after the united states left iraq. similar assumptions were made. we have seen both prove untrue.e see fragmentation politically, ethnically within the societies tear them apart. as the fragment cakes within the society occurs. it is also starting to occur. my colleague correctly noted an influence in southern and eastern jordan. that's the economic dislocation from indigenous tribes. and the population that competes for jobs, resources, water and services. all of these things - you lay them on top of one another, and you get a level of complexity that we have not seen in the region in decades. add on top of that the break down of institutions and assumptions that used to govern that part of the world over the space of 50 or 60 years, and you have a dynamic and unsettling situation. jordan could be next, and i.s.i.s.'s desire is that jordan be next. >> thank you both. that's all for this edition of "inside story". we want you to talk back to your television, visit our facebook page and give us feedback. we invite you to follow us on twitter. or follow me and get in touch. see you

individuals and companies of oil traded on islamic state of iraq and the levant and other al qaeda-linked groups. >>> an iraqi special forces unit left stranded in the beiji refinery area, as imran khan reports, there are still large portions of beiji still held by the group. >> reporter: in mid november iraqi forces retook the town of beiji. but the forces were stretched and having secured the oil refinery they were unable to hold the center of the town. i.s.i.l. took advantage and pinned this unit down. every day for 103 days, they fought but neither side advanced. it was a stale stalemate. then just two days ago am a break through. help was finally at hand, breaking the supply route. >> we have managed to cut the enemy's supply line, from the center of terrorism. we have advanced further on the front towards senea town. our future plan is to retake senea and hutta towns completely. >> reporter: it won't be easy or happen soon. >> translator: we have separated senea from beiji. the people know how crucial these two locations are. now we have made good gains by making that separation. and we're still pushing through. >> reporter: th

iraq. he left his post and fled to lebanon. after a brief return to the united states, his lawyers argue he was kidnapped by insurgents. >>> the attorney representing michael brown's family in ferguson is taking on a new high profile case. benjamin crump is representing the parents of an unarmed mexican man shot by police. antonio zap bran know -- zambrano-uponmontes was killed in washington state. >>> congressman ted lieu is asking congress to hold a hearing on the superbug two patients died after becoming infected with the antibiotic resistant bacteria. >>> in west africa, a new antiviral drug is showing encouraging signs against ebola. the drug was recently tested on patients at a clinic in west africa for the first time. researchers say two few people have been treated to know whether it helps. >>> they are called the gentle giants of the sea. more than a seen manatees became lodged in a large drainage pipe near cape canaveral. >> as don champion reports, crews use huge machinery to carefully pull the endangered ma'am ma'ams out one by one. -- mammals out one by on

left behind to the u.s. invasion of iraq. it seems painfully obvious, isn't it? >> yeah. there's no question about it. sar kau which laid a trap for the united states.bin laden. he came in and said if i can bleed the super power white, i will attract tractttract mujahideen from all over the world. there's not going to be a degrade and destroy campaign. we've got to get this out of our heads and be realistic. we've been at war with this organization for 11 years. at the very least, we're going to be at war with them for another 11. i interviewed about a dozen people for this book. not a single one of them tells knee is go me this is going to be wrapped out without boots on the ground in syria and iraq. >> is this retaliation simply a show of force by the egyptian audience than anything else? >> i think isis can't be defeated by air power alone. i would be really impressed if the egyptian military invaded libya or at least waged a ground campaign of some kind. i don't see that happening. i'd be more impressed if the jordanian army did the same in syria and iraq. and for a few days it looked like it could happen. if isis gets ahold of an egyptian soldi

left with ba a rain qatar, saudi arabia and jordan. four countries supporting united states specifically on syria. in iraqhe coalition grow as bit larger. seven different countries listed. france u.k., netherlands belgium, australia canada. to what degree you debate whether or not what degree they are contributing in that battle. the pentagon has got to tell us. we're doing this and we took them back this far. and our next step will be here and we're going to do to them and we're still waiting on answers that appear to be elusive. martha: the american people were told what the mission was to degrade and to destroy. we were explained the mission in that way. so as you point out would require periodic updates how that is going, how the allies are doing, how many strikes, how many sort at this all of which we get very little -- sorties. will talk with california congressman duncan hunter. he met with king abdullah when he was in washington. there are big differences between abdullah and president obama when it comes to this fight. the congressman joins us in a few minutes. >> look forward to talking to him.

iraq is a country that the united states rated in 2003. left the country in total chaos. as a result, the best estimates is that some 750,000 people civilians, have died as a result of the war and the subsequent chaos. when one group of people arise to try and represent their interests or fight in this conflict, some crazy group of people, the first thing americans do is to blame islam instead of looking at what was done to the country. the population of iraq is some 36 million. imagine if 750 thousand people out of those 36 million, the proportion of the united states would be about 7 million people. imagine a 7 million people had died for an unjustified, pointless disastrous invasion of our country which destroyed the government. after that, crazy people from the appellation mounds when around and so to destroy and killing people in the name of christianity. that is ludicrous. host: from what you've said, is the reason isis has developed and blossomed is because of the u.s. invasion of iraq? caller: beyond that. the entire reason isis exists is because the coyotes -- th

iraq, matters to the national security of the united states. and this is one of the very big bases that the u.s. had there when the u.s. pulled out. obviously, they lefte of the first place that advisers went back to back last year when u.s. advisers came back to iraq. now there's about 300 advisers there training all these iraqi troops who are conceivably going to go out and try to fight isis on the ground. gregg: leland vittert live at the white house thanks for the update. heather: isis now claiming that hi yesterday boumediene is living in territory controlled by the islamic state according to the terror group's french-language magazine. she became the most wanted woman in france after her husband killed a policewoman last month and then shot to death four shoppers at a kosher grocery store in paris. police eventually killed him during a raid on the grocery. gregg: the white house admitting it was caught off guard by last month's overthrow of yemen's government. the dangerous security situation forcing this week's evacuation of the u.s. embassy. president obama's counterterrorism directer telling a u.s. senate committee that yemen's american-funde

iraq. >> the president of the united states talking about an authorization that he is seeking today that is already drawing criticism, but not just criticism from the right. also criticism from the leftit's too open ended. mika from the right, they're saying it's not specific enough. yesterday we of course had "washington post" legend bob woodward on and bob woodward said his reporting out of the pentagon suggested that generals and admirals were concerned because there was no war strategy. that debate will continue. but you are hearing from capitol hill that the president's foreign policy the president's approach as he goes into this war that he says is such a critical war, just isn't focused enough. there are a lot of people that want to take the colin powell approach who famously said when you go to war you don't want to fair fight. you throw everything at your enemy. you kill your enemy. you achieve your objectives, then you bring the troops home. >> president obama says the authorization would cover military operations for three years. but once again stated it would not involve 2r507troops on the ground. the request prohibits, quote, enduring offensive ground combat operations a