ultimately destroy isil and reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic partnership between the united states and iraqis is part of the discussion that -- part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to ung take to intensify those elements of the u.s. strategy and our coalition strategy against isil that have yielded some progress. i know there has been some reporting on this already today. kathleen, we can go ahead and get started on whatever topic you would like. >> reporter: i'll start there. >> okay. >> reporter: so you -- the white house is saying fewer than 50 forces are going to be deployed. initial reaction calling this tinkering around the edges, a band aid on a huge wound. what do you hope to accomplish? >> i certainly wouldn't underestimate the capability and capacity of our special forces to be a qualifier anywhere they are deployed around the world. and the president expects they can have an impact in intensifying our strategy for billing the capacity of local forces inside of syria to taking the fight on the ground of isil within their own country. th

watch. >> emphasizing united states and iraq are fully committed to partnering with the internationalo degrade and ultimately destroy isil. they also reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion that, part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to undertake to intensify those elements of the u.s. strategy and our coalition strategy against isil, that have yielded some progress. i know there has been some reporting on this already today, i anticipate will be subject of some discussion with all of you today so, kathleen, we can go ahead get started whatever topic you like. >> i think we'll start there. >> okay. >> so, you, the white house is saying fewer than 50 forces going to -- [inaudible] so, initial reaction call this tinkering around edges, bandaid on gaping wound. what exactly do you think 50 special forces can accomplish? >> well i certainly wouldn't underestimate the capability and capacity of our u.s. special operations forces to be an important force multiplier

today by telephone with iraqi prime minister to discuss the political and security situation in iraq and underscore the united states iraq in its fight against isil. the president commended the recent progress iraqi forces have made against isil and welcomed the ongoing campaign to isolate isil in ramadi, noting that the united states in partnership with the iraqi government will intensify support for iraqi security forces in these efforts. the president also voiced support for the prime minister's leadership in his efforts to combat corruption and implement governance reforms critical to promoting iraq's political stability and economic prosperity. the two leaders noted their full support for the u.s.-led global coalition to counter isil, emphasizing that both the united states and iraq are fully committed to partnering with the international community to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. they also reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion that -- part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to

leaders noted full sup pot for the global coalition for counter isil and emphasizing that united states and iraqmitted to partnering with the international community to degrade and destroy isil and recommitted the partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion that, part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to undert undertake to intensify those elements of the u.s. strategy and the coalition strategy against isil that have yielded progress. there is some reporting on this already today and i anticipate the subject of discussion with some of you. and kathleen, we can get started with whatever topic you would like. >> well, we will start there. the white house is saying that fewer than 50 forces are going to be involved. and initial reaction called it the tinkering around the edges and a band-aid on the gaping wound, and how much would the special forces accomplish? >> well, i would not uns underestimate the capability and capacity to be a important force multiplier anywhere around the world they are deployed, and the preside

they also reaffirm their commitment to the strategic partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion -- part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to undertake to intensify those elements of the u.s. strategy and the coalition strategy against isil. i know there has been reporting on this already today. i think that will be the subject of some discussion with all of you today. kathleen, you can get started on whatever topic you would like. kathleen: i think we will stay there. arethey are saying there ther than 50 troops -- initial reactions calling this a band-aid on a gaping wound. what do you think this will accomplish? secretary ernest: i certainly would not underestimate the capability and the capacity of our u.s. special operations forces to be an important for -- force multiplier, anywhere around the world that they are deployed. the president does expect they can have an impact in intensifying our strategy for building the capacity inside syria, taking the fight to the ground to isil in their own country. th

they also reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic partnership between the united states and iraq. this is part of the discussion -- part of this discussion was some of the efforts that the united states will begin to undertake to intensify the elements of the u.s. strategy and our coalition strategy against isil that have yielded some progress. i know there has been some reporting on this already, and i anticipate that will be the subject of some of the discussion with you today. host: a bit of josh earnest from the white house briefing today. the white house announcing today that it will send a number of special operations forces into syria, special op forces will be on the ground in syria, in an advisory role. we would like to hear from you now. you agree with sending u.s. special forces to syria? republicans, 202-748-8921. democrats, that number on your screen as well. a reminder that you can tweet us . nathan has been holding for quite a long time. we would like to start with him on the democrats line income -- in kentucky. go ahead. caller: i agree with the deployment of spe

iraq. consider this. the united states replaced the regime in iraq and gave the new one massive assistance for a decade. humanitarian tragedy. washington toppled the regime in libya, but chose not to attempt nation building in that country. the result has been chaos and humanitarian tragedy. washington supported a negotiated regime in yemen and the election that followed, but generally took a back seat. the result? chaos and humanitarian tragedy. the reality in that part of the world is that many of its regimes are fragile, providing over weak institutions, little civil society and often no sense of nationhood itself. in that situation, outside interventions, however well meaning, might not make things better. sometimes they can even make things worse. could iraq have turned out differently and set a different pattern? if a stable, functioning democracy had been established in the heart of the middle east, could it have been a model for the region, a third wave betwee dictatorship and islamic radicalism? well, if america had made all the right decisions, who knows. but it didn't. and as a result, we wil

and within iraq and the region. this, the first believers, correctly, in my view that the united states should bolster its engagement within iraq and understand our common interests and common enemies and common values will inevitably increase the cooperation between our two countries. as the u.s. and iraq work ever closely together, iraq will emerge as a stronger, more self-reliant partner. and others actors will find their roles diminished. in contrast, the second school of thought believes that american support to iraq should be reduced in order to cause, and coerce iraq building dependency on actors that are in competition with the united states. i firmly believe that this second approach is fated to fail because in geopolitics, as in physics, vacuums will always be filled by others. vacuums will be filled by others. at this particular moment iraq is on the front lines of the fight against the best-funded, best equipped and best organized transnational terrorist organizations on earth. we are not in a position to take half-measures and we are not in a position to turn away potential allies. with each passing day

can best achieve its objectives and pursue its own interest within iraq and the region. the first believers, in my view, that the united states should bolster its engagement within iraq. understand that our common interest, common enemies and common values will increase the cooperation between our two countries. as the u.s. and iraq work closely together, iraq will emerge as a stronger partner. and other actors will find their roles diminished. in contrast, the second school of thoughts believe that american support to iraq should be reduced in order to coerce into iraq rebuilding dependency on actors that are in competition with united states. i firmly believe that this second approach is faded to fail because as in physics, vacuums will always be filled by others. vacuums will be filled by others. at this critical moment, iraq is on the front lines of the fight against the best funded, best equipped and best organized transnational terrorist organizations on earth. we are not in a position to take half measures, and we are not in a position to turn away potential allies. with each passing day, daesh kills, tortures more of

and he's taking that pause he is standing up for the ally. the region sees united states abandoning barak in egypt and iraq and yemen. nd united states retreating from liddia and supporting the measage that the region is getting about the united states leadership by comparison boy putin. >> we have different ideas other than what the president believes he is doing. governor chris christie was on a presidential candidate and this is what he said he would do. >> you set up a no-fly zone and call putin. we are enforcing a new fly zone and that includes and so don't test me. >> and then you take him down. >> what do you think about that, general king? >> if we had done that years ago when many were advocating that to include us on fox. there is no air base in syria the momentum would have went against assad's military. that is what we should be doing. the reality establish free zones and shut down air power and put the refugees and moderate rebels to protect them on the ground, you start to change the moment sxum give sprl support because you began to take the migration refugee pressure off. listen, to not support our mod

-- no influence influence in iraq, where they had 100 years of influence and common cultural links. that is not a realistic strategy. actually, as far as the united states are concerned, iran and the united states have common interests in fighting prices and maintaining stability. the question is if iran will encourage a direction in iraq that is inclusive of the sunnis or if it will be a winner take all strategy. that remains to be seen. mr. movroydis: we have time for one more question. before that, i want to let everybody know that roham will be in the front lobby, signing copies of his books that are for sale. last question. >> i want to ask the question that the german in the back -- that the gentleman in the back asked about the current iran deal. i was 20 when the iranian revolution came about. by the way, be happy about all of the rain in london. over here it is a problem that we do not have it. he seemed, it is all to be there is an underlying thread of wanting to get back and work with iran. whether it is the reagan administration, arming them, or today's deal. what is it about as wanting to take another run at iraq to see what we can do to ma

a lot of oil came from the united states and also from iraq and then we look at the next few quartersnd we expect the u.s. oil production set to decline because of low oil prices and in iraq the production growth will be much slower than in the past and the demand is creeping up. so therefore to think low oil prices will be with us forever may not be the right way of thinking. >> the lower they have to get out to satiate their creditors they have lowered the cost of production and defied expectations. do you think the lowering of cost in u. s. shell finished now and they need to cut production? >> it is a problem that's a very resilient type of production but these level of process, 45, $50 is not good enough to indus reinvestments and continue production to go. therefore we expect as of next year production growth will decline in the united states. >> he said there's too many operators operating in the u.s. as well so any form of cohesion is just not going to happen, is it? >> the united states is one of the key members of the international energy agency. next month, we will have our

united states. and if we look at the daily reports we see coming from the united states an its targeting of isis in syria and iraq since russia began its strikes inside syria, we've seen a greater number of strikes by the united states against isis inside of iraq rather than targets in syria. there are clear concerns about deconfliction of having the two air forces russia and u.s. in the air over the skies in one country at the same time. this would equate more strongly in syria. and iraq where the united states has been very heavily engages and continues to be in air strikes against isis. what russia, what the russian state media is quoting iranian media as saying that russia would be able to follow isis targets across the border as they move from syria into iraq. logical militarily because that -- to allow them sanctuary inside iraq from russian strikes to a military analyst but at a political level this seems to be a potentially difficult development. and when we hear statements like this from russian state news agency, quite often this is followed up by events on the ground in the coming weeks. >> nick robert

this is not an easy thing, the united states and coalition partners have been bombing in iraq and syriaor over a year, and the results have been minimal. i guess the most optimistic assessment is it's a satalemate. and russia may find that it can bomb a lot too, and still have a stalemate. the problem is a stalemate is a loss for the people of syria. >> jamie mcintyre thank you. >>> foreign minister sergei lavrov continues his press conference. i want to go back to that live now. >> -- this event, and we are interested in big powers to be in consent with each other, to resolve differences by negotiations, by meeting of minds, we do the same with our partners in the west and in the east and of course our chinese friends briefed us about their impressions about this visit. >> let's move to the back row. excuse me the gentlemen over there. >> reporter: yes. first of all gasoline is a much better word than inconfliction. [ inaudible ] of "new york post" right now. on that quartet statement that you made before, this was the first time that the quartet failed to call for a direct negotiation

and you were talking about the heads up. what is iraq's role? obviously we're so invested in iraq and the government there. >> the difference between iraq and syria for the united states is the united states feels it has a ground force in the government that it can put the nation's hands into once isis is defeated in the case of the iraq prime minister who the u.s. has great faith in won't be a sectarian. in addition 3,000 u.s. troops are working aggressively to try to train the iraqi army to defend space. so it is interesting iraq was used in the runup as sort of a message to the united states that for all your efforts, all those troops and strikes we have a presence now too in the form of intelligence officers who are sharing information. >> let me just briefly ask you a quick answer here. what else came out of the meeting in new york with the two presidents? >> they were supposed to actually talk about the ukraine. what the americans wanted to make clear was we're not giving up on ukraine. we're not allowing the russians to simply put that on the back shelf while they di kiss tract attention in syria. so that came out. the problem is syria has distracted from ukrai

it focuses on an inevitable face to face confrontations, between the terrorists, united states and russian soldiers in iraq isis claims a confrontation would be the last nail in america's coffin. this is after weeks of u.s. air strikes against isis and russian-led air strikes against some of our allies to prop up president bashir al assad. >>> who does the mayor of chicago rahm emanuel blame for this? the police. he said officers are so scared of doing something wrong, he compared them to babies curling up in the fetal position. really? emanuel says the riots in ferguson and babaltimore. there were 60 homicides in chicago in september alone. that marks the deadliest month since 2002. >>> bring back mack. high school students win the fight to keep a concert by hip hop star macklemore. ♪ >> well, the school which is south of los angeles won the macklemore and ryan lewis appearance through a contest, including a $10,000 donation to the school's music program. parents, though, were outraged saying the artists support ma soj any, alcohol and drug use. the students protested and the appearance will now go on. it

pentagon said and i quote, "it is important to realize that united states military support to this iraqi rescuation does not represent a change in our policy. united states forces are not in iraq on a combat mission and do not have boots on the ground." clearly master sergeant wheeler was killed by enemy fire. >> what happened, then, now, for the family? are they still entitled, i would hope, to receive combat death benefits that he did not technically die in combat? >> the pentagon said yes he will be entitled to combat death benefits although he did not technically die in combat and he deserves nothingless. he was among and widely considered to be a legend among the army's elite delta force and deployed to iraq and afghanistan 11 times and he had 11 bronze stars, four with a valor device, the 39-year-old from oklahoma had a history of risking life to help others and difficulty on wednesday night. he paid for it with his life. he leaves behind a wife and four sons. >> what a hero. how tragic. our thoughts are with his family. thank you. >> the french sailor who took a heart stopping leap from the wrecked sailboat now speaking out about the incredible rescue off the coast of a

and businesses. it is expected to be in the billions of dollars. >>> iraq and united states increasing efforts to defeatthe islamic state terrorists with a huge military operation against them. the iraqi troops backed by american airstrikes as well as sunni and shiite militias have been trying to regain territory saysed by isis. in syria, u.s. planes dropped 50 tons of small arms ammunition over the weekend to groups who were fighting the militants. the obama administration now says instead of trying to train syrian rebel,, it will give equipment to the groups already there. >> it's obvious that the program that we set out on to train and advise and assist the modern sir yan opposition did not work. >>reporter: now, russian jets intend to buy their air strikes in central syria yesterday. the russians say they are also targeting the islamic state. but sir yan rebels think the air strikes -- syrian appear to be mostly supporting the regime of syrian president. >>> some young people in san francisco learn what it talks to be a high-tech entrepreneur from some of the best in the field. twenty-two kids and y

>> does the iraq air force have the capability to protect its own air force and exclude a foreign air force like russia? >> they have limited air to air capability. >> so if the united statesovernment requested the government of iraq close its airspace to russia, surely the united states government was prepared to assist iraq in closing its airspace and stopping russian aircraft from flying over iraq? >> well, it's a sovereign decision by iraq. but i will tell you, we're not uninterested in it. you are raising a very important question, which is, is iraq going to cooperate with the russian -- what i would regard as -- i have called it wrong headed approach in syria. we have received -- i believe that general dunford received last week from prime minister abe a dein no uncertain terms the statement that he will not work with the russians, he will not allow them to be partners with iraq in that regard that we are the preferred partners of iraq. we have been insisting on that. we intend to have them implemented. but the prime minister has not been ambiguous about that. i believe the most recent conversation was held by general dunford. >> senator, i raised it with the ministe

united states, so the united states is supporting them. and i said, well, no, the united states' weapons were stolen from mosul when they took over mosul in northern iraq, but their idea of the united states is extremely distrustful and, you know, this is a part of the world where conspiraciys -- where lack of education, in many cases, lead to wild conspiracy theories. so there is a belief -- and they also conflate their enemies. the fact the united states supports western-backed, so-called moderate rebels and i.s.i.s. on the other end of the spectrum, they conflate that and call everybody, as in the school clip you ran, terrorists. they're all terrorists, in their view. >> ifill: you spent more time on the ground than most of us get to and came away with a whole lot of conflicting images we just saw outside of homs. is it possible to narrow it down to the most surreal experience you had when you were there? >> there are a number of them. the new resort being opened just a few miles from the absolutely devastated center of homs city. the fact that while rebels were raining mortars on damascus and the government was responding with a bombing campaign on

united states military is extraordinarily effective. where also has the effect of doing is not forcing iraqi security forces and iraqi political figures in the situation in iraq of stepping up and fulfilling the responsibility's they have to secure the country and govern the country in an inclusive, unified way. once the united states military left iraq, we did see a situation where the iraqi central government, because they did not have the commitment to unify the country and govern it in a exclusive way, we saw the nation of iraq breakdown along sectarian lines. that was for the world to see when isil made its events against -- made its advance across iraq. all of it was reflective as a failure from the iraqis central government to unite the country and put in place security forces that were prepared to defend the entire country. that is why our strategy is not predicated on opposing our own solutions, but build up the capacity of iraqis and syrians to secure and govern their own countries. reporter: in syria, are we expected to mirror the same time period? we could be there for a while? secretary ernest: we have been clear that countering isil and completi

and kissinger. the united states did not have in iran policy, they had in iraq policy. -- and this policy supported the shah. that is how the process evolved. if that relationship had not kurds wouldthen the nixoneen ignored by the administration. host: how does this war end? in 1975, thes problem is, as much as iranians want to keep this conflict time., it escalates over one reason for that, there was an increase in oil prices after the october war, this gives iran and iraq tremendous resources. and this escalates the war to the iranianat forces cross the border just as engage theurds and iraqi forces. the shah is worried that this will lead to a full-scale war between iran and iraq at a time when american allies are weakened by watergate, but the iran willr, he thinks nfront iraq, said he has a choice. either he escalates the war make a deal -- or make a deal. so he makes a deal. he meets with saddam hussein and in whiche a communique sealdegrees -- agrees to the borders with iraq and in exchange saddam hussein makes concessions. so the -- host: so the shah becomes more yourful as a result and wr

and iraq. a remarkable figure, reminds you really of the depth of involvement the united states have had in afghanistan and iraq in what used to be the war on terror and is now the much more complex goal of trying to suppress isis while not putting the pull scale of iraqi boots back on the ground in iraq. such memories of the iraq war are still lingering and unpopular with the american public. that video providing such an intimate view of the front-line work the american commandos were involved in, poppy. >> thank you very much for that, nick. master sergeant joshua wheeler's death has reignited new questions about what exactly is the role of u.s. troops on the ground in iraq? with me, former president obama campaign policy advisor and state department official bob bair with us, intelligence and security analyst. bob, your reaction first to the video that we saw. that was remarkable. it seemed like something out of a movie but it was real. was this textbook? >> it was textbook. this is particularly hard. it's a hostage rescue, an assault on a house, which is less dangerous. they want to keep people ali

and the former president of the u.n. general assembly is among six people charged with corruption by the united states. ♪ >>> the islamic state of iraq the levant has claimed responsibility for two attacks in the yemeni city of aden that have killed at least 15 people. a hotel used by the government and a villa occupied by coalition forces were hit. among them soldiers from the united arab 'em rate. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: these are the four suicide bombers isil says were behind the attacks. they drove cars packed with explosives into a hotel where government leaders have based their headquarters. this is the moment the hotel was hit. a compound used by soldiers from the united arab emirates was also targeted. >> translator: i heard huge explosions and rushed to the area, i was told two armored vehicles drove through check points and exploded inside the compound. >> reporter: earlier government and coalition forces lead by saudi arabia, blamed the houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh for the attacks. isil has emerged as a force in yemen over the last year. in this video, posted on sunday, it's fig

charlie: as you know, many people have argued that the united states' departure from iraq and not leaving a force there, not being able to negotiate with the prime ledster that time somehow to some of the problems they have today. american troops have been a restraining force on maliki and somehow would have impeded the animosity between sunnis and supported, in the beginning, and helped isis become what it has become. is that risk in afghanistan, too? dr. abdullah: rather than making it further complicated for myself to pass judgment on what happened in iraq, i would say it isn't working -- it is important that the current number of troops are sustained. charlie: both you and the president are at one on that. dr. abdullah: we are on that, and not on the others. also, the commanders on the ground, the generals that are helping us. charlie: what is the number of american troops? dr. abdullah: correctly it is 9800 -- currently it is 9800. we would like at least 9800 to stay beyond 2016, because by thely the decision is end of 2016 the number will be in the hundreds and it will be kabul-cent

and saudi arabia may share military but not always alliance. i'll look at the differences >>> the middle east is on fire. united states policy in the region is coming undone in places like iraq, syria and yemen, we are seeing civil wars, power vacuums, i.s.i.l., al qaeda, and interference from individual players like russia, iran and saudi arabia. the saudis, of course, are america's allies in the region, with u.s. coordination, saudi arabia is funnelling weapons to rebels in syria while dropping bombs on rebels in yemen. the u.s.-saudi arabia alliance is about shared agendas, combatting iran's growing influence and securing the flow of oil, but not unshared values. saudi arabia is a conservative islamic state ruled by a monarchy. since taking the thrown in january. saudi agencies pressed on with arrests tryings and execution. ali was 17 when arrested during an anti-government demonstration in 2012. a saudi court convicted him of terrorism and violence against police, and last week, the court uphold his death sentence. public beheading and crews fixes. his father appealed to the king to pardon his sound. nothing short, not even saudi arabia's dismal rights record can get in

and we are gathering in the other parties that are involved. for an organizational change. a few years ago before the major russian movement in syria the united states government requested iran and iraqclose its airspace. how do we transmit that? secretary carter: i do not know the mechanics of that. can i get back to you on that? i simply don't know. mr. cotton: is that something the department of defense would do? the white house? i believe that: would be delivered by ambassador jones in baghdad. mr. cotton: bulgaria accepted it. general dunford: decline the request. mr. cotton: and let russian air >> they have limited air capability. >> if the united states government requested airspace over russia, surely they would assist iraq. >> it is a sovereign decision by iraq, we are not an interested in it. you raise an important question. is iraq going to cooperate with -- wrongheaded approach in syria. from the primed no uncertain terms, the statement that he will not work with the russians. to bel not allow them partners with iraq in that regard. we are the preferred partners of iraq. the prime minister has repeated those pledges. i only say that because we feel emphatically about rece

talking to the people of afghanistan and to the united states and future troops, it also seemed clear he was talking to the people and leadership of iraqthat had this been done there, there might have been more troops behind in iraq, but the status of forces arrangement was a major linchpin of the decision to pull troops out. >> the president says the u.s. would not have been able to negotiate that agreement with the government of iraq at the time. but then they point out, look, we don't have a status of a forces agreement now, and now we have more than 3,000 troops in iraq, so they are saying look, it would have been entirely possible to leave u.s. troops there even without that formal agreement. so i think one of the thinks they are trying to see here is not repeat the mistake that might have been made in iraq, del. >> we're going to take a break and continue this discussion, because obviously there will be political implications to what the president just announced. when we come back, we'll go to the white house and talk to mike viqueira. stay with us. >> killing of journalists is a question that is directed to society. >> they are

star army general jack keane and from college station, next, ryan crocker who served presidents from bush 41 to obama as a united states ambassador including the syria and iraqnd afghanistan. general keane, show us where and who the russians are headed? >> this is a blowup of the syrian map. the orange represents the regime control area. the yellow and the green represent the rebels. the green is isis. what is happening in syria in the last year, the rebels have made significant gains here and in the north, this encroaches on the coastal group that is right here where the russian base is. this is his political support. the regime is in a precarious situation. the reason for the airstrikes are to stop the advance by the rebels particularly in this area here and here and the stars indicate the airstrikes that are taking place the last three or four days. there are a couple here to the east near isis headquarters but that is window dressing at raqqa but the second purpose is not just to stop the advance but to set the conditions for ground counter offensive to push back the rebels out of the area. >> the united states officials are reporting that 300 to 600 ira

particular, i was doubtful of this because i see what is happening in the supply in the unit states and places like iraq the depletion rates are something you cannot ignore. tom: is credit suisse still your biggest holding? david: yes. it is between that and how allianz. and note.ake a monday, francine lacqua and myself in london. we will join you from our wonderful news bureau. a composer lived there a million years ago. "surveillance" from london, 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. in london. look forward to that. good morning. ♪ tom: we love to take credit where it is not do. glencoreines you saw, doubling off the bottom. david herro single-handedly moved the shares of glencore. of course, i am kidding. but we are thrilled to have him on the set as we talk about that mining disaster. pence, which are think it about $1.98. we are into farthings next week when i am in london. right now. chart this is a russ koesterich chart as we go to a single-digit 20 minutes for you. there is the 10-year yield coming down through the financial crisis, august of 20,007 -- of 2007. 1.50 10-year, the blue circle out there right now. ru

. >> rose: as you know, many people have argued that the united states' departure from iraq and not leaving a force there, not being able to negotiate with the prime minister at that time, maliki, somehow led to some of the problems they have today, that american troops that would have been a restraining force on maliki and somehow would have gotten -- impeded the animosity between sunnis and shias who supported, in the beginning, and helped i.s.i.s. become what it has become, is that risk in afghanistan, too? >> rather than making it further complicated for myself to pass a judgment on what happened in iraq, i would say that it's important that at least the current number of troops are sustained beyond 2016 -- >> rose: both you and the president are at one on that. >> we are at one on that. >> rose: yes. and not only that but also the commanders on the ground, the generals helping us, supporting the mission. >> rose: and what's the number of american troops? >> currently, it is 9,800. >> rose: would you like these to stay? >> we would like at least -- >> rose: at least 9,800 -- -- to stay

explosion and it brings perhaps an end to that chapter there in which the united states lost one of their commandoes, master sargeant joshua wheeler, age 39, a veteran of 14 tours of afghanistan and iraq. a remarkable figure and reminds yoreally of the depth of involvement the united states has had in what used to be called the war on terror in afghanistan and iraq and has now morphed into an extraordinarily messy and complex task of taking on isis, one which the white house does not want to send u-s ground troops to do, but at the same recognized increasingly day by day will require people to actually do the fighting, to do the jailbreaks, to release the hostages, and this footage -- such a close-up view of quite how much tip of the spear these american commandoes were. nick paton walsh, cnn, souther 3 after the break on siouxland news at sunrise... there's controversy down in georgia... over a plan to build a monument honoring martin luther king junior on top of the country's largest monument to the confederacy. 3 3 clouds will increase throughout the day with temperatures hovering near 60. clouds will stick around into tomorrow while temperatures dip into the 50's.there is a slight

and ford. we go further, so you can. >> kroft: there is a perception in the middle east that the united states is in retreat, that we pulled our troops out of iraq, and isis has moved in and taken over much of that territory. the situation in afghanistan is very precarious and the taliban is on the march again. >> i think it's fair to say, steve, that if... >> kroft: let me just finish the thought. they say you're projecting a weakness, not a strength. >> you're saying "they," but you're not citing too many folks. >> kroft: no, i'll cite... i'll cite if you want me to. i'd say the saudis. i'd say the israelis. i'd say a lot of our friends in the middle east. i'd say everybody in eur... everybody in the republican party. >> ( laughs ) >> kroft: well, you want me to keep going? >> yeah. >> kroft: as you'll see tonight, president obama was happy to keep going, taking questions about politics, putin, trump, hillary's emails and a lot more. >> what else you got? >> my failure to say something can only be described as cowardice. i was a coward. >> whitaker: that's former prosecutor marty stroud apologizing for sending an innocent man to death row for

is not going to be successful inside of syria and they'll be no more successful in that regard than the united states was in imposing military solution in iraq in the last decade. >> and antonio, top officials at the pentagon, white house, and state department today all insisting that despite the russian air campaign, coalition air strikes now numbering more than 7,000 will continue. antonio. >> palestinian president expressed frustration today with the lack of progress on a peace deal with israel telling the u.n. general assembly that israel is sabotaging u.s. efforts to broker peace and that they no longer consider themselves bound by the peace accord signed in the 1990s. >>reporter: good evening. palestinian president promised a bomb shell at his united nations general assembly address this afternoon. it will effectively hand the keys to the occupied palestinian territories over to the israelis. the palestinian authority is bound by oslow no more. that's the threat issued by the president of palestine. he went before the u.n. general assembly wednesday and said that as long as israel refuses to commit to agreements made, palestine won't e

. >>> that breaking news, nbc news has learned the united states will ramp up its military presence in iraq and send troops into syria for the first time the pentagon calls this a shift in its approach to defeating isis and perhaps an acknowledgement that the sfiegt in a stalemate. and transformation in temple nation. philadelphia the showing its pride for the owls ahead of its biggest football game in history. tomorrow night there's a huge matchup against the fighting irish of notre dame. skyforce 10 was over independence mall where espn's game day show will broadcast fr from. i'm vai sikahema. temple is undefeated. the best season start ever for the owls. here's a live look at lincoln financial field where the game will be played against the irish. the view is from the eagles nest, this weekend we're calling it the owls' next camera. monique braxton is live with more on preparations for the game. moi nia-malika? >> reporter: market street has been transformed into a sports stage. it's shut down for the grand scale preview of the biggest showdown in temple university's history. the city of bro

and saudi arabia may share military but not always alliance. i'll look at the differences >>> the middle east is on fire. united states policy in the region is coming undone in places like iraqsyria and yemen, we are seeing civil wars, power vacuums, i.s.i.l., al qaeda, and interference from individual players like russia, iran and saudi arabia. the saudis, of course, are america's allies in the region, with u.s. coordination, saudi arabia is