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in the case of of course iraq, there is no real change. i think the rise of isis has had an impact in the sense that iran has used that -- the war against isis to further increase and perhaps institutionalize its increased role, particularly in afghanistan and iraq. syria, of course, as i said, they were pro supportive of the regime. and the threat from isis is taken very seriously by iran. the problems of deala, for example, in iraq and because the isis was getting close to the iranian border, they pushed -- now iranian influence in that province is extremely high. it may be that they have some direct presence some distance into deala province of iraq. they have used the threat of isis, which was a real threat, to build support militias as an alternative. two state security institutions much more directly linked to iran where we were much more influential state security forces. and now a law has been passed. there are different interpretation of that law, that constituti institutionalizes the role and some would worry this would be anothe
in the case of of course iraq, there is no real change. i think the rise of isis has had an impact in the sense that iran has used that -- the war against isis to further increase and perhaps institutionalize its increased role, particularly in afghanistan and iraq. syria, of course, as i said, they were pro supportive of the regime. and the threat from isis is taken very seriously by iran. the problems of deala, for example, in iraq and because the isis was getting close to the iranian border,...
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once a vibrant city of 1.5 million people in northwest iraq. an estimated 5,000 iraqi military and police are engaged in bloody house-to-house fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. this as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. >> isis upped its game, ieds and other technologies brought brutal casualties to them. they are fighting hard now as we speak. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally served 26 years in the u.s. air force retiring as colonel. with six deployments in the middle east including iraq and afghanistan holds the extinction of being the first attack pilot to fly in combat. mcsally serves on the armed services and homeland security committees. i sat down with her in our nation's capitol. >> we got to cut them off to put them on their heels and shift the momentum. >> reporter: isis uses drones to direct jihadi suicide truck drivers to their targets, with devastating effect. that's not something that's easily done, it requires a certain degree of sophistica
once a vibrant city of 1.5 million people in northwest iraq. an estimated 5,000 iraqi military and police are engaged in bloody house-to-house fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. this as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. >> isis upped its game, ieds and other technologies brought brutal casualties to them. they are fighting hard now as we speak. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally served 26 years...
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i wasn't a fan of iraq. i don't want to go into iraq. but i will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong. and i always said, in addition to that, keep the oil. now, i said it for economic reasons. but you think about it, mike, if you keep the oil, you probably wouldn't have isis, because that's where they made their money in the first place, so keep the oil.
i wasn't a fan of iraq. i don't want to go into iraq. but i will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong. and i always said, in addition to that, keep the oil. now, i said it for economic reasons. but you think about it, mike, if you keep the oil, you probably wouldn't have isis, because that's where they made their money in the first place, so keep the oil.
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once a vibrant city of 1.5 million people in northwest iraq. an estimated 5,000 iraqi military and police are engaged in bloody house-to-house fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. this as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. >> isis upped its game, ieds and other technologies brought brutal casualties to them. they are fighting hard now as we speak. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally served 26 years in the u.s. air force retiring as colonel. with six deployments in the middle east including iraq and afghanistan holds the extinction of being the first attack pilot to fly in combat. mcsally serves on the armed services and homeland security committees. i sat down with her in our nation's capitol. >> we got to cut them off to put them on their heels and shift the momentum. >> reporter: isis uses drones to direct jihadi suicide truck drivers to their targets, with devastating effect. that's not something that's easily done, it requires a certain degree of sophistica
once a vibrant city of 1.5 million people in northwest iraq. an estimated 5,000 iraqi military and police are engaged in bloody house-to-house fighting against suicidal isis jihadis. this as urban warfare and close quarter combat among hundreds of thousands of hostage civilians used as human shields. >> isis upped its game, ieds and other technologies brought brutal casualties to them. they are fighting hard now as we speak. >> reporter: congresswoman martha mcsally served 26 years...
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engagement in iraq that led to that nonviolence in iraq that you're speaking of. it was a military strategy intended to buy political time.t it was intended to create space for the iraqi civilian government to heal the ones thas existed between the shia and the populations in the country. the withdrawal of u.s. troops as part of the story mostly about the mala key government. in the face of violence the sunni leaders broke with al qaeda despite an excess dental fear and put the faith and their government what they got in return was minority oppressions, economic marginalization and imn saw military commanders cut out of the structure and they are marginalized. isis was able to come in and make the case thatat we affect our and we are your only defenders.ol that's a political crisis that leads to isis leads to the situation. i don't know what difference 10,000 american troops troops with residual force were to me. i don't think it would enforce the political disintegration of iraq. we talked about terrorism i think terrorism i think we have to acknowledge that. tha
engagement in iraq that led to that nonviolence in iraq that you're speaking of. it was a military strategy intended to buy political time.t it was intended to create space for the iraqi civilian government to heal the ones thas existed between the shia and the populations in the country. the withdrawal of u.s. troops as part of the story mostly about the mala key government. in the face of violence the sunni leaders broke with al qaeda despite an excess dental fear and put the faith and their...
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one of those guys in iraq in 2003 and 22004. i remember what it was like when public opinion started to change so dramatically as war went fro. i remember what it was like when public opinion started to change so dramatically as war went from supposed to be a couple months in quick regime operation to what was a decade of counter insurgency. which is no picnic by any stretch of the imagination. i think there's a deeper question here which is, would the american people prefer, all the rhetoric aside, let's be honest, would the american people prefer that the army in iraq be done by iraqi answers special operators, contractors or is the intelligence community supporting them, would we prefer the iraqis fight through the streets of mosul against isis or rather our own 19, 20, 21-year-olds do that. it is one thing to talk about american position of strength in the world and another thing to be prepared it back that up with our own treasure and blood and i think where mistakes happen, where you said it occurs, is when the united stat
one of those guys in iraq in 2003 and 22004. i remember what it was like when public opinion started to change so dramatically as war went fro. i remember what it was like when public opinion started to change so dramatically as war went from supposed to be a couple months in quick regime operation to what was a decade of counter insurgency. which is no picnic by any stretch of the imagination. i think there's a deeper question here which is, would the american people prefer, all the rhetoric...
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islamic state in iraq and syria. isis took over huge swaths of iraq. they took over iraq's second largest city. the fight against isis can't be waged without iraq. the fight against isis has unified and mobilized all these different factions in iraq to all pull in the same direction. it's an existential thing for their country to defeat isis. and iraq as a country is motived to do it. and the skill and the firepower and the experience of u.s. troops is absolutely a force multiplier in terms of increasing the likelihood that iraq will defeat isis. so it is a delegate thing that u.s. troops are involved in this. but it is important. and this is something that we do not want to screw up. and this is something that is now being screwed up by our new president. >> we should have kept the oil. but, okay. maybe we'll have another chance. but the fact is -- should have kept the oil. >> that was the day after he was sworn in as president, his first full day as president. no longer a candidate for public office just talking smack and criticizing u.s. policy or p
islamic state in iraq and syria. isis took over huge swaths of iraq. they took over iraq's second largest city. the fight against isis can't be waged without iraq. the fight against isis has unified and mobilized all these different factions in iraq to all pull in the same direction. it's an existential thing for their country to defeat isis. and iraq as a country is motived to do it. and the skill and the firepower and the experience of u.s. troops is absolutely a force multiplier in terms of...
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and that consists of lebanon, jordan, parts of israel, all of syria. most of iraq. even the northern part of saudi arabia. zarqawi, he named it. so the modern day islamic state that we still will be dealing with years from now, he created. >> the terrorist group known as sisal must be degraded and ultimately destroyed. >> i think zarqawi absolutely laid the foundation for the islamic state and he convinced people it was achievable. >> it's an ideology, it's a belief system until we change the behavior of this radical form of islam, we're never going to defeat this crowd. >>> as a former fbi agent and chairman of the house intelligence committee, i had oversight of all 16 of our nation's intelligence agencies. my name is mike rogers. i had access to classified information gathered by our operatives. people who risked everything for the united states and our families. we don't know their faces or their names. you don't know the real stories from the people who lived the fear and the pressure until now. >> every military force on the ground was looking for saddam husse
and that consists of lebanon, jordan, parts of israel, all of syria. most of iraq. even the northern part of saudi arabia. zarqawi, he named it. so the modern day islamic state that we still will be dealing with years from now, he created. >> the terrorist group known as sisal must be degraded and ultimately destroyed. >> i think zarqawi absolutely laid the foundation for the islamic state and he convinced people it was achievable. >> it's an ideology, it's a belief system...
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last year i announced the end of our combat missions in iraq. today, we remove more than 100,000 troops. fullraqis have taken responsibility for their country security. with the ago, i spoke iraqi foreign minister. i propose that the united states keep their commitments. he spoke of the determination of the iraqi people to forge their own future. we are in full agreement about how to move forward. can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. years,early nine america's war in iraq will be over. on the next few months, our troops in iraq will pack up their gear and board, for the journey home. the last american soldier will cross the border out of a rock with the head held high. proud of success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. that is how america's military efforts in iraq will end. host: if you want to see more of these statements and speeches that the president has given over the years when it comes to foreign policy, go to our website at c-spa
last year i announced the end of our combat missions in iraq. today, we remove more than 100,000 troops. fullraqis have taken responsibility for their country security. with the ago, i spoke iraqi foreign minister. i propose that the united states keep their commitments. he spoke of the determination of the iraqi people to forge their own future. we are in full agreement about how to move forward. can report that as promised, the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year....
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we had to bring them out of iraq to germany. she burned herself because she was worried that she would be taken by is and health as a sexual slave, so wanted to make herself unattractive? exactly. not trying to kill herself? no, herfearwas, i have to make me unattractive, to be ugly. if i'm ugly, they will not rape me. and so, she tookjust the gas and burned herself, just to be left alone, but it is a kind of post—traumatic stress disorder. they have nightmares, sometimes psychotic symptoms, and she believed at that time that is was in front of the tent. so you choose people like that, who you feel that you can help back in germany? but how do you feel about those you have to leave behind. it's a huge responsibility. not very good. we talk to different kind of countries with different kind of state government. in germany, we have 16 states. i hope even now, canada or britain, will take some of these very, very vulnerable women and girls for medical treatment to europe or to canada. because there is still nearly 2000 yazidi wom
we had to bring them out of iraq to germany. she burned herself because she was worried that she would be taken by is and health as a sexual slave, so wanted to make herself unattractive? exactly. not trying to kill herself? no, herfearwas, i have to make me unattractive, to be ugly. if i'm ugly, they will not rape me. and so, she tookjust the gas and burned herself, just to be left alone, but it is a kind of post—traumatic stress disorder. they have nightmares, sometimes psychotic symptoms,...
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, some young women, from most of the tribes in iraq, almost all of them muslim, who were in house to house finding to a claim to own city from the islamic state, and if any of you have been in an urban combat situation, that is not a joke, it is not nothing to do up a rifle and go down to city street against an enemy that is committed to killing you and they are doing that. they are giving their lives and they are being hit and they're taking that fight forward and doing it for their own homes, their own country. just as concerned as you are about what happens to iraq after isis is defeated because i think isis will be defeated and they will most a defeated by iraqis, which is how it should be. with the fact that they are standing together and fighting gives us now, i think a better chance and gets them a better chance of having the country we hope to have when it is over then if we had done it for them. host: a look at the president's term and congressman's on foreign policy with michael breen at the national treatment security project, ceo, and james jay carafano, foreign and defen
, some young women, from most of the tribes in iraq, almost all of them muslim, who were in house to house finding to a claim to own city from the islamic state, and if any of you have been in an urban combat situation, that is not a joke, it is not nothing to do up a rifle and go down to city street against an enemy that is committed to killing you and they are doing that. they are giving their lives and they are being hit and they're taking that fight forward and doing it for their own homes,...
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he could have actuallyjust before the invasion of iraq he would have been able to tell bush, look, this was a mistake. but he and powell could have had a senior conversation. but britain is very important on the chessboard and can make a real difference, but what i saw yesterday in washington was a british prime minister who of course needs to do what she has to do, but there was an element desperation... i'm a tory and i love blaming tony blair for anything, on that one it is the job of the new prime minister to make sure that we are close to our closest ally. i want to point out that some of the basis for the cooperation is intelligence and defence. many things are part of this, regardless of who the prime minister is. but british spending on its own defence has decreased, the number of aircraft carriers and planes on aircraft carriers, the number of submarines, the size of the army. actually it's getting to the point where britain is not gain to be able to make the kind of contributions should there be a gulf of land war. and i think that is important for the future. it's not that th
he could have actuallyjust before the invasion of iraq he would have been able to tell bush, look, this was a mistake. but he and powell could have had a senior conversation. but britain is very important on the chessboard and can make a real difference, but what i saw yesterday in washington was a british prime minister who of course needs to do what she has to do, but there was an element desperation... i'm a tory and i love blaming tony blair for anything, on that one it is the job of the...
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of iraq which would have provided thousands of tens of thousands of jobs for iraqis otherwise became combatant and would have provided something that iraqis and the region really needed. their electricity is very spotty and is, in fact, a part of the conflict turning power on and off to different neighborhoods. it could have been done for a fraction of the multitrillion dollar cost of the iraq war and with low risk to american lives and it would be a template for something that the u.s. and rich nations could and still should do i think across the middle east and global sun belt. and so i wonder is this still any realistic possibility that a program of mass and solar energy aid to the middle east and world's other literally hot and bothered and conflicted regions could be -- could plant at least a major part of this endless war and that serves no problem and instead something -- >> i think we got the point gregory. let's hear from andrew. >> i'm not able to comment on the feasibility of that kind of a project. but the premise of the question deserves our attention and that is to say
of iraq which would have provided thousands of tens of thousands of jobs for iraqis otherwise became combatant and would have provided something that iraqis and the region really needed. their electricity is very spotty and is, in fact, a part of the conflict turning power on and off to different neighborhoods. it could have been done for a fraction of the multitrillion dollar cost of the iraq war and with low risk to american lives and it would be a template for something that the u.s. and...
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we all know isis was created by .ush, the unnecessary war the dictator of iraq has weapons of mass destruction. we all know that. when they said iraq had weapons of mass distraction, let's say, ok, the only weapons of mass was two sons. , we see asaid mushroom cloud, the only mushroom cloud we were going to own twoaddam hussein's sons. host: he said to become one of the most -- one of the greatest presidents -- you said to become one of the greatest presidents in history all he has to do is not touch medicare, and medicaid. caller: most americans respect social security, medicare, and medicaid. american history, the first , warren harding, coolidge, the first depression was because of them because they believe in -- the first depression, who fixed that? fdr. social security, fixed the problem. you have to understand that. the second depression, they called it recession thanks to , andn, started with nixon father and son, the bushes. who fixed the problem? barack obama. to me in my lifetime -- i am 48 thes old, close to 50 -- best president in history is barack obama. if we look at history, do
we all know isis was created by .ush, the unnecessary war the dictator of iraq has weapons of mass destruction. we all know that. when they said iraq had weapons of mass distraction, let's say, ok, the only weapons of mass was two sons. , we see asaid mushroom cloud, the only mushroom cloud we were going to own twoaddam hussein's sons. host: he said to become one of the most -- one of the greatest presidents -- you said to become one of the greatest presidents in history all he has to do is not...
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barack obama ran on a commitment to get us out of iraq. he did. the cost for having done that was extraordinary. he inherited a country that was relatively speaking in good shape. don't take my word for it. take the word of joe biden and barack obama who talking about how peaceful -- talked about how peaceful iraq was in 2010. when we withdrew those troops, iraq descended into chaos. eventually isis came in and took over parts of syria and iraq and established what was essentially a caliphate state that did not have to happen. i feel like it was ideology that drove president obama to do what he did. i do think he was driven largely by ideology. he fancied himself as trains olitical who transp came through with reasonable judgment. i don't think the record aligns with that. he did inherit a terrible recession. much of the reason it was mitigated was because of the tarp funding that president bush started before him and he continued. the recession ran its course and ended after a year or less in office. it has been the recovery since that the record
barack obama ran on a commitment to get us out of iraq. he did. the cost for having done that was extraordinary. he inherited a country that was relatively speaking in good shape. don't take my word for it. take the word of joe biden and barack obama who talking about how peaceful -- talked about how peaceful iraq was in 2010. when we withdrew those troops, iraq descended into chaos. eventually isis came in and took over parts of syria and iraq and established what was essentially a caliphate...
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i was not a fan of iraq, did not want to go into iraq. but, itell you, when we fan of iraq, did not want to go into iraq. but, i tell you, when we were in we got out wrong. and i always said in addition to that... and i said in addition to that... and i said it for economic reasons but if you think about it, mike, if we had ke pt you think about it, mike, if we had kept the oil we probably would not have i says, because that is where they made their money in the first place, but, 0k, they made their money in the first place, but, ok, maybe you will have another chance. but the fact is we should have kept the oil. i believe this group is going to be one of the most important groups in this country towards making us safe, towards making us winners again, towards making us winners again, towards ending all of the problems. we have so many problems that are interrelated that we don't even think of, but interrelated, to the kind of havoc and fear that this sick group of people have caused. i can only say i am with you 1000%, and the reason you
i was not a fan of iraq, did not want to go into iraq. but, itell you, when we fan of iraq, did not want to go into iraq. but, i tell you, when we were in we got out wrong. and i always said in addition to that... and i said in addition to that... and i said it for economic reasons but if you think about it, mike, if we had ke pt you think about it, mike, if we had kept the oil we probably would not have i says, because that is where they made their money in the first place, but, 0k, they made...
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seven countries of concern. and iraq was one of them. iraq is working with us and welcomes us to fight isis with them because it's in their interests. but there's a distinction between that and movement of that and movement between iraq and the united states. this is not a permanent ban, this is a 90-day pause. >> i understand that, mark. what i'm trying to get at is what message does that send to iraqis who are fighting isis and being advised by american service members. >> the message is there are plenty of people with iraqi nationality who want to commit terrorist acts in the united states and in iraq. >> have iraqis come over to our country and committed any terrorist acts? >> one of isis' most active areas is western iraq. those our soldiers are fighting with people with iraqi nationality. the issue is how to set up a system that deficiency people with iraqi nationality that we do want to let in from those whom we don't want to let in. and the point of this -- >> okay, i get it. i want to bring in the ambassador to find out what he
seven countries of concern. and iraq was one of them. iraq is working with us and welcomes us to fight isis with them because it's in their interests. but there's a distinction between that and movement of that and movement between iraq and the united states. this is not a permanent ban, this is a 90-day pause. >> i understand that, mark. what i'm trying to get at is what message does that send to iraqis who are fighting isis and being advised by american service members. >> the...
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i wasn't a fan of iraq. i didn't want to go in to iraq, but i will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong. i always said, in addition to tha -- now i said it for economic reasons but if we kept the oiwe wldn't ha isis. so we should have kept the oil. maybe you will have another chance. >> keeping iraq's oil isn't a new line for donald trump. he said it during the campaign. even before he was presidential candidate. here's donald trump talking about iraq's oil in the 2011 interview with the "wall street journal." >> i always heard when we went in iraq we went in for the oil. i thought, hu, that sounds smart but we never did. thousands of lives and wounded. >> you would keep troops in iraq. >> i would take the oil. >> i don't understand how you would take the oil -- does that mean keeping troops there. >> you heard me. i would take the oil. >> last week at a preinauguration dinner, donald trump joked about rex tillerson his nominee for secretary of state taking the oil from his countries in miss previous
i wasn't a fan of iraq. i didn't want to go in to iraq, but i will tell you, when we were in, we got out wrong. i always said, in addition to tha -- now i said it for economic reasons but if we kept the oiwe wldn't ha isis. so we should have kept the oil. maybe you will have another chance. >> keeping iraq's oil isn't a new line for donald trump. he said it during the campaign. even before he was presidential candidate. here's donald trump talking about iraq's oil in the 2011 interview...
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and others have retaken a lot of iraq and are getting closer to taking control of mosul's eastern side. but they're expected to face fierce resistance as they reach the city's west. but they will be susceptible to ambushes in narrow alleys. it could take several more months for them to take full control. >>> just eight people have as much as the poorest half of the populati population. the world's richest eight have $426 billion stressing that's the same as the poorest. six of the eight are americans including bill gates and facebook ceo. the report contends multinational corporations and the super rich are fueling the inequality. it says they drive down wages and hide money in tax havens. the report calls for action to reduce the gap. it says even people in rich countries can no longer tolerate it. they point to britain's decision to leave the eu and donald trump's victory in the u.s. presidential election as evidence. >>> he says unraveling the agreement will lead to consequences that are much worse. in a statement obama reminds the country the agreement took years of work. he adds a
and others have retaken a lot of iraq and are getting closer to taking control of mosul's eastern side. but they're expected to face fierce resistance as they reach the city's west. but they will be susceptible to ambushes in narrow alleys. it could take several more months for them to take full control. >>> just eight people have as much as the poorest half of the populati population. the world's richest eight have $426 billion stressing that's the same as the poorest. six of the...
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nominee mike pompeo said islamic terrorism coming out of iraq and syria remains the highest near term threat to america. our interview with current c.i.a. director brennan was supported by our corporate partner circa. coming up on "full measure." we go to coal country, where the promise of jobs helped elect a new president, to see if miners sharyl: in pennsylvania, king coal once meant paychecks for families. the campaign promises by the president-elect were to bring jobs back. "full measure" correspondent lisa fletcher went to coal country, to find the line between hope and reality. lisa: coal has fueled the economy of southwestern pennsylvania for more than a century. bill allen: my father was in the coal mine and that's the way i supported my family. lisa: for bill and tina allen, it's the only way of life they know. tina: i have coal ash in my blood. it was how for generations our families have been provided put and taken care of, put food on our table, clothed, housed us. lisa: coal country is now trump country. donald trump: we're going to put the miners back to work. lisa: camp
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>> i think in the case of iraq, i just returned from iraq a few days ago. i think it's a combination of they feel betrayed. they feel humiliated and disappointed. overwhelmingly officials inside of iraq were pro trump. they were looking for president trump to ramp up the isil campaign. frankly, they see the power of this message to work against their efforts. president trump says in his plan to defeat isil, he wants to have a counter-narrative campaign. if that's the case, this instance you just lost the first battle. >> with us from the brookings institute, an expert on islamic exceptionalism. the title of your book, in fact. how is the islamic community worldwide seeing this? >> well, i think, first of all, isis wants to portray americans as being at war with islam and muslims. now we're feeding into this narrative of a clash of civilizations. one other thing, too, here, isis is pretty good at propaganda. now we have the u.s. president who is basically feeding isis propaganda they can use. we already have reports of pro isis accounts on social media calli
>> i think in the case of iraq, i just returned from iraq a few days ago. i think it's a combination of they feel betrayed. they feel humiliated and disappointed. overwhelmingly officials inside of iraq were pro trump. they were looking for president trump to ramp up the isil campaign. frankly, they see the power of this message to work against their efforts. president trump says in his plan to defeat isil, he wants to have a counter-narrative campaign. if that's the case, this instance...
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saddam did something very smart n the eve of leaving iraq. his immediate circle of guards, he replaced them with all new people, because he probably knew that intelligence services had a whole list of these people who were always with them. these people were now virtually unknown to the intelligence services, and he was right about that. it served him well for a time, but eventually those figures became known to us, and through a series of good researching and dedicated work by special orces, and also a bit of luck, we were able to track him down. host: how long between the time he was captured and the time you sat down and talked to him? guest: in a way, not long at all because i was there when he was caught. he was brought down to baghdad by airplane, near the airport. i was brought out to identify him to make sure. someone took me aside and said, "we have to know that it is him. he cannot be one of these body doubles." they said, "we cannot have one of these body doubles." one of the most persistent myths about saddam hussein was he issue
saddam did something very smart n the eve of leaving iraq. his immediate circle of guards, he replaced them with all new people, because he probably knew that intelligence services had a whole list of these people who were always with them. these people were now virtually unknown to the intelligence services, and he was right about that. it served him well for a time, but eventually those figures became known to us, and through a series of good researching and dedicated work by special orces,...
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he did not have any sort of iraq background. or specialty knowledge in iraq. then there was an interpreter provided by the military. and then there was saddam. host: what was your charge? my charge was basically to vet what he was saying, take notes, develop questions, lines of questioning, and kind of establish -- in a sense challenge him if you think he is lying or being evasive and also write that down. it was kind of a hard thing to do to be writing the notes, asking the questions, trying to think of questions to follow up with and all that sort of thing. i felt like a one-man band. host: why did it take you all these years to get this book out? guest: the minute i started on this endeavor in terms of debriefing him, i knew i always wanted to write a book. i am a book person, i love reading. i love reading history, and i knew it would one day result in a book, but because of the terms of my security agreement with the cia, i was forbidden from writing a book about classified matters, especially serving as a -- but i knew that when i left, that would be the
he did not have any sort of iraq background. or specialty knowledge in iraq. then there was an interpreter provided by the military. and then there was saddam. host: what was your charge? my charge was basically to vet what he was saying, take notes, develop questions, lines of questioning, and kind of establish -- in a sense challenge him if you think he is lying or being evasive and also write that down. it was kind of a hard thing to do to be writing the notes, asking the questions, trying...
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and what is the future of the iraq look like? >> i think joyce you have written a lot about this as well.iran's role in the region. i think we are probably on the same page with these issues. it is clear when i did go in the first chapter of the book is about the clerical establishment there. it is clear they have a few objectives. one is they wanted to distinguish themselves from persian shi'a . so they feel that what has happened as iran has become much more powerful in the arab world is that people equate persian shiism with average shiism. and i think another thing important is that they feel that the iraq he government has been co-opted by the iranians. and they do not know what to do about it. >> are they right? >> it seems so. i mean, co-opted is such a strong word but if you have revolutionary guards in the country, if you have all sorts of you know they forces, iran's presence, militarily they have religious influence in the country which began Ãnot from the arab uprising but since the us invasion. then of course, iran
and what is the future of the iraq look like? >> i think joyce you have written a lot about this as well.iran's role in the region. i think we are probably on the same page with these issues. it is clear when i did go in the first chapter of the book is about the clerical establishment there. it is clear they have a few objectives. one is they wanted to distinguish themselves from persian shi'a . so they feel that what has happened as iran has become much more powerful in the arab world...
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leaving iraq with just a handful of troops. his generals had wanted thousands more. >> i don't know whether 10,000 troops would have given us the leverage. i actually suspect it might not have. but i would have liked to have tested the proposition. >> but there was a problem. his predecessor, president bush, had signed an agreement with the iraqis promising that all troops would be gone by the end of 2011. >> the only way in which we were going to keep troops there was at the invitation of that government, and we couldn't get that done. >> we spent a considerable amount of time talking about syria. >> that government was run by this man, prime minister nuri al maliki. he didn't get a new agreement approved by his parliament. worried he would lose his political support, perhaps most crucial, maliki, a hard-line shiite, had mounted a crackdown against sunni muslims throughout the country. as a result, many of them had turned in desperation and defiance to isis, which is hard-line sunni and deeply anti-shiite. >> allahu akbar. all
leaving iraq with just a handful of troops. his generals had wanted thousands more. >> i don't know whether 10,000 troops would have given us the leverage. i actually suspect it might not have. but i would have liked to have tested the proposition. >> but there was a problem. his predecessor, president bush, had signed an agreement with the iraqis promising that all troops would be gone by the end of 2011. >> the only way in which we were going to keep troops there was at the...
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the battle of mosul has taken military. is iraq the same as iran is? of course not. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ok, let's try this.
the battle of mosul has taken military. is iraq the same as iran is? of course not. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. ok, let's try this.
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been created because of the invasion of iraq, which left shia and sunni with a new definition and contest. it happened because of aspirations of young people above all, because of bad governance, failing states. there are many forces that are unleashed right now. so the task for any administration is to tame the worst manifestations of these forces, to try to put together a strategy for how the united states can in fact advance its values and protect its interests in the mix of that transformation. i believe we've done a pretty managing moreof of these crisis that have come simultaneously than any time in recent memory. if you look -- i have said too many people and i will stand by completely legitimate that the united states of america and the last four years has been more engaged, more proactively, in more places, with more crises of different kinds, and with positive impact, than at any time in american history. you can look at africa, where we are on the cusp of a generation being born of kids free from aids, where we stopped ebola, without the million people dying they predicted, or
been created because of the invasion of iraq, which left shia and sunni with a new definition and contest. it happened because of aspirations of young people above all, because of bad governance, failing states. there are many forces that are unleashed right now. so the task for any administration is to tame the worst manifestations of these forces, to try to put together a strategy for how the united states can in fact advance its values and protect its interests in the mix of that...
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if an alternative fact came up prior to the invasion of iraq with most of the media being complicit with very serious and not based on solid evidence that came out of the bushes ministrations in regards to the field these in iraq. -- wmd's in iraq. host: i'm going to jump in. let's get a response. thank you for your call. guest: i think it can be on the left and say msnbc acted like an organ of the democratic party. they said they are going to not make life difficult for her. i'm sure the bernie sanders voters felt like she was not dealt with properly. there is this big deal over alternative facts. the color is suggesting the selection of which facts are important is a crucial thing of what the news media does. fightsd have a lot of over what facts are sometimes, but i would tell you that i thought the news media did not really care about the facts when the benghazi attack happened in 2012. they accepted the white house narrative. when that collapsed, they just moved on. i find it hyperbolic to see the news media suggesting that everyone else is fake news. everyone else does not have fac
if an alternative fact came up prior to the invasion of iraq with most of the media being complicit with very serious and not based on solid evidence that came out of the bushes ministrations in regards to the field these in iraq. -- wmd's in iraq. host: i'm going to jump in. let's get a response. thank you for your call. guest: i think it can be on the left and say msnbc acted like an organ of the democratic party. they said they are going to not make life difficult for her. i'm sure the...
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of iraq, don't want to go into iraq. but i will tell you, when we are in we got out wrong. i was said in addition to the and i center for economic reasons but if you think about it might come if we kept the oil you probably would have isis because that's where they made their money in the first place. but, okay maybe we'll have another chance. but, the the fact is we should have kept the oil. i believe that this group is going to be one of the most important groups in this country toward making a safe, toward making us winners again, toward ending all of the problems, we have so many problems that are interrelated that we don't even think of that are interrelated to the havoc and fear that this six group of people has cause. so, i can only say that i am with you 1000% and the reason you are my first stop is that as you know i have a running war with the media, there among the most dishonest human beings on earth. [applause] when they sort of made it sound like i had a few with the intelligence community and i just want t
of iraq, don't want to go into iraq. but i will tell you, when we are in we got out wrong. i was said in addition to the and i center for economic reasons but if you think about it might come if we kept the oil you probably would have isis because that's where they made their money in the first place. but, okay maybe we'll have another chance. but, the the fact is we should have kept the oil. i believe that this group is going to be one of the most important groups in this country toward making...
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leaving iraq with just a handful of troops. his generals had wanted thousands more. >> i don't know whether 10,000 troops would have given us the leverage. i suspect it might not have. but i would have liked to have tested the proposition. >> but there was a problem. his predecessor, president bush, had signed an agreement with the iraqis promising that all troops would be gone by the end of 2011. >> the only way in which we're going to keep troops there was at the invitation of that government, and we couldn't get that done. >> we spent a considerable amount of time talking about syria. >> that government was run by this man, prime minister nuri al maliki. he didn't get a new agreement approved by his parliament. worried he would lose his political support, perhaps most crucial, maliki, a hard-line shiite, had mounted a crackdown against sunni muslims throughout the country. as a result, many of them had turned in desperation and defiance to isis which is hard-line sunni and deeply anti-shiite. meanwhile, another crucial decis
leaving iraq with just a handful of troops. his generals had wanted thousands more. >> i don't know whether 10,000 troops would have given us the leverage. i suspect it might not have. but i would have liked to have tested the proposition. >> but there was a problem. his predecessor, president bush, had signed an agreement with the iraqis promising that all troops would be gone by the end of 2011. >> the only way in which we're going to keep troops there was at the invitation...
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shiites in iraq are calling for a ban of all americans but that is unlikely to happen as u.s. ad iraqi forces are teamed up in the fight against isis. tonight iraqi forces backed by the u.s. military are making gains in their push to drive isis out of iraq's second largest city, mosul. our charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: it has been more than a hundred days since the battle to retake mosul began. even with a backup of u.s. air strikes iraqi forces have only recaptured the eastern side. as we drove through the streets, we witnessed a trail of destruction, in the fighting that had raged here. the journey made more eerie by the fact that isis militants and sympathizers might be watching. iraqi commanders believe a number of isis fighters were aocals and simply melted back into the community. y.aqi special forces took us to s sul university, the scene of a ferocious battle to recapture an isis hq. retaking the university was a strategic and symbolic victory for iraqi forces. it served as an isis headquarters, a command and control center which made it a prime target for u.s
shiites in iraq are calling for a ban of all americans but that is unlikely to happen as u.s. ad iraqi forces are teamed up in the fight against isis. tonight iraqi forces backed by the u.s. military are making gains in their push to drive isis out of iraq's second largest city, mosul. our charlie d'agata is there. >> reporter: it has been more than a hundred days since the battle to retake mosul began. even with a backup of u.s. air strikes iraqi forces have only recaptured the eastern...
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mostly young men and some young woman for most of the tribes in iraq, almost all of them muslim who are fighting and trying to reclaim their own city from thea islamic state right now.n combat if any of you have been in an urban situation is not a joke. it is not nothing. and they're doing that. there there given their lives read an take in that fight forward to doing it for their own homes in their own country.am i'm just as concerned as you ars about what happens to iraq after isis is defeated. i think ices will be defeated mostly in iraq by iraqis and i think that's how should be. the fact that they're fact that their standing together and fighting like this now, i think it gives them a much better chance of having a country they we all hope to have when it's over. >> will is the president's term and accomplishments on form policy with two guests, michael green whose president ceo and jim of the heritage foundation, things are being here. >> c-span's washington journal, live every day with new some policy issues that impact too. coming up wednesday morning, james a resident fello
mostly young men and some young woman for most of the tribes in iraq, almost all of them muslim who are fighting and trying to reclaim their own city from thea islamic state right now.n combat if any of you have been in an urban situation is not a joke. it is not nothing. and they're doing that. there there given their lives read an take in that fight forward to doing it for their own homes in their own country.am i'm just as concerned as you ars about what happens to iraq after isis is...
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iraq that was taken over by daesh, 35% to 40% of syria. we are beginning to surround raqqa. we are in the liberation of mosul, and i'm telling you without any question in my mind, daesh, isil is going to be defeated sometime in the course of next year. charlie: in the next year i will be defeated. because you are driving them out of those two power centers. secretary kerry: it's more than that. driving them out of the power centers will not fully deal with the problem. it could go into the next year. i will not get precise about the year. it's within a measurable period of time that i am confident we are going to be able to liberate. charlie: the way that isil came out of al qaeda, won't there be some other terrorist organization that will be worse than they are that will follow isil? where are we in the long struggle against terrorism? secretary kerry: we're at the beginning of that struggle, which will go on for some period of time. i said today that the united states naval academy i think is generational challenge. it is a big challenge
iraq that was taken over by daesh, 35% to 40% of syria. we are beginning to surround raqqa. we are in the liberation of mosul, and i'm telling you without any question in my mind, daesh, isil is going to be defeated sometime in the course of next year. charlie: in the next year i will be defeated. because you are driving them out of those two power centers. secretary kerry: it's more than that. driving them out of the power centers will not fully deal with the problem. it could go into the next...
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from seven countries that have prominently muslim populations including syria iraq and iran >> i think we're closing our doors to people that need us that we may have things we can change about how we vet refugees, but this notion of extreme vetting is a buzz word >> we would like that. i hope they cancel it. >> reporter: she greeted her moth who landed at dulles released saturday after being questioned hours. >> came after three hours. landed at 2:30 today and so much personal questions like like what i into questions >> mother experienced the new vetting process outlined in the executive order sparking protests nationwide with the unified message. >> how would you describe this gathering? peaceful, warm, welcoming? back out here, i wanted you to take a look at what we're seeing this is what travelers are seeing. they have to walk through this line of protesters and right now, they're saying show me what america looks like. what i can report is that so far according to police, this has been peaceful and there have been no arrests. tisha louis, of my fox 5. >> president trump signed th
from seven countries that have prominently muslim populations including syria iraq and iran >> i think we're closing our doors to people that need us that we may have things we can change about how we vet refugees, but this notion of extreme vetting is a buzz word >> we would like that. i hope they cancel it. >> reporter: she greeted her moth who landed at dulles released saturday after being questioned hours. >> came after three hours. landed at 2:30 today and so much...