ridiculed those who telegraphed military action against a foreign country, specifically syria. he did it in a number of tweets a couple years ago. now the president is doing precisely what he once ridiculed. any idea what might have changed the president s mind this time around? could it be that this president is deliberately telegraphing our next move militarily? reporter: well, seemed he was responding to comments from the russians. the russians had gone out ahead saying, if you attack, we will attack back. i think the russians have been clear about defending russian assets and citizens, not necessarily defending assad. and seemed that trump was shouting back at them saying, oh, yeah? i m ready to go with my missiles and smart missiles, speaking out loud, whatever he was briefed. his original tweets, from the last time he talked about this on the campaign, criticize the obama administration for telegraphing there were going to have the u.s. coalition prepared to invade mosul to cle
through them. so it s clear to see why isis would choose to make this part of mosul its last stand in the city. caught the in this battle zone in mosul are thousands of families. many now escaping its isis of terror, its draconian laws and public beheadings. this man saying he was reborn, thanking everyone he saw, even us.. in a mosque not far from here three years ago, isis leader abu al bagdadi announced the creation of its so-called state, caliphate. last week, iraqi forces raised their flag on the spot. what does that mean for the war against isis? it s a setback for isis. just a few more blocks to go to clear mosul, but they could prove to be the hardest yet. american commanders won t put an exact timeline as to on when they think the mosul operation