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. >> coach franklin taking aim tikritics of penn state over -- tikritics of. >>> >>> we have are saying with breaking news, the missing asia airline it has been missing all night. >>> winter is hitting a number of states while back here we're tracking showers. chris. >> reporter: nydia, those showers are pushing through parts of the city, more wet weather is expected and colder weather will hit this week. i'll have the details when we come right back. >> old man winter leaving his mark on oklahoma city. investigators say a coca-cola truck ended up on its side after the driver lost control. workers cleaned up the soda while patrols diverted traffic. >>> snow wreaked havoc on the roads of minnesota. there were 194 crashes in a 1 hour time span -- 12 hour time span. now they are bracing for arctic air to arrive tomorrow, highs in the teens and overnight lows below zero. very different picture hear. >> reporter: old man winter hadn't been tough thus far. we're ready. give us something. what are we doing here? 56 degrees yesterday's high temperature. let's get you outside and show you what's
. >> coach franklin taking aim tikritics of penn state over -- tikritics of. >>> >>> we have are saying with breaking news, the missing asia airline it has been missing all night. >>> winter is hitting a number of states while back here we're tracking showers. chris. >> reporter: nydia, those showers are pushing through parts of the city, more wet weather is expected and colder weather will hit this week. i'll have the details when we come right back....
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the baji front, there are areas that continue in places like ticity like tikrit. all of that is very much a work in progress so while the army, the military continues to make gains with those u.s. and other air strikes, i.s.i.l. still controls thousands of square kilometers of iraq and syria. >> jane ah arraf, in iraq. >>> the damage to homes near kobani's border crossing, is extensive. on saturday, i.s.i.l. fighters attempted to take control of this area. but these syrian kurdish fighters say the border remains under their control. they say i.s.i.l. fighters attacked them from the turkey side, with the help of the turkish government. one of its toughest challenges. the group released a video which it says shows its latest assault. >> we managed to patrol the border crossing and now we're advancing towards the other positions where the kurdish parties are. with god's permission we will glenwillcleanse the area. >> backed up by u.s. air strikes and iraq's semi autonomous fighters. turkish opposition mps who visited on sunday were greeted with hundreds of turkish pr
the baji front, there are areas that continue in places like ticity like tikrit. all of that is very much a work in progress so while the army, the military continues to make gains with those u.s. and other air strikes, i.s.i.l. still controls thousands of square kilometers of iraq and syria. >> jane ah arraf, in iraq. >>> the damage to homes near kobani's border crossing, is extensive. on saturday, i.s.i.l. fighters attempted to take control of this area. but these syrian...
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the fighting continues on the highway to tikrit. although this village has been cleared, the counter terrorism troops believe isil gunmen could come back at any time. >> part of the fight is a race against time. whether a number of iraqi troops can be retrained and equip. ed not only to hold off isil but drive it out for good. while the u.s. and it's allies tries it's better to figure out how to do that, isil has proven it has the ability to come back time and time again. >> coming up, the city counsel in ferguson, missouri, is about to meet for the first time since the grand jury decision of the mike brown case and protests that followed. also, she has been in the country for decades, now her hopes are pinned on the president's immigration changes. >> the city council will meet for the first time since the grand jury decision in the michael brown shooting. business owners are hoping to see strong leadership on plans to rebuild the city. jonathan martin is live for news ferguson. jonathan, a lot has happened since the last city coun
the fighting continues on the highway to tikrit. although this village has been cleared, the counter terrorism troops believe isil gunmen could come back at any time. >> part of the fight is a race against time. whether a number of iraqi troops can be retrained and equip. ed not only to hold off isil but drive it out for good. while the u.s. and it's allies tries it's better to figure out how to do that, isil has proven it has the ability to come back time and time again. >> coming...
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and defend it as long as the road that thinks the up to to the capital of the province, which is tikrit >>> we have been focussing on the fighting around sinjar mountains. what is happening there at the moment? >> fighting is ongoing in sinjar, at the foot of the mountains, where many people are stranded. where i.s.i.l. forces had later had a seem for the last few months. the peshmerga forces, the kurdish forces of northern iraq have been assisted by yazidi ethnic fighters as well as coalition aircraft that has been carry out air strikes on positions of i.s.i.l. in and orpd the up to. that has not had impact. i.s.i.l. continue, according to commanders of peshmerga forces to give them a stiff resistance. now, early on in the day the president of the regional government visited sinjar mountains, where he spoke to his troops on the front lines, and also those stranded there, and they have made significant gains in the fight, and said they would not leave the fight until they take sinjar town, and areas around it. >> all right. thank you for that. >> in syria government air strikes killed 1
and defend it as long as the road that thinks the up to to the capital of the province, which is tikrit >>> we have been focussing on the fighting around sinjar mountains. what is happening there at the moment? >> fighting is ongoing in sinjar, at the foot of the mountains, where many people are stranded. where i.s.i.l. forces had later had a seem for the last few months. the peshmerga forces, the kurdish forces of northern iraq have been assisted by yazidi ethnic fighters as...
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tikrit is still under isil while the city of tirkuk is held by the peshmerga fighters. >> the time to secure the campaigns and success they've made. the latest victory is the retaking of a town at the foot of the sinjar mountains. it's where at least 1,000 families from the yazidi community are taking refuge. they have been under siege for more than two months. the retaking of the town by the kurdish fighters means they can now return to their homes. but isil fighters dispute the peshmerga claim. they insist that they're still in sinjar. kurdish forces also claim nearly 700 square kilometers as isil-held territory along the route to sinjar mountains. >> to move all the way to sinjar, to liberate and to rescue those yazidi people who are trapped on mount sinjar. >> kurdish forces say they've gained nearly 700 square kilometers of what was isil-held territory along the route to mount sinjar. this offer as way for stranded families to leave, but they have to navigate through landmines planted by isil fighters. this is a village about 50 kilometers from sinjar. burned out houses and bulle
tikrit is still under isil while the city of tirkuk is held by the peshmerga fighters. >> the time to secure the campaigns and success they've made. the latest victory is the retaking of a town at the foot of the sinjar mountains. it's where at least 1,000 families from the yazidi community are taking refuge. they have been under siege for more than two months. the retaking of the town by the kurdish fighters means they can now return to their homes. but isil fighters dispute the...
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the town is located 90-kilometers south of tikrit.iraqi army backed by militias are fighting isil in a town which is about 100-kilometers north of the capital. the army says some areas of the town are now clear of isil fighters, but the croup still has a large presence. >>> as 2014 draws to a close, al jazerra is reflect on the ground the year through the eyes of four families affected by major world events. in the second part of our series jayna meets a family that's been displaced by recent fighting in baghdad after surviving more than a decade of chaos in iraq. >> reporter: abdullah has a family of chess players. one of his two sons now in the u.s. was an iraqi chess champion. his children from a second marriage are eager to learn. here in baghdad, he has rebuilt his life. he has tried to move forward from almost unmanageable tragedy tragedy. 10 years ago his wife, five daughters, a son and his nephew, were killed when an american tank opened fire on them at a checkpoint. the soldiers said they thought they were insurgents. his you
the town is located 90-kilometers south of tikrit.iraqi army backed by militias are fighting isil in a town which is about 100-kilometers north of the capital. the army says some areas of the town are now clear of isil fighters, but the croup still has a large presence. >>> as 2014 draws to a close, al jazerra is reflect on the ground the year through the eyes of four families affected by major world events. in the second part of our series jayna meets a family that's been displaced by...
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important because they are less than 100-kilometers from the northern isil strong hold the city of tikrittowns were controlled by isil and the group launched attacks. and by pushing isil out from the outskirts, security forces consider it a military gain in the battle to retake other parts of the province province. >> reporter: the u.s. led coalition fighting iraq in syria has carried out more than a ducks en air strikes in recent days a rack's military launched. but isil fighters have continued their attacks and say their antiaircraft capabilities have forced coalition jets to leave. the mission in sinjar is tense at peshmerga forces advance near to the mountains fighting has also inning tess identified southwest of kirkuk. iraqi forces have managed to cut isil supply lines to the farms on the outskirts of the town. they want to retake more areas north of the city. as the fighting continues more iraqi civilians become victims and moorehouses become vacant. al jazerra. >>> one of iran's senior commanders happen been killed in iraq. they say the general was killed north of baghdad. where h
important because they are less than 100-kilometers from the northern isil strong hold the city of tikrittowns were controlled by isil and the group launched attacks. and by pushing isil out from the outskirts, security forces consider it a military gain in the battle to retake other parts of the province province. >> reporter: the u.s. led coalition fighting iraq in syria has carried out more than a ducks en air strikes in recent days a rack's military launched. but isil fighters have...
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biggest in iran is still under the contraof government force, and so is the road that links baiji to tikrit. >> it is one step forward, one backward for the battle for iraq. what is happening to those in sinjar mountains? >> well, the latest we are getting from sinjar mountains is that the president of the kurdish regional government is there right now on top of the mountain talking to the more than 11,000 people stranded there and who have been stranded there for the past few months, and troops who set up temporary base on top of the mountain. below him, at the foot of the mountain, fighting is still going on between i.s.i.l. fighters and peshawar forces supported by -- peshmerga forces supported by the yazidi fighters. they have been shelling position, but the i.s.i.l. fighters have been putting up a stiff resistance, this is in spite of their positions between shelled by coalition aircraft. >> thank you for that update >>> in syria, government air strikes killed at least 11 cities in the city of raqqa. dozens more were injured. raqqa is the capital of the self-prolained calafat. >> refug
biggest in iran is still under the contraof government force, and so is the road that links baiji to tikrit. >> it is one step forward, one backward for the battle for iraq. what is happening to those in sinjar mountains? >> well, the latest we are getting from sinjar mountains is that the president of the kurdish regional government is there right now on top of the mountain talking to the more than 11,000 people stranded there and who have been stranded there for the past few...
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strong hold of tikrit, that lodges an oil refinery refine refineries, they can easily cut them off cut their supplies. >> you have recently been in the ground in kirkuk. you touched on it briefly, can you tell us more what you've seen? >> well, jane, kirkuk is considered bringing together turkmen and people who have lived side by side, the town is one of those that was really hit by i.s.i.l. took over peshmerga fighters and removed the i.s.i.l. forces to the outskirts of the town where they are now still fighting them. stopping them coming into the town of kirkuk. on the front lines outside the city of kirkuk, contact between kurdish peshmerga forces and the islamic state of iraq and the levant is regular. the peshmerga use sandbags as protection. they use a fair amount of incoming fire here. a short distance away, i.s.i.l. positions display their trademark black flag. >> translator: the disarns between us is very small. -- the distance between us is very small. in some places we are only 700 meters poord. apart. they are always trying to push forward. >> the i.s.i.l. forces are relent
strong hold of tikrit, that lodges an oil refinery refine refineries, they can easily cut them off cut their supplies. >> you have recently been in the ground in kirkuk. you touched on it briefly, can you tell us more what you've seen? >> well, jane, kirkuk is considered bringing together turkmen and people who have lived side by side, the town is one of those that was really hit by i.s.i.l. took over peshmerga fighters and removed the i.s.i.l. forces to the outskirts of the town...
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of tikrit. military gain in the battle to regain other parts of salahadin province. carried identity mean dozen air strikes in recent days. iraq's military launched the attack under air cover provided by iraqi and international forces. but i.s.i.l. fighters have continued their attacks and say their antiaircraft capabilities have forced coalition jets to leave. what's more the situation in sinjar remains tense as kurd peshmerga forces being push further into the province. i.s.i.l. supply license to the farm on the outskirts of delaya town. and as the fighting continues more iraqi citizens become victims and more house he become availability. osama benjavi, al jazeera. >> police commissioner bill bratton is supporting mayor bill deblasio. the police commissioner spoke out on face the nation. >> i certainly don't support that action yesterday i think it was very inappropriate at that event. that funeral was held to honor officer ramos and at the same time is reflective of the feeling of some of our officers at this juncture, about some of the issues that are afflicting
of tikrit. military gain in the battle to regain other parts of salahadin province. carried identity mean dozen air strikes in recent days. iraq's military launched the attack under air cover provided by iraqi and international forces. but i.s.i.l. fighters have continued their attacks and say their antiaircraft capabilities have forced coalition jets to leave. what's more the situation in sinjar remains tense as kurd peshmerga forces being push further into the province. i.s.i.l. supply...
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seven were killed in, and nine in tikrit. in that city, a suicide-bomber ran his vehicle into a gathering of fighters. >>> the kurds say 700 of their fighters have been killed in the conflict against isil since june. that's when isil launched an offensive in northern iraq taking over several cities. the kurdish regional government said that it will help the families of fighters. while isil has been trying to take further control of strategic areas in iraq, the latest town to come under siege is north of baghdad. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this is the strategic front in the fight against isil. it's the outskirts of balad. a mainly shia city north of baghdad, and near one of iraq's biggest air bases. iraqi federal police fighting with shia militias built these sand barricades here after isil rolled in to northern iraq in june. police here are firing back at isil gunmen in the fields and orchards. u.s. airstrikes have weakened isil's ability to launch the huge attacks in the summer. here the group is using snipers and explosives t
seven were killed in, and nine in tikrit. in that city, a suicide-bomber ran his vehicle into a gathering of fighters. >>> the kurds say 700 of their fighters have been killed in the conflict against isil since june. that's when isil launched an offensive in northern iraq taking over several cities. the kurdish regional government said that it will help the families of fighters. while isil has been trying to take further control of strategic areas in iraq, the latest town to come under...
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iraq's finance minister said over half a billion dollars was stolen from banks in mosul, tikrit and other cities. isil is believed to be the richest such organization in the world. a lot of that revenue comes from iraqi oil fields. the group retained control of major oil fields in the north of iraq. from there, it smuggles oil to turkey or sends it to refineries in syria. >> i have targeted them in order to deprive them of this revenue, but they have enormous financial resources. they are paying they're recruits, soldiers or fighters good salaries, better than what we can afford to pay ours. >> iraq has a serious financial crisis. the economy is expected to shrink this year because of lower oil output due to the war. the iraqi government believes five months of airstrikes and more effective ground forces have put isil on the defensive. it's apparently planning to push on with an attack on mosul to recapture the city taken by isil in june. >> the roc government set up liberation of mosul and this can only be done in concert and coordination with the coalition, not separately. i believe it'
iraq's finance minister said over half a billion dollars was stolen from banks in mosul, tikrit and other cities. isil is believed to be the richest such organization in the world. a lot of that revenue comes from iraqi oil fields. the group retained control of major oil fields in the north of iraq. from there, it smuggles oil to turkey or sends it to refineries in syria. >> i have targeted them in order to deprive them of this revenue, but they have enormous financial resources. they are...
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. >> reporter: this is the main army north of baghdad to tikrit. the i.s.i.l. gunmen they are fighting are here. iraqi forces regained control of iraq's biggest refinery. i.s.i.l. retreated from large areas. the group keeps coming back - in the form of snipers and suicide bombers. >> we have to be village lents for enemies using hit and run tactics. we have the main role under our cell. they are using surprise attacks. snipers and suicide bombers. >> counterterrorism largely remained in tact when four additions of the army collapsed. trained by the united states, they have been at the forefront of a lot of battles against i.s.i.l. after fighting to take back the we finery, counterterrorism forces stayed on. the fighting continues on the highway to tich rid. this village has been cleared, the counterterrorism troops believe i.s.i.l. gunmen could come back at any time. >> so while the counterterrorism forces and special forces retained a lot of lessons they learnt from the american, according to american officials, the focus is really on iraq's regular army and t
. >> reporter: this is the main army north of baghdad to tikrit. the i.s.i.l. gunmen they are fighting are here. iraqi forces regained control of iraq's biggest refinery. i.s.i.l. retreated from large areas. the group keeps coming back - in the form of snipers and suicide bombers. >> we have to be village lents for enemies using hit and run tactics. we have the main role under our cell. they are using surprise attacks. snipers and suicide bombers. >> counterterrorism largely...
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they are important, because they are near the stronghold of tikrit. they are controlled by i.s.i.l. they are slowly being pushed sought of samarra. the u.s.-led coalition fighting i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria carried out more than a dozen hair strikes. -- air strikes. i.s.i.l. fighters continued their attacks, and say their antiaircraft capabilities forced coalition jets to leave. north, the situation is tense as kurdish peshmerga forces advance into the sin jar mountains, fighting has intensified in other areas. iraqi armed forces cut the supply lines to the farm on the out skirts of the town. they want to retake more areas north of samarra city. as the fighting continues, more iraqi people become victims and houses vacant. >> a senior commander has been killed in a fight in iraq. the general was killed in samarra, north of baghdad where he advising troops and volunteers. >>> al jazeera is reflecting on this year through the eyes of four families affected by major events. in the second part jane arraf meets an iraqi family devastated by an incident at a checkpoint. they are now caugh
they are important, because they are near the stronghold of tikrit. they are controlled by i.s.i.l. they are slowly being pushed sought of samarra. the u.s.-led coalition fighting i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria carried out more than a dozen hair strikes. -- air strikes. i.s.i.l. fighters continued their attacks, and say their antiaircraft capabilities forced coalition jets to leave. north, the situation is tense as kurdish peshmerga forces advance into the sin jar mountains, fighting has...
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iraq's finance minister said half a billion dollars were stolen from mosul, tikrit and other cities. ill is believed to be the richest organization in the world. a lot of that revenue comes from iraqi oil fields. the group has retained control of major oil fields in northern iraq. from there it smuggles oil from turkey or sends it to refineries over in syria. >> they have enormous financial resources that the soldiers and the fighters are paid good salaries, better than what we can afford to pay ours. >> reporter: that's partly because iraq has a serious financial crisis. the economy is expected to shrink this year because of lower oil output due to the war and unchecked government spending, including the number of militias popping up. but the iraqi believe five months of airstrikes and ground forces have put isil on the defensive, and it's pushing on with an attack by mosul. >> iraqi government has set up an operational room for liberation of mosul. and this can only be done in concept, of course, in coordination of violation, not separately. but i believe it is duible doable. >> re
iraq's finance minister said half a billion dollars were stolen from mosul, tikrit and other cities. ill is believed to be the richest organization in the world. a lot of that revenue comes from iraqi oil fields. the group has retained control of major oil fields in northern iraq. from there it smuggles oil from turkey or sends it to refineries over in syria. >> they have enormous financial resources that the soldiers and the fighters are paid good salaries, better than what we can afford...
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the fighting continues on the highway to tikrit.village has been cleared, but the counter terrorism troops believe isil gunmen could come back at anytime. they could be lying in wait in the houses, and even in the fields here. part of this fight is a race against time, whether enough iraqi troops can be retrained and equipped to not just hold off isil but drive it out of key areas for good. while the u.s. and its allies try to figure out how to do that, isil has proved it has the ability to come back time and time again. >>> amnesty internationally says that israeli air strikes in the final days of this summer's war in gaza amounted to war crimes. the report says evidence suggested the destruction was carried out deliberately and with no military justification. it called for an independent and impartial investigation to be opened. israel said the report made unfounded allegations and ignored hamas's use of the building for military purposes. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists held in prison in eg
the fighting continues on the highway to tikrit.village has been cleared, but the counter terrorism troops believe isil gunmen could come back at anytime. they could be lying in wait in the houses, and even in the fields here. part of this fight is a race against time, whether enough iraqi troops can be retrained and equipped to not just hold off isil but drive it out of key areas for good. while the u.s. and its allies try to figure out how to do that, isil has proved it has the ability to...
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stronghold the city of tikrit. the towns were controlled by i.s.i.l. and they launched attacks on the city. they are pushing i.s.i.l. out. security forces consider it a gain in a battle to retake other parts of the province. the u.s.-led coalition has carried out more than a dozen air strikes. the military launched the offensive backed by the militia, and under air cover provided by iraqi and international forces. fight continued their attacks. up north, the situation is tense, kurdish peshmerga forces advance into the mountains. fighting has intensified south-west of kirkuk. >> back in the area iraqi armed forces managed to cut i.s.i.l. supply lines to the farm on the outskirts of the up to. they want to retake more areas north of samarra city. as the fighting continues, more become victims and more houses vacant. >> boko haram, which terrorized parts of nigeria is reaching across the border into niger. dominic kane filed this report. >> reporter: a small boat heads for a small village in niger, near the frontier of nigeria. people on board are anxiou
stronghold the city of tikrit. the towns were controlled by i.s.i.l. and they launched attacks on the city. they are pushing i.s.i.l. out. security forces consider it a gain in a battle to retake other parts of the province. the u.s.-led coalition has carried out more than a dozen air strikes. the military launched the offensive backed by the militia, and under air cover provided by iraqi and international forces. fight continued their attacks. up north, the situation is tense, kurdish...
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my son-in-law was in tikrit in the fourth infantry division part of the capture of saddam hussein. that is good. he came home. he came well. he has no problems but his wife, my daughter, had problems especially with postpartum depression. in the army war college i had to take her there from missouri. i was in the beginning of the work. i have strong passion for mental wellness and there is an international program that is called mental health first aid. have you heard of it? abductee some papers here because i'm so excited about it. i was one of the first 100 trained in the country and that was in 2008. i couldn't get my daughter help. she had a brand-new baby, a war hero and nobody gave for help. she was probably one of the first ones that use telemedicine at the war college, a psychiatrist. my question is, you don't know about mental health but i hear you say listening is very important. support when you get home is very important. mental health first aid is international and there is now military members, veterans and their families, mental health first aid module and the whole
my son-in-law was in tikrit in the fourth infantry division part of the capture of saddam hussein. that is good. he came home. he came well. he has no problems but his wife, my daughter, had problems especially with postpartum depression. in the army war college i had to take her there from missouri. i was in the beginning of the work. i have strong passion for mental wellness and there is an international program that is called mental health first aid. have you heard of it? abductee some...
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soldiers from the 144th military police come, a michigan army national guard unit are traveling from tikritften do throughout their deployment they videotape their journey. ron dickinson is driving the humvee. it's a trip he'll never forget. >> nobody would believe us if we didn't have it on tape. three other members of the unit are inside the vehicle including sergeant jason dau. >> if you slack off and don't pay attention. that's when they get you. >> they'd been in the country for several months and seen their fair share of improvised explosive devices or ieds. >> ieds are the number one threat as far as i'm concerned because you don't know where they're going to be, what they'll look like or when they'll go off. they're traveling a long, dusty road through the desert eager to get back to their base. everything is going fine, then without warning -- >> whoa! holy -- >> the road in front of them erupts like a volcano. >> whoa! when it first went off, i thought this was probably the first one i've been through so far and this is not looking good. >> they swerve around as the asphalt goes i
soldiers from the 144th military police come, a michigan army national guard unit are traveling from tikritften do throughout their deployment they videotape their journey. ron dickinson is driving the humvee. it's a trip he'll never forget. >> nobody would believe us if we didn't have it on tape. three other members of the unit are inside the vehicle including sergeant jason dau. >> if you slack off and don't pay attention. that's when they get you. >> they'd been in the...
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every one of those cities that we watched being conquered, ramallah, fallujah, tikrit, mosul, in a short period of time have now been taken over by isis. you talk about isis a little bit in the book. >> yeah. >> as you watch that and think about those 4,000 americans, what does that mean to you? >> it means that we better achieve the goal of degrade isis, which is the president's stated goal. >> can you do that with 1,500 troops? >> well, that's what we're about to find out. the key thing is is that we achieve the goal and adjust the strategy to meet the goal. >> meaning the surge? >> yeah. >> all right. so if the surge worked in those cities that were conquered and the war was won and then those cities end up in the hands of isis, if i'm one of the parents of one of the 4,000 that lost their son, what am i thinking as those cities they fought for -- >> first of all how proud they are of their loved one putting in their service, i hope when they read my book i hope they realize the decisions i made was aimed to keep people safe in a post-9/11 environment. and i hope they realize that the
every one of those cities that we watched being conquered, ramallah, fallujah, tikrit, mosul, in a short period of time have now been taken over by isis. you talk about isis a little bit in the book. >> yeah. >> as you watch that and think about those 4,000 americans, what does that mean to you? >> it means that we better achieve the goal of degrade isis, which is the president's stated goal. >> can you do that with 1,500 troops? >> well, that's what we're about to...