec will be a negative factor for oil prices. for overall, in the third quarter, i would look for a sideways move. rishaad: we have seen the commodities come off this year. some of them have come back. what is linked to be a winner this year. -- what is going to be a winner this year? dominic: we need to see it in a context of the dramatic fall that we have seen. importantly, if you look at what china is doing regarding the latin american producers of iron ore, giving them financial aid and capping production, that should give you confidence that the supply can grow. rishaad: thank you so much, dominic. >> 50 nations are meeting in bangkok today to discuss the growing migrant crisis across southeast asia. you are looking at live pictures of the foreign affairs minister in the thai capital. he is giving his opening remarks i had of that discussion. live pictures out of the thai capital, bangkok. thousands of people from banglade