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Disappearing irs emails. Fading president ial poll numbers and the omnipresent Hillary Clinton. Our Political Panel weighs in. This is state of the union. Good morning from washington. Im Candy Crowley. Four more iraqi towns have fallen to isis, an islamist militia that is plowing its way through iraq on the way to baghdad. This as the initial group of u. S. Military advisors is expected to arrive soon in iraq. Joining me now, senator rand paul, republican from kentucky. A rare treat to find you in town, so thanks for being here. Good morning. Looking at the situation in iraq as it is now, what would president paul do . How we got here and we have to decide as a country where we are going. I think there is chaos in the middle east and i think thats because we created a vacuum. Before the war there was a standoff between sunni and shiite for maybe 1,000 years off and on. Now we have a chaotic situation, we have a vacuum. I think one of the reasons why isis has been emboldened is because
With a series of hit and run attacks in the last 48 hours. And today isis is suspected of staging a bloody series of car bombs inside baghdad including one that nearly killed an iraqi minister. There are serious concerns about what will happen if isis does manage to breach the iraqi capital and whether iraqi fighters have the courage to drive them out. Megyn, nobody is quite sure how far isis fighters are from reaching the capital baghdad but the department of defense is acknowledging that isis could now be within five miles. That means the fight is approaching the baghdad suburbs. The clashes have killed hundreds of iraqi soldiers. Today rear admiral john kirby was asked if iraqi fighters could hold their ground. Listen to him. So i think were i cant predict anything one way or the other other than to tell you what i can predict is were going to continue to work with them in their defenses of it. But those in and around baghdad arent sure the air strikes will be enough. They point out
Attacks in the last 48 hours. And today isis is suspected of staging a bloody series of car bombs inside baghdad including one that nearly killed an iraqi minister. There are serious concerns about what will happen if isis does manage to breach the iraqi capital and whether iraqi fighters have the courage to drive them out. Megyn, nobody is quite sure how far isis fighters are from reaching the capital baghdad but the department of defense is acknowledging that isis could now be within five miles. That means the fight is approaching the baghdad suburbs. The clashes have killed hundreds of iraqi soldiers. Today rear admiral john kirby was asked if iraqi fighters could hold their ground. Listen to him. So i think were i cant predict anything one way or the other other than to tell you what i can predict is were going to continue to work with them in their defenses of it. But those in and around baghdad arent sure the air strikes will be enough. They point out that isis controls a wide sw