host: we are talking with thomas sanderson. u.s.lking about strategy against isis, and isis strategy. our phone lines are open if you have questions or comments. democrats, (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881. independents, (202) 585-3882. if you are outside the u.s., it is (202) 585-3883. we will get to your calls in a second. the president in his interview said the islamic state has been good at using social media in their efforts. not just to terrorize, but in their other tactics as well. guest: their uses unprecedented for a military group. as time goes on, you take advantage of new technologies and social media. they do it to brag about what they have done, they do it to terrorize people, they do it to demonstrate capability and to recruit individuals. very useful for them. sees also useful for us to what they're doing, to be able to identify individuals conduct attacks. element is toia the advantage of isis, but we benefit from it as well. the general public would say why do we need to see these images? networks p

at seven: 45 a.m., thomas sanderson discusses the isis strategy. at 8:30 a.m. salaam host: in morning. today marks 36 days until the midterm election with control of congress at stake. days until the 2016 presidential election. votersose countdowns on minds, we are asking viewers this morning, how does you choose your political party? was it based on a specific issue, did your parent or spouse play a role, or was it some other decision? democrats, (2)

. >> thomas sanderson joins us, from the center for strategic and international studies. turkey has in a 500 mile border - how can you stop the transfer of black market oil? >> well, policing any border in this world is difficult. turkey's is no different. when you have hollowed out the military, as leadership has in turkey, that does not help. you do need to sent down forces, military and police, intelligence, border guards, to keep the the border from being of sieve that it has been for some time. >> patricia mentioned the smuggling networks that transferred oil internationally. how elaberate are they? >> that is unknown. we can assume they are elaborate. this is difficult to stop. elicit business has been a fact of life. it's the lifeblood of organizations like i.s., it's critical to stop them and the oil trade, because it gives them the dur ability and longevity to confront outside powers for years and months ahead. >> the islamic state controls oil fields in iraq and syria. what economic advantages does it have in the middle east? >> well, first of all, it controls a

in 1882 a roundhouse was built there and the name of the town was named to sanderson, after thomas sanderson, who was in charge of the construction. in the following year in 1883 a post office opened in sanderson. in texas, there is a person named as roy bean who was known as the law. judge roy bean opened a is a loan in sanderson in the early 1880's, but he couldn't compete with charlie wilson's cottage bar is a loan. after bean opened his is a loan, wilson allegedly spiked the whiskey with coal oil and judge bean soon had to move eastward and sanderson was dubbed as being too mean for bean. those were the years of railroad workers and cowboys which filled the area. at the turn of the century in 1905, the once unrulely sanderson became the county seat of carroll county and it remains the seat till this day. sanderson started looking more and more like a town on the move, but as time passed, sanderson left behind its wild west origins and became a crossroad, a midpoint, if you will, between san antonio and el paso. the courthouse was built in 1906 and near the courthouse some years later in